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Top Ten Tuesday (#102) (08/04/15) Ten Fairytale Retellings I've Read

8/04/2015

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.
 
Top Ten Eight Retellings I've Read


I love a retelling, not just fairytales, I love a retelling of classic literature as well.  However for some strange reason I haven't read a lot of them.  I've read a lot that I didn't love, so I didn't want to include them on my list.  I also have about 50 waiting on my TBR pile, I just haven't gotten to them yet.  Even so, here are my favorites.


https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18798983-the-wrath-and-the-dawn

So far my favorite book of this year.  This is a fabulous retelling of A Thousand and One Nights.  There are definitely differences, but it was really well done.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9266776-epic-fail

I was very surprised at how much I adored this retelling of Pride & Prejudice. Enough that I pretty much own all of the authors other books.  It was just cute and well done.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8428195-entwined

I really enjoyed this retelling of the 12 Dancing Princesses.  It wasn't groundbreaking, but it was sweet and well done.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13541909-nameless

A very lose retelling of Snow White, but I found it to be very interesting and different. 

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11235712-cinder

I adore this retelling of Cinderella and really all of the other books in this series, be it Little Red Riding Hood (Scarlett) or Rapunzel (Cress), I can't wait to read the final book in the series.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9413044-everneath

A retelling of the Persephone myth, I really adored this series.  I just found the books very readable and memorable.  I was never a huge mythology fan, but then I didn't have books like this to read.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8306761-for-darkness-shows-the-stars

 Confession, I've never read Persuasion which is what this book is based on, so I can't really compare.  I just really enjoyed this story, and always loved the cover.


https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12022765-when-you-were-mine

Romeo and Juliette from a totally different perspective.  I enjoyed this book, and I thought it was a really interesting concept.


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Top Ten Tuesday (#38) (12/10/13)

12/10/2013


Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.
 

Top Ten Books On My Winter TBR


There are a lot that I mentioned in my previous posts.  So if a book ended up on both of those lists, ahem Evertrue and Ignite Me, it won't end up on this one.  As ever, I am also limiting this to books that are scheduled to be published during the winter solstice:  December 21, 2013-March 19, 2014.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17448097-killer-frost
Killer Frost (Mythos Academy #6) by


https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13206828-cress
Cress (Lunar Chronicles #3) by

I have the ARC, I just have to read it.  I love this series.


https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13412377-enders
Enders (Starters #2) by


https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13507921-fragile-spirits
Fragile Spirits (Souls #2) by


https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17258743-heartbeat
Heartbeat by


https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12989100-me-since-you
Me Since You by

Another ARC just waiting to be read.  I love a good contemporary, and I hope this lives up to my expectations.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17565845-panic
Panic by

I was disappointed how the Delirium series ended, but I look forward to reading this one.  I have the ARC, not I just have to read it.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18077928-the-shadow-prince
The Shadow Prince (Into the Dark #1) by


https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18079680-wayfarer
Wayfarer (Tales of Beauty & Madness #2) by

I found the first book in this series to be very interesting.  I didn't love it, so I hope this book ends up being better.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13570856-kissing-in-italian
Kissing in Italian (Flirting in Italian #2) by







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Teaser and Top Ten Tuesday (#15) 06/18/13

6/18/2013


Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers! 



From pg. 15

Ruby knew she hated the stairs, but she was always of the opinion that if you hated something, you just had to run right through it.  Ellie was more of the sneak-up-and-hit-it-with-a-shovel persuasion.




Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.

Top Ten Books At The Top Of My Summer TBR List

Although most people consider anytime after Memorial day to be summer, some of my most anticipated books of summer have already come out.  So I am going to limit my list to books that come out between the Summer Solstice, June 21st-Fall Equinox Sept. 22nd. 

Truly, Madly, Deadly by
This looks like an awesome and addicting book.  I was bummed I missed out on a copy on Netgally, but I'm hoping to pick it up at ALA.

The Dream Thieves (The Raven Cycle #2) by
This barely made the cut-off, but it made it, so here it is. She is one of my favorite authors, and I really enjoyed the first book.  I can't wait to see what happens next.  Once again, I really hope they have this at ALA.
United We Spy (Gallagher Girls #6) by
Another September book, but man I'm looking forward to it.  I may shed a tear for the end of this fantastic series. 
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (Between #1) by
Sad, but true story: I've had an ARC of this since January.  I am waiting until closer to release date to read it, but it looks awesome.
False Sight (False Memory #2) by
Another ARC I've had since January.  I really enjoyed the first book and I'm looking forward to this one.  I will be reading this next month.
Infinityglass (Hourglass #3) by
Another series coming to an end.  I can't wait to see how this turns out too.
Midnight Frost (Mythos Academy #5) by
I love this series.  I'm really looking forward to the next installment.

Dirty Little Secret by
Love the author, can't wait for the book.  This one looks awesome.



The Distance Between Us by
This looks like my favorite type of book.  I'm actually looking forward to this one more than any others.  I am REALLY hoping they have it at ALA since I am looking forward to it so much.

Awaken (Abandon Trilogy #3) by
I will be the first one to say that this series has not been my favorite of Meg Cabot's.  There are some major issues.  However, I am really looking forward to seeing how it all turns out.





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Stacking the Shelves (#8)

4/27/2013

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Stacking the Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews where bloggers share what they got throughout the week!

I missed a week, so this list is going to look ridiculous, but keep in mind this is TWO weeks worth of books.  Also, it won't even come close to next week, after I attend a library sale which is always PACKED with tons of YA books.  $1 for hardcovers, $.50 paperbacks. Hold me back.

Won:


From Ink & Page





From Atmika @ I Talk Books!

From Kate @ Ex Libris

From ?????  This was a blog hop and multiple blogs had the link on there.  I don't know who's blog it came from.


For Review:
Thank You Harlequin & Flux

From the Library:
Purchased:




 
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