Dorien’s Comments (group member since Oct 19, 2016)

Dorien’s comments from the 2017, year of the fairytale group.

This is the place to share you thoughts on The child thief by Brom.

This is the place to share you thoughts on Never Never by Brianna Shrum.

Selle wrote: "Dorien wrote: "Selle wrote: "I'm going to be reading Never, Never when it finally arrives. I've already read Tiger Lily."

What did you think of tiger lily? I am currently readin it!"

It was alright."

Haha sounds enthusiastic! I am not really enjoying it at the moment.

Selle wrote: "I'm going to be reading Never, Never when it finally arrives. I've already read Tiger Lily."

What did you think of tiger lily? I am currently readin it!

Hey Guys,

First of all my apologies for being so late with this post. I know February is only two days away and I haven't announced which Peter Pan books are going to be included in next month!

There are so many amazing Peter Pan retellings that is was very difficult to choose and to narrow it down to a reasonable amount for a month that only consists of 28 days.

Because there are so many retellings of Peter Pan. And honestly, I just couldn't choose, there are a total of 6 retellings on this list. So you guys should absolutely not feel obligated to try and read all of these books, but just pick the ones you would like to read most. If this works we will be doing this more in the upcoming months.

The Peter Pan retellings for February are:
Never Never by Brianna Shrum
The Child Thief by Brom
Unhooked by Lisa Maxwell
Second Star by Alissa B Scheinmel
Lost Girl by Chanda Hahn
Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson

Which one(s) are you planning to read?
Have you already read any of these?
Which one(s) are you most excited about?

It is almost the end of January. So time to look back on the cinderella month!

Which books have you read? What did you think of them? Which one did you like best? Wich one did you like least? Why? Which one was truest to the original cinderella story?

I finished it today. Even though I liked it I didn't love it as much as I had hoped to. Because of all the hype this series has had on booktube, I think all that was possible was for a little let down.
I didn't really see the who cinderella aspect in this book, other than there was a prince involved and it took place in a castle. Okay and maybe Celaenas background did have a little bit of the Cinderella feel to it.
I think this book had lots of potential and I am curious to see where the rest of the series goes! But sometimes it just felt a little bit to unrealistic for my taste!

Okay guys! I seriously need some help! I now have narrowed it down to 6 retellings! But I don't think I will be able to read 6 retellings plus the original story of Peter pan (which is also 220 pages long) in one month, do you think you guys will be able to?

The books that are currently on my list are:

Unhooked by Lisa Maxwell
Never Never by Brianna Shrum
The Child Thief by Brom
Second Star by Alyssa B. Sheinmel
Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson
Lost Girl by Chanda Hahn

Which of these would you like to read?

Selle wrote: "I would love to either read Unhooked by Lisa Maxwell or Never, Never by Brianna Shrum"

They both sound really great!

I am reading throne of glass since last thursday. I am enjoying it, but I am not loving it as much as I hoped so far. It is going slower than I expected.

So the fairytale for the month of February is going to be:

PETER PAN!

Which Peter pan retellings do you guys want to read? There are so many, and February is a relatively short month!

Selle wrote: "Really liking it so far. I hadn't expected the fairy element to be so prominent."

Sounds great! Glas you are enjoying it! I cannot wait to start read Ash! I don't know why, but I want to save it intil the end and read it as the final one!

I finished this book last night and I thought it was highly enjoyable! At first I thought it would be very predictable but then things changed up a bit and now I am really looking forward to the rest of the series
As for the cinderella retelling; I do see the comparisons in the beautiful deesses and the hansome prince that is looking for a princes. But it didn't have the same feel to it as cinderella did and the main character is so different in the way she acts.

Marita wrote: "I'm reading this book now as my first Cinderella retelling. I'm really liking it so far."

Great to hear! I am so much looking forward to read this one!

I am now going to start with my first cinderella retelling and I am going to start off with the selection. Anyone else read this one yet? Or is reading it?

This is the place to share your thoughts on Ash by Malinda Lo Tell when you are reading this book and tell what you think.

Please try to avoid spoilers please

This is the place to share your thoughts on Cinder by Marissa Meyer. Tell when you are reading this book and tell what you think.

Please try to avoid spoilers please!

This is the place to share you thoughts on the selection by Kiera Cass. Tell when you are reading this book and tell what you think.

Please try to avoid spoilers please!

This is the place to share your thoughts on Throne of glass by Sarah J Maas. Tell when you are reading this book and tell what you think.

Please try to avoid spoilers please!

So the final cut of books that made it into the list of books for January Cinderella books are as followed:

1. Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas
2. The Selection by Kiera Cass
3. Cinder by Marissa Meyer
4. Ash by Malinda Lo

Let's make it an amazing month!

Have you already read (some of) these books? Did you like them?

With which book are you going to start? I think I will start with Throne of glass!