Rita’s Comments (group member since Jul 23, 2010)

Rita’s comments from the Unlocking Books group.

I added "According to Jane" to my to read list. The premise sounds interesting.

I came across an article on a YA book blog about book covers: http://www.yabookiemonster.com/2011/1...

I looked up some of the books here on goodreads, and sure enough, they do use the same photo in the covers. Sad. I feel sorry for the authors.

I wonder if the artists do this because they are out of ideas or if the publisher does this to get more sales, thinking that if one book cover caught the interest of buyers than buyers will be likely to buy its twin.

I had changed goals throughout the year, so I hadn't finished some of my writing goals either.

Progress is just as important as finishing because it shows persistance.

Have a project in the works? Tell us about it.

I had a goal of reading 50 books, and I'm at 62 or so. Not bad, huh?

How about you?

Have a book blog? Read a great book blog? Wrote a recent post? Share it all here.

Tell us about a book release or news about your favorite authors!

What makes a book cover great? Tell me all about your favorite and why.

Or discuss the nuances of great cover art.

Was it better or worse than the Hunger Games?

...handed out roses to the ladies thronging his castle while the knights in shining armor...

I'm currently reading The Exiled Queen, the sequel to The Demon King. I was bored with the usual fantasy novels, preferring urban fantasy and paranormal novels, but these books are really good. I didn't want the first one to end.

That does sound interesting. I need to add it to my ever-growing to-read list.

pounced the mice, but the monkeys...

In many ways, Hunger Games is entertainment, but in Mockingjay, the story is a battle for freedom.

I liked the last book best, but it is more political.

That's a good book, isn't it? Who is your favorite character (other than Katniss)? What is your favorite scene?

I like Peeta best. And as far as favorite scene, I liked when she made friends with the younger girl whose name I can't remember.

I found a copy of the fairy tale White Cat. Check it out.

It's these lines here that made me realize that Holly Black's version must be an adapted retelling:

Days go by so quickly when one is very happy that it is certain the Prince would never have thought of its being time to go back, when one evening as they sat together the White Cat said to him that if he wanted to take a lovely princess home with him the next day he must be prepared to do what she told him.

"Take this sword," she said, "and cut off my head!"

"I!" cried the Prince, "I cut off your head! Blanchette darling, how could I do it?"

"I entreat you to do as I tell you, King's son," she replied.

I am certain that the version I read as a kid included the lines "If you love me, you will cut off my head." Which is exactly what was said in HB's White Cat.

Yes, I read White Cat. I even made my husband read it. He and I swap books all the time, but he doesn't always read the YA books I like. This one though was a must read. I knew he'd love it.

Have you ever heard of the fairty tale White Cat? Not a very well known fairy tale, but it was my childhood favorite. Only heard it once though. Maybe it is on the internet somewhere.

Anyway, there are echoes of the fairy Tale in Holly Black's version of White Cat.

I just finished Going Bovine by Libba Bray (loved it). And I'm about to start Red Glove by Holly Black.