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Monday Madness: A Whole New World: A twisted tale by Liz Braswell

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 Monday Madness  is a new bookish meme hosted by Booklover's Teaparty and  Bookfever . You know that feeling when you feel like you are gonna go mad if you do not get a certain book right away, when you are obsessed and all you want is that one book and you will be happy? That is what Monday Madness is about. All those books you that drive you mad.  Pick a book. Talk about it- why do you want it? What has drawn you to it? Why is it making you mad with want for it?                      A Whole New World: A twisted tale by Liz Braswell                               Welcome to a new YA series that reimagines classic Disney stories in surprising new ways. Each book asks the question: What if one key moment from a familiar Disney film was changed? This dark and daring version of  Aladdin  twists the original story with the question: What if Jafar was the first one to summon the Genie?  When Jafar steals the Genie’s lamp

Gilmore Girls Book Tag ~ Part 1

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Gilmore Girls Book Tag #1 In honor of Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life me and Stephanie @ Bookfever decided to post the Gilmore Girls Book Tag from Yvonne @A World Between Folded Pages . I have always loved Gilmore Girls. It'll always hold a special place in my heart so been really excited to combine my love of the show with my love of books in this Book tag. 1.    I just got hit by a deer!  - character having the worst day ever – Christina : Under the never sky, The Hunger games, Maze Runner. Any dystopian book really? Are there ever any of those where we get into it and think oh what a lovely day, sun is shining, birds are chirping. Never takes long for it all to go to hell all in the span of one day and usually brings the characters closer to an awful death unless they somehow survive. Stephanie: Sophie Hatter in Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones. She sure has a bad day when the Witch of the Waste puts her under that spell that cha

Monday Madness: The Beast Within by Serena Valentino

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 Monday Madness  is a new bookish meme hosted by Booklover's Teaparty and  Bookfever . You know that feeling when you feel like you are gonna go mad if you do not get a certain book right away, when you are obsessed and all you want is that one book and you will be happy? That is what Monday Madness is about. All those books you that drive you mad.  Pick a book. Talk about it- why do you want it? What has drawn you to it? Why is it making you mad with want for it?                      The Beast Within by Serena Valentino                               A cursed prince sits alone in a secluded castle. Few have seen him, but those who claim they have say his hair is wild and nails are sharp--like a beast's! But how did this prince, once jovial and beloved by the people, come to be a reclusive and bitter monster? And is it possible that he can ever find true love and break the curse that has been placed upon him?