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The Hum and the Shiver
The Hum and the Shiver: A Novel of the Tufa | Alex Bledsoe
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Iraq War veteran Bronwyn Hyatt must reconnect with the Tufa, her people, and their ancient song if she is ever going to stop the death stalking her family.
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Shemac77
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Great on audible

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Shemac77
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️🩷❤️ 10mo
Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 10mo
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Grrlbrarian
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My #bookspin could be describes as Appalachian fantasy. Deep in the hollows live a mysterious people, the Tufa, who live by their music and, some say, can fly. Wounded vet Bronwyn returns to her home and Tufa roots in the wake of her injuries and the death omens appearing around her family home. She may have a role to play in Tufa society whether she can endure it or not. Fascinating folklore, rich setting, interesting characters. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 1y
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MissyB.blio
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Mehso-so

This book was actually quite a disappointment to me. The world was beautiful and magical and had a wonderful element of magical realism, which I loved. There was a wonderfully accurate element of racism and police brutality. The plot just struggled to get where it was going.

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niftytiffd
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Listening to The Hum and the Shiver while taking an hour-long ‘ride in the park‘. Halfway through and I‘m really liking this book. Also, glad to be back on the bike. 🚴🏼‍♀️ #resolutions #audiobike

gradcat Kudos on the biking 🚴‍♀️ resolution! 👌🏻👍 5y
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Marilyncjackson
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Congratulations on 70K! My favorite book this year was The Hum and The Shiver by Alex Bledsoe. Thank you for the give away @TheLibrarian #70kgiveaway

TheLibrarian Thank you for entering! I haven‘t heard of this book yet and will need to check it out. 5y
Marilyncjackson @TheLibrarian I hope you like it ❤️ 5y
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sherryvdh
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I listened to this on audio. I really enjoyed the story. It was a little different from what I'm used to with urban fantasy plots, which is refreshing because sometimes they can start to run together. I will say I felt like the audio was a little awkward with 2 different narrators. I've got the second one already downloaded to listen to.

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Marilyncjackson
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This book was amazing because it was different yet familiar. I loved the ebb and flow of the story and the blurred lines between good and bad (not evil just bad). The author is a very down to earth man, and his story reflects this, with a hit of magic. A must read

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geezcameron
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I loved the premise, but I couldn‘t get into the book. I wanted more character development, mythology, better writing.

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ItsAngel
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I devoured this book in a few days! It was just the change of pace that I needed to get me out of my book rut! I‘m going to try out the 2nd of the series on audio.

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ItsAngel
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I not sure who, but someone recommended this book to me a while back. I‘ve had it on my shelf for months and finally picked it up...wondering why I waited so long?! I am enjoying every minute of it! So to whomever gave the rec, thank you!!! 👍🏼👊🏼🙌🏼

Shemac77 Love love love this series!!!! 6y
ItsAngel @Shemac77 I love this! I‘m nearly finished and can‘t wait to get my hands on the next one! 6y
8leagueboot I love the title. 6y
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cathysaid Yay! Weren't you having a bit of a reading slump lately? 6y
ItsAngel @8leagueboot yes, I do too! 6y
ItsAngel @cathysaid yes! I was. Nothing was holding my attention at all. Picked this one up and I was immediately hooked! 6y
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ReadingEnvy
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My top fiction reads from 2017, obviously not all published in 2017, part 1. (I'll post part 2 tomorrow.)

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Liberty
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I have not stuck to the stack I specifically picked for today‘s #readathon, but that‘s okay! Currently reading this, which I heard about on the Book Riot Insiders Slack. Hope you‘re having fun and reading something awesome! 😘 😘😘

Soubhiville This has been on my TBR a while. I hope you like it. 6y
BellaBookNook Stack smack just being with books makes it fun. I needed to give my eyes a rest so I switched to my audiobook (A Murder in Time)! 6y
ReadingEnvy The huge Sword and Laser book club read this this past year and although not my usual thing, I really loved it. I live practically in Appalachia so that didn't hurt. 6y
azulaco This is on my reading list for next month! 6y
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DeweysReadathon
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Hello from hour nine! How are all you Littens doing? Read anything good? I have not stuck to the stack I specifically picked for today‘s #readathon, but that‘s okay! Currently reading this, which I heard about on the Book Riot Insiders Slack. Hope you‘re having fun and reading something awesome! 😘 - @Liberty

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lauralovesbooks1
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I don't know why I haven't heard more people talking about this series. Bronwyn Hyatt returns home from Iraq wounded and a war hero. The real battle, though, is her coming to terms with her heritage as part of the insular community of Tufa in rural Tennessee. Music and power run through this novel in magical ways. I absolutely loved this read and cannot wait to pick up the rest of these.

Reggie Nice review!! 6y
Redjewel_7734 I 💜💜💜💜this series. If you like it, check out the music group Tuatha Dea, they have an album inspired by these books, Tufa Tales: Appalacian Fae. They also make a cameo in one of the later books 😊 (edited) 6y
lauralovesbooks1 @Redjewel_7734 I will look for that -- thanks for the tip 6y
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Nebklvr This sounds so good! 6y
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Bambi_Unbridled
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We're calling this a rural fantasy. I loved imagining my old stomping grounds in East TN being inhabited by the fae!

https://bambi-unbridled.blogspot.com/2017/08/audiobook-review-hum-and-shiver-by-...

#bookblogger #fae #fantasy #Tennessee #Tufa

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vivastory
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Dollar Tree #bookhaul part 2: Tor edition

SharonGoforth My Dollar Tree never has any books I want to bring home 😠 7y
vivastory @SharonGoforth I'm fortunate, the one closest to me definitely has the best selection of any of the locations I've come across 7y
SharonGoforth @vivastory That's awesome! 7y
TobeyTheScavengerMonk Ooooo, Shotgun Arcana, and The Hum & the Shiver are both on my distant future To Do list. Full Fathom Five is coming up for me soonish. 7y
vivastory @TobeyTheScavengerMonk All three sound great. I should check my local Dollar Tree more frequently, they had a great selection 7y
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Cinfhen OMG! That's great 😁 29 books!!! 7y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I do envy how many books you can read!!! 😘 7y
ReadingEnvy @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks you can tell this month had a readathon! 7y
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readordierachel Wow! You've been busy! 7y
Megabooks Awesome!! 7y
Demanda I just ordered The Hum and the Shiver from your recommendation. It sounds great! Love your podcast! 7y
ReadingEnvy @Demanda oh great, I hope you like it! It seemed unique to me. (And thanks for listening.) 7y
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ReadingEnvy
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I decided to try this yesterday and ended up reading the entire thing. It was the June pick for #swordandlaser ... The best description is rural fantasy, set in East Tennessee Appalachia.

mdbstar12 Fascinating premise! 7y
Robothugs Oooh I loved this so much!! You should check out the rest of the Tufa series. 7y
ReadingEnvy @Robothugs I was going to see if there were more! Do they follow the same characters? 7y
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Robothugs Yes they do! Each book focuses on a different one that was in the previous book. But the setting is the same. 😊 The last two I haven't read yet, but I know at least the second to last does the same. 7y
Robothugs Wisp Of A Thing, Long Black Curl, Chapel of Ease and Gather Her Round. 😊 There are a few others, but I don't know how much of the same characters they follow. Shall We Gather, Time Of the Season, The Two Weddings of Bronwyn Hyatt (clearly that one does). (edited) 7y
ReadingEnvy I read the two stories about Bronwyn and Chase in tor.com today, The Two Weddings and Shall We Gather. 7y
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Laura317
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Love, love, love this story. Granted, it is a very raw book. It's sharp and all angles. There is no softness in it. If you like folklore, give it a whirl.

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Laura317
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I love this quote. It is so very true. If you harden your heart, it can shatter.

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Laura317
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"He'll only be shooting reporters." ??

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Laura317
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Sorry about the many posts. This will be the last one today, I promise. I'm excited to start this. I've heard good things about it. Hoping it's similar to the Nora Bonesteel books by Sharyn McCrumb.

Soubhiville I've got it TBR'd too. I'm looking forward to your review! 7y
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Robothugs
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#EarthSong This is one of my favorite series. Based on the Tufa tribe who have a deep connection to the woods they live in and a way with music, along with something...magical. I still need to read the last two in the series. 🙈But I enjoyed every bit of this series so far. #LyricalApril

Robothugs @BarbaraTheBibliophage I sent you a message on Goodreads. 😊 7y
Cinfhen The cover of Wisp is cool💚 7y
I-read-and-eat This series sounds really great! And lovely covers 😍 7y
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Robothugs @I-read-and-eat yes! I would definitely recommend. @Cinfhen I like that one, too. 😊 7y
JazzFeathers Beautiful covers. I'd be able to buy it only because of them, even if the story didn't sound as awesome as it does ;) 7y
Robothugs I bought Wisp of A Thing first before I realized it was a series – and I bought it for the cover. So you are not alone. 😂 @JazzFeathers 7y
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Redwritinghood
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#aprilbookshowers #ruralsetting This book set in a rural setting also contains magical elements of local and Celtic folklore, as well as lots of music. This is an eerie but beautiful book.

Soubhiville Sounds intriguing. 7y
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Redjewel_7734
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I love Bledsoe's tales of the Tufa and once I start reading one of them, I can't put it down. I am in love with the way he seamlessly blends the mythology of the Sidhe into his Tufa hidden in the mountains & valleys of East Tennessee. You'll find no cliches or fairy dust here, but if the music burns in your blood pick this up and ride the night wind.

BooksForEmpathy Wow great review. 7y
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PatriciaU
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I have loved fairy tales since I was a young child devouring Grimm, Andersen, and Lang. Those tales led me to the work of Kevin Crossley-Holland, Joanna Cole, and Katharine Briggs, and fed a lifelong interest in Celtic folktales and mythology. Which is why I am in love with the Tufa and in Alex Bledsoe's series. Start with Hum and the Shiver and read through to Long Black Curl.

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Robothugs
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Bronwyn was a strong female lead character and all around badass. Although Bledsoe always leaves me feeling just short of emotionally attached to the story and characters, what was there was enough to keep me hooked. I love the idea of the Tufa and unique take on the content of the story(spoilers!).

Shemac77 I enjoyed this as well. And you captured exactly how I felt! I'm looking forward to the next in the series. 8y
Robothugs I enjoyed this novel more than the second (Wisp Of A Thing) - but I think only because that one felt hurried in parts, particularly at the end. I'm gearing myself up to read Long Black Curl now! I'm only a few pages in and can tell it's going to be a good one! @Shemac77 8y
Shemac77 Oh cool! It's annoys the shit out of me when I start a series and it just collapses on itself. I have a terrible need to finish a series once I start; trying to break the habit since life's too short to read bad books. Happy reading! @Robothugs 8y
Robothugs Agreed! Happy reading :) @Shemac77 8y
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MRStoddard
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Still reading? But I like it so far. Characters are interesting. Sleepy puppy isn't so sure.

MrBook 😺 Sleepy pup! 8y
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Robothugs
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"...But there's a word for people who only care about what they want themselves."
"Sociopath?" Bronwyn said sarcastically.
"I was thinking 'asshole.' But whatever works for you." (Whole paragraph is too long). This made me laugh, I love the dry humor Bronwyn's family has even in serious moments.

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Robothugs
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Reading is soooo tiring! #catsoflitsy #petsoflitsy #littenkitten

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Shemac77
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Great read. Unique.

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Robothugs
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Unfortunately I read Wisp Of A Thing (which I enjoyed except for what felt like a hurried ending in some respects) before I realized it was a series. So I am going back and reading this before I continue on in the series.

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Shemac77
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Evening reading with wine.
#readeverydayeverywhere

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