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Beauty and The Beast: Belle and Beast’s Tales, from Mallory Reaves
Hello, dearies! After so many months without a single manga review, now I bring two in the same week, right? Yup, that’s crazy old me for you all, haha! This time, I’m going to talk about TokyoPop’s duology manga series for Beauty and The Beast: Belle’s Tale and Beast’s Tale ❤ I received my review copies from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review and here we go! Thank you all, guys! /o/
*~.Belle’s Tale.~*
In Disney’s live-action film Beauty and the Beast, Belle, a bright, beautiful and independent young woman, is taken prisoner by a beast in his castle. Despite her fears, she befriends the castle’s enchanted staff and learns to look beyond the Beast’s hideous exterior and realize the kind heart and soul of the true Prince inside. This manga explores Belle’s innermost thoughts as she learns that true beauty comes from within.
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*~.Beast’s Tale.~*
A tale as old as time … told in timeless manga style Disney’s much-anticipated live-action adaptation of “Beauty and the Beast” hits theaters in March 2017, and it stars Emma Watson and Dan Stevens. This original two-part manga series is based upon the upcoming movie… but you’ve never seen this classic love story told quite this way before. The “Beauty” manga delves into Belle’s deepest thoughts as she’s taken prisoner by the Beast in his majestic castle. Where the “Beast” manga explores Beast’s deepest thoughts as he captures Belle in his castle and finds himself falling in love with her feisty attitude and adventurous spirit.
Me after finishing this series
Mini Reviews: YA books #1
Hello, dearies! We have here another powerful edition of the mini reviews post =D This time, however, the macro theme will be Young Adult books that I have read recently =)
Just remembering that the mini reviews deal is a combination of inspirations from Cait, of The Paper Fury, and from Lindsey, of @thepagemistress, and that I do those with books that were good, but weren’t unforgettable =)
In this post, you’ll find mini reviews for:
- Elizabeth Rudnick – A Frozen Heart
- Emily Rodda – The Key to Rondo (Rondo #1)
- G. K. DeRosa – Wilder Destiny (The Guardian #2)
- John Connolly – The Book of Lost Things
- Kiera Cass – The Siren
- Laini Taylor – Daughter of Smoke and Bone (Daughter of Smoke and Bone #1)
- Shannon Hale – The Unfairest of Them All (Ever After High: Storybook of Legends #2)
November’s Wrap Up + Book Haul + December’s TBR!
Hello, beautiful people! Welcome to my November Wrap Up and thanks for being here today ❤ All in all, November was pretty good for me, being my first month where I felt in control of my life since I started the new job and since I lost my beautiful darling Lady. The month flew off the window and I can’t believe we have just 23 days now until Christmas ❤ I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE MY FAMILY AGAIN! ❤ ❤
Soo, November was a so-so month for my standards. I’ve read 10 books, 22 volumes of manga and a comic book. I should have known I wouldn’t be able to beat my records of September (book-wise, haha!) and October (pages-wise, haha!). Maybe my reading slumped a little exactly because of all the intensity of the other months… #mystery
TBR of the Week: A Whole New World, by Liz Braswell (Twisted Tales #1)
Hi, there! I gave up on posting my TBR of the Week early on mornings if I’m doing live posts, so I’m sorry if this one is so late 😦 But it’s here nevertheless, haha!
Today I picked an Aladdin retelling: A Whole New World, first book in the Twisted Tales series, by Liz Braswell!
COVER REVEAL: Spindle, by Shonna Slayton
Hi, there! Welcome to the other book news post of the day! It’s another cover reveal, this one on Chapter by Chapter’s account, for Spindle, by Shonna Slayton! 😀
Spindle
by Shonna Slayton
400 pages
Release Date: October 4th, 2016
Publisher: Entangled Teen
Genre: YA Historical Fantasy
From the author of Cinderella’s Dress, a brand-new standalone novel that retells the story of Sleeping Beauty, this time set during the Industrial Revolution.
Sleeping Beauty’s happily ever after isn’t the end of the story…
The evil fairy’s magic is still trapped in her unfulfilled curse, and the only way to release it is to see a girl to the death. But the spindle has been hidden away for centuries, until a peddler offers it to an unsuspecting mill girl during the Industrial Revolution.
Briar Jenny had planned to escape her life of poverty and hardship with Wheeler, an ambitious young man who plans to leave the valley and start his own business. Trouble is, he no longer cares for her, fancying the new girl who just moved into town to work at the cotton mill. When Briar tries to use the spindle to win back Wheeler’s heart and secure her future, she has no idea the power she has unleashed.
After pricking her finger on the magic spindle, she falls under a sleeping sickness that slowly claims her body bit by bit. It will take all her strength, to not only survive, but also break the curse and defeat the evil fairy for good.
Personally, I love Sleeping Beauty. She’s my favorite Disney princess at the moment (I keep switching, don’t mind me, haha!) and her story retellings are the one that most grab my attention. So far, I’ve read three, that will be listed on the end of this post, and I can’t wait for Spindle to be my fourth!! Also, I found out that Entangled Teen has an awesome portfolio and I deeply trust them with my YA romances ❤
You can already pre-order Spindle in both paperback and ebook formats at our favorite book buying places! 😀
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Shonna Slayton writes historical fairy tales for Entangled TEEN. Cinderella’s Dress and Cinderella’s Shoes, set in the 1940s, are out now. Spindle, a Sleeping Beauty inspired tale set in the late 1800s, will be out October 2016.
She finds inspiration in reading vintage diaries written by teens, who despite using different slang, sound a lot like teenagers today. When not writing, Shonna enjoys amaretto lattes and spending time with her husband and children in Arizona.
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Yes, we do have a giveaway! … For USA lovely residents only. If you are a lovely US resident or have someone that can receive the prize there for you, approach to see what you may be taking home! ❤
One lucky winner will receive:
- A paperback copy of Cinderella’s Dress
- A paperback copy of Cinderella’s Shoes
To enter this lovely giveaway, just click here: GIVEAWAY!
That’s it, thanks for reading ❤ And thanks to Chapter by Chapter for the lovely cover reveal!
PS: those are the retellings of Sleeping Beauty that I already read:
October’s Wrap Up and Book Haul!
Hello, there! Today we are going to navigate among my bought and read books of October! Yay!
I was a very good girl this month and read a total of 12 books; 10 books and 2 comics. I told you in my September’s wrap up that October was my month, haha! I also received some new books in exchange for honest reviews, but all in due time!
In shopping matters, October was practically non-existent – honestly, I didn’t even got out to the bookstore, you know? And I’m not making online shopping lately, as I don’t have the time either, haha! I bought 2 mangas, 5 comic books, 1 coloring book (call me obsessed) and one sticker album, because I’m a child, haha!
Books that I’ve read
- Secrets and High Spirits (Secrets #4), by Lou Harper (review here!)
- What Lies Within, by James Morris (review here!)
- The Bound Series, by Ava March (review here!)
Brazilian books meant to be featured on my dissertation
(meaning: I won’t review them, haha!)
- O Calçado e a Moda no Brasil: um Olhar Histórico, by Eduardo Motta
- Passado a limpo, by Eduardo Bueno
- Salões e Damas do Segundo Reinado, by Wanderley Pinho
- História da Vida Privada no Brasil: A Corte e a Modernidade Nacional, by Fernando A. Novais and Laura M. Souza
- História da Vida Privada no Brasil: Da Belle Epoque à Era do Rádio, by Fernando A. Novais
- A Televisão no Brasil: 50 anos de história (1950-2000), by Sérgio Mattos
- A Revista no Brasil do Século XIX: A história da formação das publicações, do leitor e da identidade do brasileiro, by Carlos Costa
Comic books
I managed to not read a single manga this month, which is impressive for my standards, and I already wrote two of three reviews expected to October. Go, me! ❤ The first Bound Series’ review will be up until Friday, Nov. 6th, with luck.
As for the books that I’ve received
- Finding Forever, by Linda Oaks (review here!)
- Melophobia, by James Morris
I already reviewed a book from Linda, Chasing Rainbows (link here), and a book by James, What Lies Within. Thanks so much for the trust, guys! Just wait my vacation, haha!
My currently readings are The Night Clock, by Paul Meloy, which I received through NetGalley (thank you!) and Finding Forever, because its release was on Oct. 29th. I’m positive that FF review will be up on the blog on Nov. 8th and The Night Clock, on Nov. 5th. But let’s see, right? Hahaha!
I also would like to start a countdown here. I deliver my dissertation on Nov. 10th, which means that this will be seven days from this post. CHEERS FOR FREEDOM!
Ahem, that’s it! Thanks for reading and Happy November!
Match Made in Mondays: I entered a weekly meme!
Hello, there! Can you believe this?! I just started to do my dear friend Audrey’s Monday memes, called Match Made in Mondays! I’m so excited! I hope I can do this often, haha!
Audrey is from the Forwards and Bookwords and the theme this week is: THIS CHARACTER from THIS BOOK + THIS CHARACTER from a DIFFERENT BOOK shipped (Despite potentially being from completely different worlds, what two characters do you just know would make an awesome couple?).
I confess that I usually don’t mix characters from books on a loving fashion. I think: “oh, this boy and this girl would rock ass being on the same school/work team” or “oh my, those two would be awesome buddies”, but never with love in the middle. Now I have to, haha!
I guess I would love to see Eadlyn, from The Heir, by Kiera Cass, struggling with Teag, from Secrets and High Spirits, from Lou Harper, because I think Eadlyn needs some lessons.
I know what you’re thinking: but wasn’t Teag gay and all? Oh, yes, without any doubts and Bruce can tell you better than me, but the thing is that Teag is a control freak just like Eadlyn. It would be good for her ego to be put in her place more often than not by Teag. Or maybe both would kill each other’s to no ends and Bruce would have to attend to 35 boys. Either way, the outcome seems happy to me, hahaha! Besides, love born from hate is always hotter, haha!
But if Audrey asked me the same question on movie matters, my answer would pop out in two seconds: Jack Frost, from Rise of Guardians, and Elsa, from Frozen. Is she older? Yes. Is he immature? Yes. Are both totally cool without love? Yes. BUT THEY WOULD BE AMAZING FOR ME, SO I DON’T CARE!
See? The artwork is from Deviantart, but proves well my point ❤ Dreamworks, Disney, PLEASE MAKE IT HAPPEN! Hahaha!
That’s it, guys! Thanks for reading and, next Monday, new topic!
September Wrap Up and Book Haul!
Hello, there! I know, it’s been a while, but I’m on my last semester at college and my graduation is on DECEMBER. You can imagine that my life is a mess right now, haha!
Anyway, let’s talk about September! It was a more or less book month for me, as I am on the middle of a major slump, thanks to the books that I have to read for my dissertation – I’m two chapters away from being ready! I can’t wait to finish it! – so I read in a good pace in the beginning of September and stopped in the middle of the month, reading only some mangas and a Disney Comic Book 
My book haul was much better this month: I bought a total of 8 books: 4 paperbacks, 3 mangas and 1 comic book 😀 Check it out:
- The Heir (The Selection #4) – Kiera Cass (review here!)
- A Mídia nas Constituições do Brasil: Respeito e Desrespeito – Erasmo de Freitas Nuzzi (a Brazilian journalistic book, so I don’t know if I will be reviewing it or not after reading it, haha!)
- 2 Coloring books from Frozen 😉
- volumes 3 and 4 of Wish, by Clamp
- volume 23 of XXX-Holic, by Clamp
(now I have the whole Wish collection! Yay! *–*)
- And my Halloween comic book from Disney ❤
I also like to thank (again for the thousand time) Lauren Bird Horowitz, as she sent me a paperback copy of her new novel, Shattered Blue (review here!), first book in The Light Series! ❤ Thanks forever! This was the first time an author sent me a physical copy of a book, because I life in Brazil, haha! It was so special that I cried…
Anyway, the books I read this month:
- Sigmund Shaw, by Mark C. King: 5 stars, review here!
- Dangerous Spirits, by Jordan L, Hawk: 5 stars, review here!
- The Heir, by Kiera Cass: 3 stars, review here!
- The Bond Series (Bound by Deception, Bound to Him and Deliberately Unbound), by Ava March: 4 stars, review here!
- manga Eerie Queerie!, volumes 1 to 3. [Update: review here!]
Yup, pretty disappointing. In October, I’m destined to have better numbers because I’m finishing my dissertation and I have to read about 8 books for that, more or less. So, Halloween’s month is going to rock hard!
That’s all, thanks for reading and I hope to be back soon with the reviews that I own… And stick around, because this week we have the monthly book releases list! *–*
September new books!
Hi, there! September is going to be such a full month for us readers! There are a lot of cool books coming out and omg, I want them all, haha! I did a short list with my top most wanted for September, so here we go!
September, 1st
. Catacomb (The Asylum Series #3) – Madeleine Roux
I JUST NEED TO READ IT. Sorry for caps locking, but I’ve read Asylum and Sanctum earlier this year (January and March) and I need to see how it is going to end! I tried to get myself a review copy only to read it faster, but I didn’t got it – it happens – so I’ll have to wait the good will of Brazilian bookstores now…
. Vengeance Road – Erin Bowman
I went crazy with this book’s cover. IT’S SO BEAUTIFUL! Moreover, the story sounds amazing, can’t wait to put my hands on it 🙂 You can see here it’s trailer:
. The Duke and His Duchess / The Courtship – Grace Burrowes
So, I’m a big fan of Grace’s works – I admit, I only read three books from her so far, but I’m getting there, haha! Those two stories are being released on paperback for the first time 🙂
. The Rogue You Know (Covent Garden Cubs #2) – Shana Galen
I got really interested on this romance – besides, the cover is beautiful, judge me, haha! I think I’d enjoy it!
. A Curious Beginning (Veronica Speedwell Mystery #1) – Deanna Raybourn
This sounds so good! I never read anything by Raybourn, but this series sounds amazing 🙂
. Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass #4) – Sarah J. Maas
I’ve been wanting to read a book by Sarah since December and something always happens and stop me from doing so. Hopefully, next December things will be different. For now, the fourth book in the Throne of Glass series is out 🙂
. Queen Song (Red Queen 0.5) – Victoria Aveyard
I already bought my Red Queen copy, but haven’t reached it yet. And this fact doesn’t stop me from wanting to read this prequel! 😀
. The Sisters of Versailles (The Mistresses of Versailles Trilogy #1) – Sally Christie
Versailles’ dramas? Count me in!
. Cinderella Six Feet Under (Fairy Tale Fatal Mystery #2) – Maia Chance
I love fairy tales gone bad, really. Just found out about this book and I want to read it 😀
. The Highwayman (Victorian Rebels #1) – Kerrigan Byrne
Another historical romance that I want to read. It’s not my fault if they all sound so nice *blushes*
September, 3rd
. The Secret Fire (The Alchemist Chronicles #1) – C.J. Daugherty
This book sounds very interesting. I’m not sure if I will like it, but I want to give it a try!
September, 14th
. Developing Minds: An American Ghost Story – Jonathan LaPoma
I entered a giveaway on Goodreads (Idk why since I can’t win a giveaway to save my life) and the book sounds very cool!
September, 15th
. Dangerous Spirits (Spirits #2) – Jordan L. Hawk
I read the first book of this series earlier this year as well and I didn’t know it would have a sequel, it was such a good surprise! ❤ Jordan kindly sent me a review copy and I will start it as soon as I finish Sigmund Shaw! 😀 Thanks again!
. Shattered Blue (The Light Trilogy #1) – Lauren Bird Horowitz
This one I already read thanks to NetGalley (review is here) and OMG, it’s amazing! I can’t wait for the release, everybody should read this book! Think about The Vampire Diaries series with fairies or Fae. PERFECTION! ❤
. The Dead House – Dawn Kurtagich
Also just found this one and I NEED TO READ THIS, PLEASE!
September, 22th
. Matthew (Jaded Gentleman #2) – Grace Burrowes
I didn’t start this series yet, but come on, it’s Grace Burrowes. Of course this will rock 😀
. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories The Novel – Tomoko Kanemaki
This will be the novel version to the videogame Kingdom Heats Chain of Memories AND I NEED IT. I love KH games and am reading the mangas, so of course I want the novel as well!
. Library of Souls (Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children #3) – Ransom Riggs
I’ve met this series thanks to the Asylum series and I still haven’t started it – but I will, soon! Today, I almost chose its first book in the bookstore, but it wouldn’t be fair to read it before The Heir… Anyway, the third book in the series is out this month!
September, 29th
. The Shepherd and The Solicitor – Bonnie Dee and Summer Devon
I’m a huge fan of Bonnie Dee and Summer Devon’s partnerships and I can’t wait to see what’s this book about ❤
. Pretty Girls – Karin Slaughter
I saw this on one of my three thousand bookish newsletters and I knew I had to read it. How simple is that? Haha!
. Daughters unto Devils – Amy Lukavics
I just discovered this book on Goodreads and I need to read it. I love terror/horror books like this one!
. A Mad Zombie Party (White Rabbit Chronicles #4) – Gena Showalter
Another series that I want to start. You must be thinking: “omg, where does this girl lives? Didn’t she read the coolest new series out there?” I apologize, I don’t have a good excuse for that, haha! Anyway, the fourth book of the series is out this month.
. Madly (Potion #1) – Amy Alward
I saw the review for this book up on a blog and knew I would love this 🙂
That’s what’s up on September for me for now, haha! Thanks for reading! Which books are you excited for??
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