Posted April 7, 2016 in Reading, Review / 0 Comments
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by
J K Rowling Series: Harry Potter #2 Publisher: Scholastic (1998)
Audiobook,
Paperback {9 hours and 24 minutes} (341 pages)
Rating: Also by this author: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone,
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Also in this series: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone,
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Reading Challenges: 2016 Backlist Books,
2016 Re-Reading,
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All Harry Potter wants is to get away from the Dursleys and go back to Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. But just as he's packing his bags, Harry receives a warning from a strange, impish creature named Dobby - who says that if Harry Potter returns to Hogwarts, disaster will strike.
And strike it does. For in Harry's second year at Hogwarts, fresh torments and horrors arise, including an outrageously stuck-up new professor, Gilderoy Lockheart, a spirit named Moaning Myrtle who haunts the girls' bathroom, and the unwanted attentions of Ron Weasley's younger sister, Ginny.
But each of these seem minor annoyances when the real trouble begins, and someone--or something--starts turning Hogwarts students to stone. Could it be Draco Malfoy, a more poisonous rival than ever? Could it possibly be Hagrid, whose mysterious past is finally told? Or could it be the one everyone at Hogwarts most suspects... Harry Potter himself.
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Posted April 4, 2016 in Reading, Review / 0 Comments
Daughters of Ruin by
K D Castner Series: Daughters of Ruin #1 Publisher: McElderry Books (2016 - April 5)
Paperback ARC (316 pages)
Via: Publisher Rating: Reading Challenges: 2016 Royal Challenge,
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Game of Thrones meets Graceling in a thrilling debut that follows the four fierce princesses of enemy kingdoms as their worlds collide in the throes of war.
Rhea, Cadis, Suki, and Iren have lived together since they were children. They are called sisters. They are not. They are called equals. They are not. They are princesses…and they are enemies.
Not long ago, a brutal war ravaged their kingdoms, and Rhea’s father was the victor. As a gesture of peace, King Declan brought the daughters of his rivals to live under his protection—and his ever-watchful eye. For ten years the girls have trained together as diplomats and warriors, raised to accept their thrones and unite their kingdoms in peace.
But there is rarely peace among sisters. Sheltered Rhea was raised to rule everyone—including her “sisters”—but she’s cracking under pressure. The charismatic Cadis is desperately trying to redeem her people from their actions during the war. Suki guards deep family secrets that isolate her, and quiet Iren’s meekness is not what it seems.
All plans for peace are shattered when the palace is attacked. As their intended futures lie in ashes, Rhea, Cadis, Suki, and Iren must decide where their loyalties lie: to their nations, or to each other.
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Posted April 2, 2016 in Reading, Review / 2 Comments
Once Upon A Dream by
Liz Braswell Series: Twisted Tales #2 Publisher: Disney Press (2016 - April 5th)
eARC (448 pages)
Via: NetGalley Rating: Also by this author: A Whole New World Also in this series: A Whole New World Reading Challenges: 2016 Retelling Challenge,
2016 Royal Challenge,
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What if the sleeping beauty never woke up? Once Upon a Dream marks the second book in a new YA line that reimagines classic Disney stories in surprising new ways.
It should be simple--a dragon defeated, a slumbering maiden, a prince poised to wake her. But when said prince falls asleep as soon as his lips meet the princess's, it is clear that this fairy tale is far from over.
With a desperate fairy's last curse infiltrating her mind, Princess Aurora will have to navigate a dangerous and magical landscape deep in the depths of her dreams. Soon she stumbles upon Phillip, a charming prince eager to join her quest. But with Maleficent's agents following her every move, Aurora struggles to discover who her true allies are, and moreover, who she truly is. Time is running out. Will the sleeping beauty be able to wake herself up?
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Posted March 30, 2016 in Reading, Review / 0 Comments
The Reluctant Duchess by
Roseanna M White Publisher: Bethany House (2016 - April 5th)
eARC (384 pages)
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Lady Rowena Kinnaird may be the heiress to a Highland earldom, but she has never felt good enough—not for her father, not for the man she thought she’d marry, not for God. But after a shocking attack, she’s willing to be forever an outcast if it means escaping Loch Morar and the men who have jeopardized her life.
Brice Myerston, the Duke of Nottingham, has suddenly found himself in possession of a rare treasure his enemies are prepared to kill for. While Brice has never been one to shy away from manor-born ladies, the last thing he needs is the distraction of his neighbor, Lady Rowena, who finds herself in a desperate situation. But when the moody Earl of Lochabar tries to trap Brice into marrying Rowena, Brice finds he’s not as opposed to the idea as he expected to be.
Rowena wanted to escape the Highlands, but she’s reluctant to resort to marrying a notorious flirt just to gain his English home. And when she learns that Brice is mixed up in some kind of questionable business with a stolen treasure, she ’fears she’s about to end up directly in the path of everything she was trying to avoid.
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Posted March 28, 2016 in Reading, Review / 4 Comments
Wild Orchid by
Cameron Dokey Series: Once Upon A Time Publisher: Simon Pulse (2009)
Paperback (199 pages)
Via: Library Rating: Also by this author: Sunlight and Shadow,
Winter's Child Also in this series: Snow,
Water Song,
Sunlight and Shadow Reading Challenges: 2016 Backlist Books,
2016 Re-Reading,
2016 Retelling Challenge,
2016 Royal Challenge,
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Wielding a sword as deftly as an embroidery needle, Mulan is unlike any other girl in China. When the emperor summons a great army, each family must send a male to fight, tom-boyish Mulan is determined to spare her aging father and bring her family honor, so she disguises herself and answers the call.
But Mulan never expects to find a friend, let alone a soul mate, in the commander of her division, Prince Jian. For all of Mulan's courage with a bow and arrow, is she brave enough to share her true identity and feelings with Prince Jian?
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