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Classics Retold – “The Iliad” Intro Post
Mythology

Classics Retold – “The Iliad” Intro Post

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Candice • 5 Comments

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
Mythology / Young Adult

I come from a land down under

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Candice • 1 Comment

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 »

Ever thine, ever mine, everneath
Mythology / Young Adult

Ever thine, ever mine, everneath

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Candice • 4 Comments

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 »

Have mercy….
Historical / Young Adult

Have mercy….

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Candice • 8 Comments

Grave Mercy by Robin LeFevers The Skinny: After escaping from a perilous marriage, Ismae joins the sisters at the convent of St. Mortain, the god of Death. Trained to be a handmaiden of the god, Ismae is taught to kill a man who is marked for death. The headmistress of the convent sends Ismae with … Continue reading »

The beginning is the end is the beginning
Angels / Young Adult

The beginning is the end is the beginning

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Candice • 1 Comment

Rapture by Lauren Kate The Skinny: The Fall is starting… again. Lucifer’s plans to change history are set in motion and Daniel and Luce have nine days to stop him. To do so they, with the help of their demon and angel friends, must return to the original site of the Fall – the place … Continue reading »

I can hear you singing to me in my sleep
Mythology / Young Adult

I can hear you singing to me in my sleep

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Candice • 3 Comments

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!
Dystopian / Mythology / Young Adult

Give it to me, nowwww!

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Candice • 2 Comments

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 »

♪ You can fly, you can fly, you can flyyyyyy ♫
Mythology / Young Adult

♪ You can fly, you can fly, you can flyyyyyy ♫

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Candice • 6 Comments

Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini The Skinny: Helen has always known she was a little… different. That’s why she tries to stay as inconspicuous as possible. At the start of her junior year, a new family, the Delos family, moves into town and her entire Nantucket hometown is buzzing with excitement over them. That is, everyone … Continue reading »

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