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Book Review: Rogue Princess by B.R. Myers
Media Type: ebook (ARC)Title: Rogue PrincessAuthor: B.R. MyersPublished by: Swoon ReadsPublication date: January 21st 2020Pages: 304, ebookGenres: Retelling, Science Fiction, Young Adult HBD Rating: 5* A princess fleeing an arranged marriage teams up with a snarky commoner to foil a rebel plot in B. R. Myers’ Rogue Princess, a gender-swapped sci-fi YA retelling of Cinderella. Princess Delia knows her duty: She must choose a prince to marry in order to secure an alliance and save her failing planet. Yet she secretly dreams of true love, and feels there must be a better way. Determined to chart her own course, she…
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Book Review: Sky Without Stars by Jessica Brody & Joanne Rendell
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Sky Without Stars Series: System Divine Book 1 Authors: Jessica Brody & Joanne Rendell Publisher: Simon Pulse Pages: Hardcover; 592 Release Date: March 26, 2019 Source: Publisher / FFBC Tours ————————————————— Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy retellings with vivid characters. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N A thief. An officer. A guardian. Three strangers, one shared destiny . . . When the Last Days came, the planet of Laterre promised hope. A new life for a wealthy French family and their descendants.…
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Book Review: After Alice by Gregory Maguire
Media Type: Print Book Title: After Alice Author: Gregory Maguire Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks Pages: Hardcover; 273 Release Date: July 5, 2016 Source: TLC Book Tours —————————————————- Genre: Retellings / Re-Imaginings HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who have a fondness for Alice and all things Wonderland related. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes From the multi-million-copy bestselling author of Wicked comes a magical new twist on Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, published to coincide with the 150th anniversary of Lewis’s Carroll’s beloved classic. When Alice toppled down the rabbit-hole 150 years ago, she found…
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Book Review: This Monstrous Thing by Mackenzi Lee
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: This Monstrous Thing Author: Mackenzi Lee Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Pages: Kindle; 384 Release Date: September 22, 2015 Source: Publisher / NetGalley ———————————————— Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy reimaginings of classic stories, and love vivid characters. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes In 1818 Geneva, men built with clockwork parts live hidden away from society, cared for only by illegal mechanics called Shadow Boys. Two years ago, Shadow Boy Alasdair Finch’s life shattered to bits. His brother, Oliver—dead. His sweetheart, Mary—gone. His…
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Book Review: Meditations in Wonderland by Anna Patrick
Media Type: Ebook Title: Meditations in Wonderland Author: Anna Patrick Publisher: River Grove Books Pages: Ebook; 225 Release Date: October 6, 2015 Source: Author ———————————————– Genre: Contemporary / Retelling HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy a darker look at Wonderland, and the parallels to our own minds. Add it on: Goodreads | Amazon | BookLikes Follow Elizabeth down the rabbit hole—and meet a whole new Alice. Elizabeth, a twenty-four-year-old interior designer living in Brooklyn, New York, encounters a little more than mental static when she sits down for her morning meditation, feeling disconnected from…