Review: The Great Hunt

I received this book for free from FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher, Review in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.The Great Hunt by Wendy Higgins Published by HarperTeen on March 8th 2016 Genres: Fairy Tales & Folklore, Young Adult -Fantasy Pages: 416 Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher, Review Goodreads Kill the beast. Win the girl. A strange beast stirs fear in the kingdom of Lochlanach, terrorizing towns with its brutality and hunger. In an act of desperation, a proclamation is sent to all of Eurona—kill the creature and win the ultimate prize: the daughter of King Lochson’s hand in marriage. Princess Aerity understands her duty to the kingdom though it pains her...

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Giveaway: Trollhunters

Trollhunters by Daniel Kraus, Guillermo del Toro Published by Hot Key Books on June 30th 2015 Genres: Fairy Tales & Folklore, Fantasy & Magic, Young Adult -Fantasy Source: Blog Tour Goodreads Hello everyone! I’m really excited and honored to host this giveaway brought to you by Disney-Hyperion. I absolutely love Guillermo Del Toro’s work. I adored Pan’s Labyrinth and The Orphanage. I also just binged watch The Strain. If you are a fan just like me, your in luck. They will be signing at Comic-Con San Deigo! COMIC-CON SIGNING: Will you be at San Diego Comic-Con? Stop by the Disney Publishing Booth on Friday afternoon for a TROLLHUNTERS signing with co-authors Guillermo del Toro and Daniel Kraus. Limited to 100!   DETAILS Guillermo del...

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Review: Stray

I received this book for free from FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Stray by Elissa Sussman Published by Greenwillow Books on October 7th 2014 Genres: Fairy Tales & Folklore, Young Adult -Fantasy Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Goodreads “I am grateful for my father, who keeps me good and sweet. I am grateful for my mother, who keeps her own heart guarded and safe. I am grateful for my adviser, who keeps me protected. I am grateful for the Path, which keeps me pure. Ever after.” Princess Aislynn has long dreamed about attending her Introduction Ball, about dancing with the handsome suitors her adviser has chosen for her,...

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Review: The Grimm’s Complete Fairy Tales

Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales by Jacob Grimm, Kenneth C. Mondschein, Wilhelm Grimm Series: Stand Alone Published by Canterbury Classics on November 24th 2011 Genres: Fairy Tales & Folklore, Young Adult -Fantasy Source: Bought Goodreads They are the stories we've known since we were children. Rapunzel.Hansel and Gretel. Cinderella. Sleeping Beauty. But the works originally collected by the Brothers Grimm in the early 1800s are not necessarily the versions we heard before bedtime. They're darker and often don't end very happily—but they're often far more interesting. This elegant edition of Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales includes all our cherished favorites—Snow White, Rumpelstiltskin, Little Red Cap, and many more—in their original versions. With specially...

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Review: Briar Rose

I received this book for free from Author, FTC: Exchange for honest opinion in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Briar Rose by Jana Oliver Series: Stand Alone Published by Macmillan Children's on September 12th 2013 Genres: Fairy Tales & Folklore, Young Adult- Fantasy/ Paranormal Source: Author, FTC: Exchange for honest opinion Buy on Amazon Goodreads A dark and sexy reimagining of the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale from the author of THE DEMON TRAPPERS. For Briar Rose, life is anything but a fairy tale. She's stuck in a small town in deepest Georgia with parents who won't let her out of their sight, a bunch of small-minded, gossiping neighbours and an evil ex who's spreading nasty rumours about...

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