The Complete Grimm Chronicles (The Grimm Chronicles Box Set)
Chris Smith, Ken Brosky, Isabella Fontaine and Dagny Holt
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200 years ago, the Brothers Grimm unleashed their stories upon the world. With the stroke of a magic...
Cops and Robbers
Allan Ahlberg and Janet Ahlberg
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This is a new Puffin edition of Allan Ahlberg's best-selling Cops and Robbers classic picture book,...
Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated The Bachelor Auction (The Bachelors of Arizona, #1) in Books
Jan 11, 2021
This is my first contemporary romance by the author where the characters weren't NA age.
I did enjoy this story. It took me a while to get into it at the start but by the end I think I loved pretty much all the Wellington family. It's a retelling of Cinderella in parts; evil sisters, glass slippers... but much more modern with manwhore brothers and some swearing
liked the characters. The twins grew on me so much throughout this book. They seemed so annoying at the beginning but by the end... *sigh* If their stories are going to be the next books in this series, then sign me up please because I am so intrigued after the auction.
Brock was a bit of a mystery when he was at the house, I couldn't really figure him out until he'd sorted out his demons and then I really started to like him.
Jane, I felt sorry for at the start. She was trying to uphold her fathers wishes and being treated like dirt in the process. She grew a lot in the book.
The ending was great. Everyone but the twins ended up happy, though I'm sure the twins' issues will be resolved in their own stories.
This Poison Heart
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Kalynn Bayron does more than re-write a fairy-tale ... She breaks it apart and rebuilds it into a...
Poisoned Apples: Poems For You, My Pretty
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Every little girl goes through her princess phase, whether she wants to be Snow White or Cinderella,...
Micky Barnard (542 KP) rated Geekerella (Once Upon a Con #1) in Books
Dec 6, 2018
As you might imagine, Elle lives with her stepmother and step sisters, things are pretty grim and abusive at home and that made for difficult reading at certain moments. Darien is playing the lead role in a film depicting a fandom Elle has been immersed in since childhood thanks to her late dad’s love of it.
The serendipitous connection through text between these two was a lovely, sweet slow build but the masking of their identities was bound to lead to complications. The events in the storyline were occasionally fresh outside of the fairytale but mostly predictable too, especially when it came to the meeting of these two. There were some very clever aspects like the pumpkin, the cosplaying elements were enjoyable and the side characters were superb. Sage was a highlight from a side character perspective. The character diversity was oozing from the pages in an unforced and natural way. I appreciated how this was conceptualised. .
This was enjoyable, easy YA reading with a delightful geek-fandom. I think this book would appeal to many.
I voluntarily read an early copy of this book.
Funnybones
Allan Ahlberg and Janet Ahlberg
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The classic and beloved Funnybones by children's book superstars Janet and Allan Ahlberg. In this,...
Bandits And Ball Gowns (Fairy Tales of the Magicorum #5)
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One Prince Finds True Love ... And Risks It All Elle Cynder has fallen hard for Alec, the...
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Chasing Midnight (Once Upon A Curse #3)
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This faerie godmother has an agenda of her own... Don't miss CHASING MIDNIGHT, a fantasy romance...