pickA fantastic retelling of Sleeping Beauty. A reverse where the princess is evil and the fairy is good. I love T. Kingfisher‘s books and this novella didn‘t disappoint.
Book 8/100 of the year.
This is my first book haul this year. I found these books on sale. They are both for #SundayBuddyRead this year. @TheBookHippie
#25alive #BookHaul
@alwaysbeenaloverof books @eggs
pickFunny, adventurous, thrilling, and cliff hanger. 😨
This book was so fun to read, I am so happy that Holly Black‘s writing created a new series‘s in Elfhame. I literally could not put the book down at all!! 10/10 definitely read!!👍
(Fun fact both of the books in this series has the same amount of pages)
pickI keep on forgetting to post about this book…Maybe it‘s because it was so good, but I finally finished this series. It was so good, I love all of Holly Black‘s writing. I love how she wrote it in Oak‘s perspective this time. (I was rushing to finish Stolen Heir before the New Year so I could read the Prisoner‘s Throne😂)
This is my first #AuldLangSpine @Clare-Dragonfly
pickI had been looking forward to this book so much, and it did not disappoint!
Emily's story continues with the characters we fell in love with moving on to a new journey with a few new companions.
The delightful tone and banter of the first book continues, as the character relationships grow and deepen, making this a great follow up, but also leaving me craving the next book in the series!
pickThe novel is set 15 years in the past and in the present in Vermont . The mystery surrounds the disappearance of Lisa, a 12 year old girl. The clue may come from a tale Lisa shared with her younger brother Sam. “The King of the Fairies” was going to marry Lisa & make his Queen. Sam & his girlfriend Phoebe try to solve the mystery. The twists are strange but certainly are alluring. Will Sam & Phoebe solve the mystery? 3.75/5
pickI have to admit I almost gave up on this one pretty early on, but I did stick with it and was great fun for having done so. It‘s different to most of the YA paranormal I read and I actually ended up really enjoying it.
pickIt's hard to divorce the background information about this book from the overall story, but I will say this was a delightful read. The protagonist subverts expectations and feels very refreshing to read. As this is a Pre-Tolkien fantasy novel it alludes to fey but they are left to the reader's interpretation. This had a very meandering pace with a pastoral setting, but it was to its advantage, like a calm walk in the park.
panThis went from a 4-star to a 2-star slowly but surely. I didn't hate it but there were a bunch of glaring problems with some plot points that made me scratch my head in confusion. The MCs remained stagnant in terms of character development which would have really helped with this premise.--
I'm about halfway through this so here are some thoughts:
I love the folklore stuff but I also wish the book kept focusing on that instead of side plots. I know it can get repetitive that way but I would prefer that tbh.
There's hints of MC being ND and thus making the hinted romance awkward and one sided. Not 100% sure its good rep
