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Spinning Silver Naomi Novik Published: July 10, 2018 (Del Rey) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Miryem is the daughter and granddaughter of moneylenders. Where her grandfather is successful at moneylending, her father not so much. So Miryem takes it upon herself to collect the debt... 
Heartless Marissa Meyer Published: Nov. 8, 2016 (Feiwel & Friends) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: library Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 3.5 stars Before she became the decapitating obsessed Queen of Hearts, she was Catherine Pinkerton, daughter of the Marquess of Rock Turtle Cove, and she loved to bake. In fact, her dream is to open a bakery with her best friend Mary Ann. Cath... 
Fairy tale retellings have been hot for some time, and we have to admit: we’re fans. If you’re hooked on the TV show Once Upon A Time, you’re going to love today’s giveaway. There’s a Fairy Tale 2.0 series featuring books spun from characters on the show. The Fairy Tale 2.0 campaign features different revamped fairy tale novels by different authors. We have a giveaway of Red’s Untold Tale by Wendy... 
Alice Christina Henry Published: Aug. 4, 2015 (Ace) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Amanda Rating (out of 5): 4.5 stars What if Alice wasn’t a silly girl who’d chased after a white rabbit? What if she was crazy instead? Christina Henry takes Lewis Carroll’s classic tale and turns it on its ear, giving us a dark and... 
Uprooted Naomi Novik Published: May 19, 2015 (Del Rey) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: purchased Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 4.5 stars “Our Dragon doesn’t eat the girls he takes, no matter what stories they tell outside our valley.” Every ten years the Dragon—really he’s a wizard, not a literal dragon—chooses a girl from the valley and in exchange he offers the people of the... 
Fairest (Lunar Chronicles #3.5) Marissa Meyer Published: Jan. 27, 2015 (Feiwel & Friends) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review Source: purchased Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 3 stars Note: While review will be spoiler free, it may make reference to previous books in the series. If you haven’t started this series yet, check out VBC’s review of Cinder. Queen Levana has been quite the nemesis for... 
Tithe (Modern Faerie Tales #1) Holly Black Published: Oct. 1, 2002 (Margaret K. McElderry) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: purchased Reviewed by: Jannelle Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Kaye has lived her entire life traveling from city to city, based on the whim of her mother and her singular focus on her music career. After an unfortunate incident, Kaye and her mother are forced to take... 
Cress (Lunar Chronicles #3) Marissa Meyer Published: Feb. 4, 2014 (Feiwel & Friends) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: purchased Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Note: While this review will be spoiler free, it will reference events in the first book. If you haven’t started this series yet, check out VBC’s review of book 1, Cinder. Cress has been stuck on a remote satellite for... 
Cinder (Lunar Chronicles #1) Marissa Meyer Published: January 3, 2012 (Feiwel & Friends) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: purchased Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Cinder takes place in a distant future about 123 years after World War IV devastated civilization. The Eastern Commonwealth now has to deal with Letumosis, a plague that is slowly spreading throughout the city....
