First off… I am SOOOO excited about this! After participating in The Cheap Reader’s Project: Fairy Tale, I knew I HAD to participate in her newest endeavor! This one, however, is so much bigger and it’s hosted by several other of my favorite bloggers! Alison at The Cheap Reader will be hosting CHILDREN’S CLASSICS Alyssa … Continue reading »
Category Archives: Mythology
Classics Retold – Mythology “The Iliad”
First off… I am SOOOO excited about this! After participating in The Cheap Reader’s Project: Fairy Tale, I knew I HAD to participate in her newest endeavor! This one, however, is so much bigger and it’s hosted by several other of my favorite bloggers! Alison at The Cheap Reader will be hosting CHILDREN’S CLASSICS Alyssa … Continue reading »
I come from a land down under
Underworld by Meg Cabot The Skinny: Underworld takes place immediately following Abandon (I think). Pierce wakes up in John’s apartment and knows that she is now trapped in the Underworld. Accepting her fate and John’s warnings that she’s safest with him, she begins to become acclimated to her new life. But when her cell phone … Continue reading »
Babies!!!
The Goddess Inheritance by Aimee Carter The Skinny: Kidnapped and pregnant, Kate has been taken from her new family and husband, locked away by Calliope and Cronus. Calliope wants to take her baby and Kate is unable to stop her. But Cronus offers her a deal: agree to be his wife and he’ll protect the … Continue reading »
And it was THIS big!
The Goddess Legacy by Aimee Carter The Skinny: Before Kate met Henry, there was eons of history for the gods and goddesses. The Goddess Legacy shares the stories of the gods, what made them who they are today. BFF?: Honestly, I sort of hated all the gods and goddesses in this book. Minus Henry, of … Continue reading »
Ever thine, ever mine, everneath
Everneath by Brodie Ashton The Skinny: Everyone thought Nikki ran away. Little did they know that she got sucked into the Everneath and had spent the last 6 months tied to an immortal. Now returned, Nikki has 6 months before the Everneath takes her again, this time permanently. Nikki’s plan is to reconnect with her … Continue reading »
I can hear you singing to me in my sleep
Dreamless by Josephine Angelini The Skinny: After discovering she is a Scion, Helen learns that she also has a rare ability – the ability to descend into the Underworld. These Scions are known as Descenders and, as the only one, Helen must use her power to descend every night into the Underworld why she sleeps … Continue reading »
Give it to me, nowwww!
The Giver by Lois Lowery The Skinny: Jonas lives in a world that is literally perfect – there’s no war or famine; no race or prejudice; no choices to be made. At 12, children of Jonas’ society are given their careers, jobs that they will train for and have been selected for due to their … Continue reading »