Tag Archives: fairy tales

REVIEW: Cress by Marissa Meyer

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Merin

Cress (Lunar Chronicles #3) by Marissa Meyer Feiwel & Friends, 2014 [Goodreads] [Book Depository] Previous Installments: Cinder | Scarlet In this third book in the Lunar Chronicles, Cinder and Captain Thorne are fugitives on the run, now with Scarlet and … Continue reading →

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Waiting on Wednesday #112

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Merin

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating. This week I’m Waiting on Wednesday for Valiant by Sarah McGuire (Egmont USA): Saville despises the bolts of velvet and silk … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: Princess of Thorns by Stacey Jay

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Merin

Princess of Thorns by Stacey Jay Delacorte, 2014 [Goodreads] [Book Depository] Game of Thrones meets the Grimm’s fairy tales in this twisted, fast-paced romantic fantasy-adventure about Sleeping Beauty’s daughter, a warrior princess who must fight to reclaim her throne. Though … Continue reading →

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Waiting on Wednesday #94

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Merin

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating. This week I’m Waiting on Wednesday for A Wicked Thing by Rhiannon Thomas (HarperTeen): Rhiannon Thomas’s dazzling debut novel is a spellbinding reimagining of Sleeping … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Merin

Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine HarperTrophy, 2011 [Goodreads] [Book Depository] How can a fairy’s blessing be such a curse? At her birth, Ella of Frell was given a foolish fairy’s gift—the “gift” of obedience. Ella must obey any order … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Merin

The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani HarperCollins, 2013 [Goodreads] [Amazon] “The first kidnappings happened two hundred years before. Some years it was two boys taken, some years two girls, sometimes one of each. But if at first … Continue reading →

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Waiting on Wednesday #67

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Merin

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating. This week I’m Waiting on Wednesday for Cress (Lunar Chronicles #3) by Marissa Meyer (Feiwel and Friends): Rapunzel’s tower is a satellite. She can’t let … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: Scarlet by Marissa Meyer

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Merin

After our Read-Along for Cinder, Lauren and I immediately dived into Scarlet. However, this book didn’t hold the same draw for either one of us, so the Read-Along sort of fizzled out, to the point where we both went almost … Continue reading →

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Waiting on Wednesday #41

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Merin

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating. This week I’m Waiting on Wednesday for Nameless (Tales of Beauty and Madness #1) by Lili St. Crow (Razorbill): When Camille was six years old, … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: Lunar Chronicles Novellas by Marissa Meyer

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Merin

Glitches (Lunar Chronicles #0.5) by Marissa Meyer Tor.com, 2011 [Goodreads] Read HERE for free Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She’s a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister’s illness. In … Continue reading →

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