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| Designed by me. Photo Credit: Unsplash |
Thank you to Raina at Enthralled By Love for tagging me!
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| The puppy: illegally cute, will eventually grow into it’s paws and ears, will chew your shoes, possibly your clothes and the table legs and demand all your attention before curling up to sleep exhausted. Photo Credit: Unsplash |
1. The most recent book that you read and loved
The Wendy by Erin Michelle Sky. I picked up this book as a freebie during a random giveaway event, because your girl loves a good retelling, and with this one seemingly focusing on Wendy herself as the main character, I hoped it would be good.
I won't spoil too much about it, since you can read the full review by clicking >this hyperlinked text<, but suffice to say that it was a brilliant re-telling and all the references were absolutely on-point!
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| The Retriever: intelligent, hard working hunters with a love of life. Believed to have originated in Scotland. Photo Credit: Unsplash |
2. A book that was carefully planned, clearly well researched and was intelligent and thought provoking
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| Poodle: the aristocrat of the canine world. A proud and elegant athlete. Photo Credit: Unsplash |
3. A book with a beautiful cover.
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| The German Shepherd: an all-purpose working dog, loyal and courageous. Photo Credit: Unsplash |
4. A book that gave you a strong case of the heebie-jeebies. You needed all your courage to pick this one up.
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| Lakeland terrier: a "big dog in a small package" Photo Credit: iStock |
5. A book with great characters
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| Rottweiler: descendent of the Roman mastiffs, playful and protective. Photo Credit: Unsplash |
6. A book based on ancient history.
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| Greyhound: gentle and independent, a dog that embodies the saying "form follows function." Bred for speed. Photo Credit: Unsplash |
7. A book that was fast paced and kept you racing to the end.
Oh yeah, if there was ever a series that kept me spellbound until I finished it... I read half the first book before watching the film adaptation (which, even at that point, was a sore disappointment!) and I had no idea that it was going to be a series until I found it at a bookstore... alongside two more books! "Oh joy!" I thought, "It's a trilogy!" I trundled my way through it, returning to the bookstore day after day until I reached the end of book 3... and discovered a cliffhanger!! I had to wait months for each ensuing book to come out, and when they did, you can bet I read it as quickly as possible, only to discover yet another cliffhanger until I reached the last book in the series! But if there was ever a series worth plowing through, it would have to be this one!
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| Dachshund: these dogs are not necessarily built for speed but they are relentlessly persistent. Quite often known as "the sausage dog." Photo Credit: Unsplash |
8. A book that made you hungry; this is a book that you need to stock up on treats before you crack it open.
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| The Mixed breed: Or “Heinz 57” as its sometimes affectionately known, this is a dog of indeterminate breed. Generally speaking such dogs are believed to live longer and suffer less hereditary diseases. Photo Credit: DepositPhotos |
9. This is a book with a bit of everything going on. Could be lots of different elements/POVs or a collection of stories.
This series really does have it all! It starts out your typical sword-and-sorcery setting, with castles and wizardry and magic and battles... but then as the series develops and expands, there's cyberpunk thrown into the mix, with mech-suits and artificial intelligence... and then it hops off-world with the use of spaceships as the simple beginnings of different continents on the same planet expands to whole galaxies that are connected to one another! Yet in spite of it sounding like the series spreads all over the place, Blanchard manages to keep things relevant, with each of her characters serving a specific purpose, and even the function of the new technologies fitting seamlessly alongside the magic elements, as well! To read my reviews on each book, just click >here< for Book 7, the most recent book I have reviewed in the series, and scroll to the bottom for access to all the others!
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| The French Bulldog: enjoying great popularity at the moment. Playful and adorable and loved by City dwellers who have less space. Photo Credit: Unsplash |
10. A book that is irresistibly cute.
At first glance, it may seem like a contemporary re-telling of The Little Mermaid... but Creeden infuses her story with popular local Virginian legends, especially concerning the wild ponies of Assateague and Chincoteague (for example: the ponies are rumored to be sympathetic to Merfolk, since their keen senses can detect the presence of werewolves and issue a warning) It's a sweet tale, full of endearing characters, and a story that will have you gasping at each plot twist and give you a warm, bubbly feeling as you read it! To check out my complete review of all the books, click >here<
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| The Portuguese Podengo: alert and independent. A breed of hunting dog believed to have descended from dogs brought to Portugal by Phoenician merchants. Photo Credit: Dreamstime |
11. A book that is a standalone.
This is another book by a friend of mine, sort of like if Hunger Games was told in more of an allegorical sense. This community is restricted to living in the massive Train Station, assigned to clean the windows of the train and shovel coal for the train, but never allowed to ride the train... unless they are given a ticket, and those people are never seen again. It's a simple premise, but Savka does well with it, giving readers a cast of diverse and unique characters, with their own goals and personalities, and the choices and struggles they face are very much relatable. You can read my full review on my blog by clicking >here<
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| The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel: the nobility of Dogdom with a silky coat, mild temper and graceful athleticism. Photo Credit: Unsplash |
12. A book with Kings and Queens or something historic.
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| Old Faithful: This is the dog that has been your steadfast companion over the years. Lies with it’s head on your foot so that it knows when you move, scents you out no matter where you are and waits patiently. Is the first to greet you in the morning and the last at night and is always happy to see you. Photo Credit: Unsplash |
13. A book that you’ve read many times, you could pick this book up and just let the pages fall open to where they may and dive right in.
This is one of those stories that I grew up watching as a film so many times that I could probably quote the entire thing from memory, never realizing that it was an actual novel that existed. I remember reading it for the first time, and enjoying it so much that I was rolling on the floor laughing at some scenes--and not all of said scenes were even in the film itself! It's near and dear to my heart, as a campy, flamboyant fantasy classic that, really, everybody should read. (And if you've read it, you should know what I mean when I say: Chapter 4 is my favorite!)
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So there we go, a list of thirteen recommendations of books I've read--I hope I've contributed to somebody's TBR list at this point!
Speaking of recommendations, I'd like to tag the following bloggers, and I highly recommend that you check out their responses to this tag!
