Welcome to Litsy!

1. If I‘m just taking a brain break, cozy mysteries are life.
2. I reread Little Women annually, but when I was hospitalized last year I had my husband bring me the first 3 books of The Belgariad (first one is tagged).
3. Pawn of Prophecy, Little Women/Little Men. Otherwise I‘m not much of a rereader, because there‘s so much on my TBR! The β€œBibliophile Murders” by Kate Carlisle is a comfort series.

Thank you @MoonWitch94 for the tag!

Thanks for the tag @Laughterhp
I‘ve reread The Belgariad many times- and Little Women, Pride and Prejudice, Into The Wilderness - I think those are my top rereads.
I‘d love to know what books other people reread- so feel free to join or respond!

1. Every once in awhile I'll create new new adventures for characters as I fall asleep, but no actual dreams.
2. The books of David Eddings
3. Read more. Work out more. Catch up on my #LitsyLove letters.
#wondrouswednesday
@Eggs

I shouldn‘t laugh but Silk baiting Captain Brendig is always amusing. 😊

β€˜She says she finds little advantage in it …‘ 😦

Restarting this because I had library e-books which were expiring.
I like the way Eddings took time to set the world up beginning with Garion‘s childhood; I think it grounds the start and invests us in the characters & their interactions as a family (group).
I also remember liking the way that the people of each nation have their own quirks and characteristics (hey, it‘s fantasy!) A farm-boy/ sword-in-the-stone trope story first published 1982

This was one of the books that got me really started in fantasy in my teens. I‘m going to re-read it for the first time after a long time and I hope it holds up 🀞🏼It was in the era when fantasy books were under 300 pages and some books suffer from being curtailed (on re-reading).
This original Corgi edition cover illustration (can‘t find the artist‘s name) typifies the (UK) fantasy covers of the time πŸ’ - they helped pull me into that world.

Delivery from my husband. Hospital Day 3: Bring It On.

Congrats Christie on your milestone! πŸŽ‰πŸ₯³

So many books I read & reread & recommend. I picked the tagged (1st book of The Belgariad) for both. I was 10 the first time I read The Belgariad & because of it, I fell in love with the epic fantasy genre. I was transported to another place with characters that felt so alive to me. I reread it every couple of years. I often recommend The Belgariad to anyone looking for a wonderful epic fantasy read.

I got through all my #TBRDeckofCards prompts for January! (well technically I'm still reading Ancestral Night but close enough)

2 - sff - Swordspoint
K - bookspin - Pawn of Prophecy
7 - nonfic - Stories in a New Skin
10 - a book I hibernated - Blood Ties
2 - sff - Ancestral Night

I pulled my cards for February and am excited to knock a few more books off the tbr!

January #doublespin done! @TheAromaofBooks
Also my first book down for #seriesread2021 @TheSpineView

I read this on audiobook and didn't love the narration. But the story itself was enjoyable. I would have liked it a lot if I'd read it when I was younger. I'm looking forward to seeing where the series goes.

I didn't finish the audiobook (tagged), but I did finish my wee little hedgehog who is now living on my poetry shelf πŸ¦”πŸŒΈ

On to the next craft!

Time for some audiobook and cross-stitch - I'm determined to finish this little hedgehog that I started over 4 years ago then set aside. So close!
#audiostitching

Here's my new list for #BookSpin, ready for Jan! I'm combining it with #seriesread2021 so these are all series that I've been wanting to either start or continue.
@TheAromaofBooks

This is an 80's bk pblshd b4 YA fantasy became a thing & it shows.

A simple story with πŸ‘Œ characters & enuf intrigue to keep us entertained. With newer fantasies I had cm to expect cnstnt twists, but this bk was predictable in a nostalgic, good way. I am continuing with the series.
I don't care much for the plot, but I am very interested in Polgara, Durnik & a few other characters.
#bookreviews

There's a charm to reading old books isn't it?

Thanks for the tag @sprainedbrain I could not pick 1- these are my go to comfort reads when Iβ€˜m anxious or worried.
Music that is my mood-hereβ€˜s 1: https://youtu.be/2aQykuIaJVI
Iβ€˜m grateful for POC voting in a system that fights to disenfranchise them every step of the way.
#thankfulthursday
Join in @ElizaMarie @hermyknee @Mitch @mabell @wanderinglynn

β€œThe first thing the boy Garion remembered was the kitchen at Faldor‘s farm. For all the rest of his life he had a special warm feeling for kitchens and those peculiar sounds and smells that seemed somehow to combine into a bustling seriousness that had to do with love and food and comfort and security and, above all, home. No matter how high Garion rose in life, he never forgot that all his memories began in that #kitchen.” #QuotsySept20

#20series20days Day 12

I couldn‘t list my #top20series without The Belgariad by David Eddings! This is the series that introduced 11yo me to epic fantasy. And I‘ve loved fantasy ever since. This remains one of my favorite series & I reread it every couple of years.

I know @Chrissyreadit will agree with me as she loves this series as much as I do!

And I had to show off my little wizard gnome I painted today at the ceramics shop. πŸ’œπŸ§™πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ

#20Series20Days Day 2:

The Belgariad qualifies as one of my #Top20Series by virtue of its sheer awesomeness! I read and fell in love this this fantasy series as a teenagerβ€”I would check the bookstores constantly in the hopes the next book had come out. Fast-paced, incredibly funny, and filled with a likable and very entertaining cast of characters this series makes me smile, even today, just thinking about it.

@Andrew65

#tropesinAugust

Garion is the chosen one in Eddings‘s Belgariad.

Now I am one who takes a lot of care of her books. I don‘t break my spines, I don‘t bend the corners, I treat my books like they are made of glass. So having bought this used through eBay I knew it wasn‘t going to be perfect. But BOTH the front and back covers made complete cracks (literally they cracked) and fell right off while I was reading it. That‘s how old this book is. My heart is breaking right now. Also I have about 50pgs left to read.

Look at what I have acquired!! Late last year I seen Pawn of Prophecy on Hoopla and I was like β€œoh that looks and sounds interesting” but I never borrowed it. Fast forward to this year and it seems everyone who has read older fantasy series has read this one and loved it, so I decided β€œmight as well buy the whole set then” so now I have it and I can‘t wait to start it!

Day 1 of #7days7books that left an impression on me is The Belgariad Series.

My now husband encouraged me to read this when we were dating and these books are what got me into reading and really into reading fantasy.

Thanks for tagging me in this fun tag @sprainedbrain

I tag @Bookzombie if you feel like joining in.

I'm not done it yet but so far I like it. It is just so engaging. It is about a boy named Garion who lives with his Aunt Pol in a remote farm village. He has three friends, but after an incident in a barn with one of them his Aunt Pol keeps both eyes on him at all times. Now he is moving away, reasons I don't know yet but I know I'm going to like the rest of the book and series.

March stats - a challenging month as I got to the point I couldn‘t focus on any of the new books I picked up. Thanks to my reread of The Belgariad, my stats aren‘t that bad.

I didn‘t get all the books read I had intended, but I did remove 14 books for #marchunshelfing (not all read this month). As soon as I can, these will be donated (and hopefully I can add a few more to this pile). Thanks @Clwojick for hosting this fun challenge.

Found another Waterstones, this time in Greenwich. I‘m not keen on the Paolini quote, but I love this cover! This is one of my favorite seriesβ€”I might have to get it.

#festivephotochallenge Dec. 3 - Naughty/Nice #wintergames #TeamFestivus

Silk/Kheldar, a Drasnian prince, spy, and thief, is both naughty & nice in the Belgariad series. Introduced in Pawn of the Prophecy, he‘s described as fairly short with a rat-like face, scruffy black hair, narrow eyes, a very long nose that tends to twitch when his cleverness was about to secure him a profit.

Image by Melissa Findley on the David Eddings wiki site.

#wonderouswednesday
Thanks for the tag @4thhouseontheleft 😘
1. Ken Follett‘s Pillars of the Earth
2. So many, but the tagged is one of my faves to reread
3. 688 on GR
4. Dot Journaling A Practical Guide. It was okay, but kind of basic.

Not reading as much these days as preparations for my excavation season ramp up but there is always time to post cool retro book covers. Today‘s isn‘t actually all that old but it is a beloved, battered 1984 paperback edition of Pawn of Prophecy. $2.95 and worth every penny. This was my favorite fantasy series as a teen and one that holds up (the original 5)β€”still makes me laugh every time I read it.

1. I do. Unfort, my dreams are always disturbing. I had to learn lucid dreaming in high school just to cope.
2. A tame female wolpertinger (See inset) named Gad. Small, yet fierce. I assume the does would not have such large antlers.
3. Flavia Albia from Lindsey Davis
4. The Kingdoms from the tagged book. I would love to live in Riva.
5. I‘m taking my girls to Disney! The imagination is going to be out of control!

#hellothursday #imagination

The outstanding, spectacular, and incredibly expeditious @hermyknee has already sent my #scififantasyswap - let the countdown begin!

I enjoyed the book thoroughly, it reminds me of the kind of fantasy I used to read when I was a child. It made me happy and content and the whole book feels like a fantasy road trip with friends and family. I will definitely read the whole series!

My favourite reads this January 😍 All three are fantasy. Two from back in the day, and The Wicked King just came out and is a YA fantasy with fairies.

Also look at how pretty my frosted garden looks 😊

Some old-fashioned fantasy for the weekend. I hope everyone is well. Trying to figure out what to eat currently...I‘m hungry for bad food πŸ˜‚

I love the series, I am so glad to be revisiting it.

I first read this series when I was in primary school! It‘s a perfect series to revisit when I‘m burnt out from uni. I love the quiet story in this book and the characters. #fantasy

Book 1 in the series and a good beginning. Was recommended these by my mother-in-law's husband and so far I'm liking them. A good fantasy with some interesting characters.

For yesterday's #CoolBooks prompt I couldn't think of any memorable #swords from any #FairyTales πŸ€” but I have these beauties instead, that would definitely seem to fit πŸ˜‰

@Linsy

#MagicalMonday
1. Hard to pick just one, but I probably listen to 90s grunge the most.
2. David & Leigh Eddings who introduced me to epic fantasy.
3. Books of course. Or gift cards/money for books.
4. Books - it‘s my fave baby shower gift.
5. β˜€οΈ low 80s, low/no humidity

#TuesdayTidbits
1. The tagged book - one of my first β€œgrown-up” books, I was given when I was 12. It was my first real introduction to fantasy (there was no HP back then ?). I fell instantly in love with the genre.
2. A tough choice. Jane Austen, the Brontë sisters, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, or George Eliot or any of the female writers/poets from the 1800s.
3. Not using the Oxford comma and misusing β€˜s
4. @Wanderingwithwords ???

There are so many fantastic child protagonists - Matilda, Coraline, HP, Fern, Laura Ingalls - the list goes on & on. But one that immediately came to mind was David Eddings‘s Garion, who is a child in the first couple books. I read this series when I was a tween and loved it. I re-read it every few years and I never get tired of the story.

Thanks @maich for doing such a fun April photo challenge!

Jake came down the other night and said he had nothing to read. My hubby laughed and said "not in this house" and handed him the first book of the Belgariad. We'll see if he sticks with it.

I loved this series when I was younger, and I was afraid it wouldn't live up to that, but I had no reason to worry. It was just as good the second time around.

Because I can ....... again πŸ˜ŠπŸ˜‚ #fantasy #epic

Shipped and on its way to meeeeeeee 😁😁😁 all 18 of the David Eddings books!!! Can't wait to read the sequel to Pawn of Prophecy. Thanks eBay 😁😁😁

It‘s everywhere!! #thriftstorefind

LOVED this so much. Finish it while waiting for curtain to go up on a production of Thoroughly Modern Millie.
This book reminds me of The Once and Future King in a lot of ways. Can't wait to read more in this fantasy series. Thanks for the book @mrsmarch , it was so great!
P.S. bonus if anyone recognizes the bookmark I was using! 😁

One of the best books ever. I love how David Eddings writes and uses words

The book (and the series) that hooked me on fantasy! I still remember that first rush of excitement at the discovery of a whole new magical world. #Sentimental #FallIntoBooks

This was the first fantasy book I ever read. It's hilarious and the sorcery captivated me, so it's #somethingmagical on two levels - the magic in the book and the spell it cast on me. #riotgrams