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The Shadow Queen
The Shadow Queen | C. J. Redwine
A dark epic fantasy inspired by the tale of Snow White, from C. J. Redwine, the author of the Defiance series. Perfect for fans of A Court of Thorns and Roses and Cinder.Lorelai Diederich, crown princess and fugitive at large, has one mission: kill the wicked queen who took both the Ravenspire throne and the life of her father. To do that, Lorelai needs to use the one weapon she and Queen Irina have in commonmagic. She'll have to be stronger, faster, and more powerful than Irina, the most dangerous sorceress Ravenspire has ever seen.In the neighboring kingdom of Eldr, when Prince Kol's father and older brother are killed by an invading army of magic-wielding ogres, the second-born prince is suddenly given the responsibility of saving his kingdom. To do that, Kol needs magic of his ownand the only way to get it is to make a deal with the queen of Ravenspire, promise to become her personal huntsmanand bring her Lorelai's heart.But Lorelai is nothing like Kol expectedbeautiful, fierce, and unstoppableand despite dark magic, Lorelai is drawn in by the passionate and troubled king. Fighting to stay one step ahead of the dragon huntsmanwho she likes far more than she shouldLorelai does everything in her power to ruin the wicked queen. But Irina isn't going down without a fight, and her final move may cost the princess the one thing she still has left to lose.
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TorieStorieS
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Mehso-so

The #FairyTaleRetellingChallenge has #SnowWhite up first, so I plucked this one that has been long languishing on my TBR. It‘s a retelling that sticks close to the source material- but the extras, like dual-hearted dragon/human shifters and some creepy battles give it an original twist. I wish there was more character development but the nonstop action doesn‘t leave much room. The series continues and hopefully more world building goes with it…

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hannah-leeloo
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The book jar has picked my next read. I don't know if it's magic or luck that I keep getting fairy tale retellings. Or maybe it's just the fact I have so many of them 😅 my next read until my dear friend @curiouserandcurioser pick our buddy read that I'm looking forward to. Happy reading and weekend everyone. #fairytale #retelling #snowwhite #truequeen #onethrone #magic #goodandevil #huntsman

thereadingpal Oh it seems interesting! Love the cover ☺️ I'd also love to do buddy reads if I find someone xD 2y
hannah-leeloo That reminds me how did you get on with Uprooted @TheBookWitchON ??? You'll have to see what book loves you have in common @thereadingpal we're always doing buddy reads on @LitsyEvents 2y
thereadingpal @hannah-leeloo I just checked! I will try to join one next month :D 2y
TheBookWitchON @hannah-leeloo I finished it! I enjoyed it but just barely. I never really felt fully immersed. I'm reading The Shadows Between Us now and really enjoy it. 2y
curiouserandcurioser @hannah-leeloo cant wait, sweet friend💜 2y
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Gissy
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Pickpick

A YA Snow White retelling. It was different, morbid in someway but interesting. I enjoyed in general but I don‘t know why some authors insist to unnecessarily prolongue a story. Do they have to meet a certain amount of pages to publish a book? I don‘t matter if the books is long when the purpose is to know more the world or the characters but this was not the case. But I enjoy this author‘s retellings. 3.4⭐️

Gissy Read during #InMemoryofSharonReadathon @alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @professionsl_book_dragon

February #BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

January 2022 #Fairytalereading challenge @Charityann Trying to read more than one book per fairy tale.

#2022ReadingGoals read more books from old tbr

#20in4 Readathon @Andrew65
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Andrew65 Great 👏👏👏 3y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️❤️❤️ 3y
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Littlewolf1
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4.8⭐️ it‘s like Snow White meets Game of Thrones… The YA version. It was funny, and sweet, and tragic and powerful and it had dragons. I loved it and while this story is over I‘ll probably continue with the series. #fairytalereading

Charityann Love this series!😊 3y
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Littlewolf1
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What the heck… how come I have never read this book before. I haven‘t even made it to the first chapter and I‘m hooked… How does that even happen? I‘m just saying, after that prologue this book has a lot to live up to. #fairytalereading

StayCurious I‘m in the middle of this one and am enjoying it so far but I was somewhat surprised at how dark it is. I guess it‘s in true fairytale fashion 3y
elkeOriginal I was pleasantly surprised by this also. Dark but so good. Excellent retelling. 3y
Charityann I really enjoyed this one! 3y
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StayCurious
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I‘m excited to participate in the #fairytalereading challenge hosted by @Charityann - January is going to be Snow White! I‘m reading the tagged book and I‘m also going to start the Fables comic series which has a great Snow White character. Will also be watching some adaptations as well. Should be fun!

Charityann Yay! I really liked The Shadow Queen. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.😊 3y
elkeOriginal I enjoyed Shadow Queen too. 3y
Bookworm54 I‘m going to read that risen snow, which is apparently more of a sequel sort of thing, starting at the true loves kiss. Pretty sure it‘s zombies. But has been on my kindle forever and sounds like it could be fun 😂 3y
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Littlewolf1
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I‘ve decided to participate in the fairytale retelling challenge this year. I‘m starting off with The Shadow Queen for my Snow White retelling in January. #fairytalereading

Charityann Ooh, that‘s a good one! Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.😊 3y
elkeOriginal This is a very good retelling - loved it! 3y
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kay.the.bibliophile
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#12ColorsOfDecember today's color Snow White 11 pts for me and my team #MerryReaders I'm loving #WinterGames2020 @Clwojick

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hannah-leeloo
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My new reading area with new book set and recliner chair to support my back. Now I can read by window view with my blanket and dogs. Bliss. Happy weekend and reading everyone 📖❤️📚 @Jackal121 @CymbaX13

Eggs Lovely! Happy reading 💗📚💗 4y
hannah-leeloo Thank you @Eggs 💕 4y
AmyG Looks cozy....and perfect! 4y
hannah-leeloo It really is @AmyG ❤️ 4y
TheSpineView Perfect! ❤ 4y
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hannah-leeloo
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Got treated to this today by @CymbaX13 1 out of 4.

hannah-leeloo @Jackal121 it's the ravenspire series 4y
Cupcake12 Love the cover x 4y
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Mishu94
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Got this on a whim, don‘t really know how it‘ll turn out to be! 🍎🙊

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Lollymya
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Pickpick

I love retellings of fairytales. This one reminded me of a few but with an added twists. This princess was no damsel in distress. Lorilei was independent & intriguing. She is a force to go against and I can‘t wait to see what happens. Plus I get read more about Kol...the dragon you can‘t help but adore!!!!

I was amazed and sucked in with ever swipe of my ebook. ( doesn‘t have the same feel as turning the page of an actual book, does it?)

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Cityofamber
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Mehso-so

This wasn‘t very memorable. 😬

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Kar2b
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Went on a reading spree this weekend and finished three of the Ravenspire novels: Shadow Queen, Wish Granter, and Traitor Prince. Traitor Prince was my favorite, but they were all fun reads!

Strong females, sweet romance, and a new twist on well loved stories. You can‘t go wrong with these if you enjoy fairytale retellings.

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elkeOriginal
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Pickpick

I am surprised by the low % on this title because I found it to be a delightful YA retelling of Snow White with an awesome map, an amazingly vivid apple scenario, a fantastic twist on dragon magic, and the requisite plucky heroine and romance were endearing (and not annoying). A retelling that felt fresh. What else do you want? A definite enjoyable read if you like good winning over evil.
You may not look at 🍏🍎 quite the same way again though 😁

elkeOriginal And thanks to @Branwen for this #summersanta gift from 2 years ago! You figured out my likes perfectly! 5y
Branwen Hooray! I'm so so so glad that you enjoyed it! 🤗💕 5y
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elkeOriginal
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Some maps really get me more excited than others.
Take me to there!
#bookswithmaps #mapsinbooks

Leftcoastzen Nice! 5y
GypsyKat Oooo! Love it! 5y
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WriterAtHeart
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Okay C.J. Redwine- I see you! If you are into YA fantasy, Redwine's retellings are great and I cannot wait to read the next one! This novel is a Snow White and the Huntsmen retelling and our "Snow White" is a fierce warrior who will do anything to save her Kingdom.

Lovesbooks87 Ooo... I will have to check these out. I am a sucker for fairy tale retellings! 5y
WriterAtHeart @Lovesbooks87 All the books are stand alone, but take place in or around the Kingdom of Ravenspire. I am seriously hooked. 5y
Lovesbooks87 @WriterAtHeart I looked them up on Amazon and I am very tempted to one click buy them all! 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ 5y
WriterAtHeart @Lovesbooks87 Well I wouldn't stop you, hahaha! =) 5y
ofclumsywords I love this series! I just read her fourth book and it was just as amazing as the first!! 5y
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VanChocStrawberry
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I read this book after it was recommended on the #heyya @bookriot podcast. I had totally misjudged it by its cover (it looks super middle grade to me.) I really liked it. I enjoy retold fairy tales and this one has some great twists. I especially enjoyed that even the “evil” character had some depth. I switched between reading and audio depending on my mood. Hvam is a great performer, but she got a little overly dramatic on this one.

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Mccartershanon
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HOW WAS THIS WRITTEN BEFORE THE FORCE AWAKENS?!?!? Ohmygod I loved this book! Don‘t get me wrong, it‘s a straight up ya retelling of Snow White but the ROMANCE UGH I LOVE IT 👌👌

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Kshumake
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I am new to this app and just went through my whole entire bookshelf and added all of these books to my read list. 104 books in all and that isn‘t even all the books I have read. I have read some of these books multiple times as well. #goodbook #fullshelf #shadowqueen #favoritebooks

swishandflick Welcome to Litsy!! 🎉 Our TBRs are also exploding so you're in good company. 😄 #litsywelcomewagon 6y
Kshumake @swishandflick thanks for the warm welcome 6y
Chelleo Welcome to Litsy! Here are direct links to #Litsytips: http://bit.ly/litsytips and #LitsyHowTo videos: goo.gl/UrCpoU. There‘s lots of fun things to do: book exchanges, buddy reads, photo challenges and more! 6y
Eggs Welcome to Litsy 🤗🌺 6y
AlwaysForeverReading Welcome to Litsy!!!! w❤️🧡💛💜💚💕 6y
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SheReadsAndWrites
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Pickpick

This was a really fun read. And a brilliant idea for an author to take these classic stories and re-work them. The dragon aspect was great - an all around enjoyable getaway. My favorite kind of book...❤️🤓 This was my choice for Fairytale Re-telling for #Booked2019 #welldone #greatread
@4thhouseontheleft
@BarbaraTheBibliophage
@Cinfhen

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SheReadsAndWrites
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Today's agenda was read, read again, read some more. #perfectsunday #booknerd

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SheReadsAndWrites
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A Doxie, a Dane, sunshine and a book. #perfectsaturday ☀️🐶🐶🤓

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SheReadsAndWrites
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Diving into this one tonight...🤓

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Loric
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Mehso-so

I had a hard time reviewing this one. It wasn‘t terrible but it wasn‘t great either. I really wanted to love it, but I found it to be just ok. I love a good fairytale retelling and Snow White being one of my favorites, I had high hopes. The writing overall was good, the descriptiveness brought the scenes alive, there were good fantasy elements but the pace was to slow for me. The ending was predictable but satisfying.

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MaleficentBookDragon
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I finished this on my lunch break. I really enjoyed it. From the great the cover art 🍎 to the fantastic magic system, this book kept me interested the whole way through. I wish it had been a little less #YA teen angsty, but overall a satisfying retelling of Snow White. Plus...DRAGONS!!!🐉 🐉 🐉
Good pick @callunakeep
#lmpbc. #groupc
@marmie7 @BookwormAHN

BookwormAHN I loved the dragons 🐲 6y
callunakeep I am soo glad you liked it!! 🥰. It is the first in a series too! 🤓 (edited) 6y
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MaleficentBookDragon
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I'm really digging the way they are portaying magic in this Snow White retelling. And I absolutely 🖤 the cover art. 🍎
@callunakeep #lmpbc. #groupc
@marmie7 @BookwormAHN

BookwormAHN The magic system was fantastic 😸 6y
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MaleficentBookDragon
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Some cappuccino while I start my next #lmpbc #round3 #groupc pick from @callunakeep
I don't know how I'll feel about this. In most fairy tales I root for the evil queen. 🙍
@Marmie7 @BookwormAHN

MemoirsForMe Love, love LOVE your mug! 🐸👍🏻 6y
MaleficentBookDragon @UwannaPublishme me too. It's one of my favorites. 🐸 6y
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MaleficentBookDragon
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Got my next #lmpbc #round3 #groupc book yesterday.
I probably won't get it read for Wednesday so it will be late for mailing. I'm not the fastest reader and I'm reading this month's #coffeebeanbookclub selection right now. @Marmie7. @BookwormAHN
@callunakeep BTW I love that you put the different pens and stickers for the book in the box for us.

callunakeep No one in our group has been slower than me, I am a month behind 😢 just getting ready to mail last months book tomorrow. My apologies to all of you; i honestly expected to have more personal time for reading than I have actually ended up with. 6y
callunakeep I have a SERIOUS pen and sticky note problem! 😂🤣I. have to share my “madness” whenever I can! 😂🤣 (edited) 6y
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BeansPage
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This is my empress card. Her name is The Faery Godmother and she represents gifts, talents, grace, helpful lessons.
#TarotTakeover @ErinSueG @WhiskeyMistress

Erinsuereads I just saw this deck somewhere the other day!!! The art is lovely! 6y
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BookwormAHN
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I finished 13 books last month. My favorites were The Long Walk, The Dead Zone and The Anomaly. They were all at least three stars so it was a good month 😺

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Marmie7
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#lmpbc Thank you for the extra book and bookmark. @BookwormAHN This series sounds so fun!
Now to find time to read The Shadow Queen....

BookwormAHN Your welcome 😺 6y
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SassenachTheBookWizard
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Know what?! I didn't hate this! I actually got a lot of Once Upon A Time vibes which is exactly what I wanted! Also, why did no one tell me there's dragons in this book?!

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SassenachTheBookWizard
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Finally FINALLLLLLLY trying this series #bookstagram

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GripLitGrl
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Bookfan1414
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Pickpick

In hindsight.... I should have brought more books if I was gonna finish a great book like this in like 4 hours....

KateFulfordAuthor If you need another recommendation, may I point you to my People‘s Book Prize nominated debut? Sassy female narrative, laugh out dialogue and a pacy plot. Check the link in the bio for 2 free chapters, reviews and more. 6y
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SydBookReader
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Mehso-so

I liked this book it was good, the only thing I didn‘t like was that it had a fairy tale setting with princesses and dragons. I would of liked if the author did more as a realistic atmosphere.

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SydBookReader
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This was my #reading place earlier 😊

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SydBookReader
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I went to the #georgiamall today only to get my boyfriend‘s #gift (aka the Pokémon) so I thought he was too adorable to not share!

Tanisha_A Pika pika Pikachu! 💜😀 6y
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SydBookReader
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“You don‘t go into battle because you‘re sure of victory, You go into battle because it‘s the right thing to do.”
#quote

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SydBookReader
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Let‘s start reading my next #June2018 read 📖

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Melistoro
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Mehso-so

Lol I know it a YA read but I love retell of stories no matter how old I am. I just hate that it take me so long to get through the first 10 chapters to really get into it! :(

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WordlyNerdly
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A sleeping baby = more time to start on a new book #oooohyeeeeeaah #thankslittlegirl

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Asthecroweflies
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Everything a fairytale should be with a strong princess/heroine......one that breaks the stereotypes. Retelling of Snow White with ogres, dragons, and an awesome twist on the apple element. Excellent read!

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brutalbookworm
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Pickpick

The book was great except for her "revival".

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JPeterson
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Next up on audiobook for my workday commutes. 🍎

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ReadingRover
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Look what I got in the mail the other day from the wonderful @Mommamanzi What great books! I love the friends I‘ve made on Litsy!!! Thanks so much Nicole!!! #bookmail

CocoReads Oh, I‘m jelly over the Marilyn Manson book! Let me know how it is. 7y
britt_brooke I read the Marilyn Manson one last year. It‘s pretty intense. Enjoy! 7y
hermyknee The Rook is so good! The second one is on my TBR for this month! 7y
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[DELETED] 3803335244 Awesomeness 7y
Zelma @britt_brooke ooh, that is good to know; I am always on the lookout for good bios and memoirs. 7y
britt_brooke @Zelma It gets pretty dark, but it‘s a good read. 7y
ReadingRover @CocoReads @britt_brooke I‘m super excited for that one! 7y
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LadyandStar
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I‘m almost halfway through this book and WOW! I love fairytale retellings and this one is soooo good! I‘m a total sucker for these kinds of books and I‘m not surprised that this book has me enthralled. For anyone that has read this book, what are your thoughts? (No spoilers please!)

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