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Book Review: Hiddensee: A Tale of the Once and Future Nutcracker by Gregory Maguire
Media Type: Print Book Title: Hiddensee: A Tale of the Once and Future Nutcracker Author: Gregory Maguire Publisher: William Morrow Pages: Hardcover; 304 Release Date: October 31, 2017 Source: Publisher / TLC Book Tours —————————————————- Genre: Fairy Tales / Retellings / Fantasy HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy Maguire’s magical way of writing, and fairy tale adaptations. Add it on: HarperCollins | Amazon | Barnes & Noble From the author of the beloved #1 New York Times bestseller Wicked, the magical story of a toymaker, a nutcracker, and a legend remade . . .Gregory Maguire…
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Book Review: Roses and Rot by Kat Howard
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: Roses and Rot Author: Kat Howard Publisher: Saga Press Pages: Hardcover; 336 Release Date: May 17, 2016 Source: Publisher ——————————————– Genre: Fantasy / Contemporary (This borders the line between YA and NA.) HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Everyone who loves fairy tales, especially the true life ones. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Imogen and her sister Marin have escaped their cruel mother to attend a prestigious artists’ retreat, but soon learn that living in a fairy tale requires sacrifices, be it art or love. What would you…
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Book Spotlight + Giveaway: Asleep by Krystal Wade
To celebrate the release of the spine-chilling YA psychological thriller ASLEEP by Krystal Wade, I’m part of an epic blog tour that has plenty of content and tons of giveaways! ASLEEP is the debut novel from Blaze Publishing, and answers the question of what happens when Sleeping Beauty meets Freddy Krueger. What’s not to love about that kind of premise? Asleep Krystal Wade Published by: Blaze Publishing Publication date: February 16th 2016 Genres: Horror, Young Adult “To cure fear, you must use fear.” Rose Briar claims no responsibility for the act that led to her imprisonment in an asylum. She…
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Book Blitz + Giveaway: Fabled by Vanessa K. Eccles
Good morning, and happy end to your week, my bookish friends! Before I say anything else about the book that’s in the spotlight today, let’s all take a minute to sigh in contentment over the gorgeous cover. Okay? Get ready. Goodreads | Amazon | B&N Rowena thinks the Grimm’s infamous podcasts are simply another teen fad until she finds herself trapped in a land of nightmarish storybook characters. She tries desperately to flee Mezzanine and return home, but Dresdem, Mezzanine’s wicked monarch, plans to use Rowena’s access to her world to bring dark magic and absolute rule into Georgia and…
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Book Review: Breadcrumbs
Media Type: Print Book Title: Breadcrumbs Author: Anne Ursu Publisher: Walden Pond Press Pages: Hardcover; 312 Release Date: September 27, 2011 Source: Library ————————————————– Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Lovers of fairy tales, both young and old. Anyone looking to get lost in a book. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / BookLikes Once upon a time, Hazel and Jack were best friends. They had been best friends since they were six, spending hot Minneapolis summers and cold Minneapolis winters together, dreaming of Hogwarts and Oz, superheroes and baseball. Now that they…
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Book Spotlight + Guest Post: Rumpled, by Lacey Louwagie
If there’s one thing I love doing on this blog, it’s putting new authors on your radar! There’s so many tantalizing books out there, just waiting for you to discover them. I’d like to help that along. So, let’s get started with today’s book spotlight, shall we? Hold on to your fairy tale hats, my friends! Today’s author is bringing out a new take on a story you know and love. Please give a warm welcome to Lacey Louwagie, author of Rumpled. Gold for a poor girl, Beauty for a twisted man, A child for a powerful sorcerer . .…
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Breaking Tradition: A Guest Post by Bethany Cassel, author of Shadowskin
Welcome to another week, my bookish friends! I’ve got an amazing guest post for you today, from an author who has written a book I’m extremely excited about! Today it’s all about Bethany Cassel and her book, Shadowskin. Cursed with a deadly touch, Pomona never thought she would leave the royal gardens of Norarchland, where she uses her magic over plant life to make the gardens flourish. But when she discovers a magic mirror beneath the roots of an apple tree, she learns a horrifying truth: the life of the beautiful Princess Nevea is in danger, and Pomona is the…
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Book Review: Cinder
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Cinder (Lunar Chronicles #1) Author: Marissa Meyer Publisher: Fiewel & Friends Pages: Hardcover; 387 Release Date: January 3, 2012 Source: NetGalley —————————————- Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Nothing of note —————————————- HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy fairy tale retellings, mashed with a bit of science fiction! Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one…