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A Deadly Education: A Novel | Naomi Novik

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*November Book Club Pick*

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Has anyone started this one yet?! If so, how are you liking it?!

BrittanyReads I'm not very far, maybe 20pgs. It's interesting so far. In full disclosure, I've tried Naomi Novik's writing before and we didn't click for some reason. This is my last chance with her so I hope it ends well! 😄🤞 What do you think? 3w

KateReadsYA @BrittanyReads Right now, it's a DNF! I'm about 40 pages and I just don't care about the main character or her personality 🤭 what other book did you read by her? I want to read spinning silver but her writing style isn't my favorite 3w

Read4life It‘s a DNF for me. I‘m just not connecting with the characters, the writing or the story. 3w

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KateReadsYA @Read4life I'm glad I'm not alone!! I ended up picking up the Cruel prince by Holly Black. What are you reading?? 3w

BrittanyReads I tried Uprooted but it was a DNF. It was mainly the writing and the characters were so weird. 3w

Read4life I‘m reading The Secret of the Old Clock for #NancyDrewBR 2w

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November #bingoboard time!

#BookSpin Father Christmas‘s Fake Beard, #DoubleSpin NetGalley ARC

#OokBOokClub Father Christmas‘s Fake Beard

#LitsySciFiBookClub The Terraformers

#WhimsicalReads A Deadly Education

#Roll100 The Sable Quean, The House of the Wind, Yes, Please

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The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein | Kiersten White

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Elizabeth stays in the background as the cousin then wife then victim in the story of Victor Frankenstein. This is her version of the story.

I wasn‘t expecting to be as engrossed in this as I was. White takes a background, flat character & gives her a depth & internal world that blew me away. And finally a retelling that treats Victor as the creepy incel he really is. I‘m a little torn on the ending, but overall I really loved this. 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗

BookmarkTavern #WhimsicalReads @KateReadsYA #Scarathlon2023 @dabbe #HHC #31by31 @CatsandBooks #ReadySetRead @bookwormjillk #Spookoween @TheSpineView 10.25 hours read CW 👇🏻 (edited) 4w

BookmarkTavern Chapters 13 and 22 off page child death and child murder, Chapter 23 forced institutionalization 4w

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The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein | Kiersten White

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𝐈 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝, 𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝, 𝐧𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐠𝐞 𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝. 𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞.-Adam
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The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein | Kiersten White

Great dedication 🥹 #whimsicalreads

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The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein | Kiersten White

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I was not expecting this to turn out to be one of my favorite retellings ever! I loved that this author added such amazing, cunning female characters to a story that had originally had none. Her author‘s note at the end sums it up perfectly! Elizabeth is brilliant, somewhat morally ambiguous, but she‘s a SURVIVOR, and I was inspired by her resilience in the face of so much abuse and loss. Loved it! 5/5 #whimsicalreads #bookclub