This week was full of fun surprises. It always amazes me how an author can take a well known tale and turn it on its' ear with a totally different spin.
This weeks theme: Fairytale Retellings
Spelled by Betsy Schow - 4 Stars ****
Fairy Tale Survival Rule #32: If you find yourself at the
mercy of a wicked witch, sing a romantic ballad and wait for your Prince
Charming to save the day.
Yeah, no thanks. Dorthea is completely princed out. Sure
being the crown princess of Emerald has its perks—like Glenda Original ball
gowns and Hans Christian Louboutin heels. But a forced marriage to the
not-so-charming prince Kato is so not what Dorthea had in mind for her
enchanted future.
Talk about unhappily ever after.
Trying to fix her prince problem by wishing on a (cursed)
star royally backfires, leaving the kingdom in chaos and her parents stuck in
some place called "Kansas." Now it's up to Dorthea and her pixed off
prince to find the mysterious Wizard of Oz and undo the curse...before it
releases the wickedest witch of all and spells The End for the world of Story.
Lady of Sherwood by Molly Bilinski - 4 Stars ****
Robin of Lockesly was neither the son her father wanted, nor
the daughter her mother expected. When she refuses an arranged marriage to a
harsh and cruel knight, the deadly events that follow change her destiny
forever.
After a night of tragedy, Robin and the few remaining
survivors flee to Nottingham. With a newfound anonymity, they start to live different
lives. There, she and her band make mischief, robbing from the rich and giving
to the poor. But charity isn't the only thing she wants—she wants revenge.
As the sheriff draws his net closer, Robin's choices begin
to haunt her. She'll have to choose between what's lawful and what her
conscience believes is right—all while staying one step ahead of the hangman.
Butcher, Baker, Vampire Slayer by Juliann Whicker - 3 Stars ***
Love. Betrayal. Creampuffs.
After a freak accident with escaped tigers, newly orphaned
Violetta Tancetta is left in a city which teems with werewolves, vampires, and
zombies. Unaware of the danger, all she knows is that her twin brother is
throwing away his future when he decides to drop out of the elite all boy
school he’s been attending, and she isn’t going to let him do it, even if it
means taking his place.
When eighteen-year-old, Violetta Tancetta goes undercover as
her brother, she has no idea that Calder, School for Boys isn’t only for rich,
prissy boys, but also the premier training ground for the next generation of
Butchers, or those trained to slaughter vampires, werewolves, and anything else
that goes bump in the night.
Her plans get complicated when she gains the friendship and
respect of the greatest Butcher of them all, wickedly handsome Orion who
constantly threatens the security of her male identity.
When you control music, every note is a weapon.
Most girls don't think twice about singing along with their
favorite song on the radio. Not me. I hum once and it zombifies the hottest guy
in school.
The Pied Piper was real and I am his descendant. Music is my
curse. If I don't master the song inside myself, it will overpower me, and if
that happens...
Let's put it this way: the last piper to lose control led a
town-full of children to a river and started the plague.
Welcome to my life.
Wicked Witch by Dee J Stone - 3 Stars ***
Allara Silverwood is an ordinary young woman, looking
forward to marrying the love of her life. Then she receives a visit from the
Good Witch of the North and her life is forever changed. She’s taken to the
Sisterhood and is told she’s the long-awaited Good Witch of the West, and that
it’s her destiny to spread peace and love throughout the western realm of Oz.
But when she’s betrayed by another Good Witch and commits a
terrible crime, she’s kicked out of the Sisterhood and forced into a life of
solitude. Evil begins to brew inside her, sending her on a dark path that makes
her grow more wicked with every day that passes.
The Good Witch of the West is now the Wicked Witch of the
West.
Allara tries to cling onto the sliver of goodness she still
has inside her, but the wickedness is just too powerful. All that she’s ever
held dear slowly slips away, including the man she loves. Can she save herself
before she’s lost forever?
Those were pretty interesting for the different perspectives and I have added more to my 'to be read' list.
As always, thank you for stopping by.
~Michelle
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