Lips Touch: Three Times My review: 4 of 5 stars Beautifully eccentric right out of the gate, and not at all what I expected. These three stories of kisses were reminiscent of Grimm's fairy tales. The romance was edgy, born of fire and blood rather than lace and hearts. The author draws on ancient religions, dead languages, folk lore, and fairy tales to create this … [Read more...] about Book Review: Lips Touch Three Times by Laini Taylor
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Book Review and Giveaway: The House at the End of Hope Street by Menna Van Praag
The House at the End of Hope Street: A Novel My review: 4 of 5 stars Mystical, captivating and a modern fairy tale, The House at the End of Hope Street plays on all of the senses, especially visual and olfactory, with smells and colors dominating the landscape. Fans of women's literature and women's studies, will delight in the literary and historical inhabitants of the … [Read more...] about Book Review and Giveaway: The House at the End of Hope Street by Menna Van Praag
The Fortune Cafe Book Blast and $50 Giveaway
The Fortune Café a novel in three parts MIS-FORTUNE: Emma, a waitress at The Fortune Café will do anything to avoid opening a fortune cookie. Each fortune is rumored to somehow magically come true. Being a girl grounded in reality, she doesn’t have time for that kind of nonsense. But when trying to prevent a food fight at the café, Emma accidently cracks open a fortune … [Read more...] about The Fortune Cafe Book Blast and $50 Giveaway
Avalon Book Blast and $50 Giveaway
Avalon: Web of Magic Three very different young teens, Emily, the shy one, Adriane, the outsider, and Kara, the power shopper, are all drawn to a secret place deep in the woods where they discover a portal to another world. Wondrous animals have emerged from the portal, desperately seeking the magic that will keep them alive. Though the animals are peaceful and good, what … [Read more...] about Avalon Book Blast and $50 Giveaway
Book Review: Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo
Siege and Storm (Grisha Trilogy (Shadow and Bone)) My review: 5 of 5 stars Unexpected twists, high-seas adventures, military plots and uneasy alliances, complex relationships and character growth all make for a fantastic sequel in this second book of the Grisha Trilogy. The epic battles were heart-pounding, and the story is as powerful and magical as its … [Read more...] about Book Review: Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo