Q3 - Once Upon a Time

[aub.downtherabbithole]

I forgot to officially join this challenge. Please sign me up for 5 books based on my favorite fairy tale: Alice in Wonderland. I already completed 2 books this month.

Quarter 3 Challenge
ONCE UPON A TIME (#51)
Progress: 6/5 COMPLETE

Alice in Wonderland (my favorite fairy tale)

1. Alice - female main character
The Girl with the Whispering Shadow
2. Dream - character enters a dream world
Children of Blood and Bone
3. Red vs White - war between opposites/differences
Broken Throne
4. Rabbit Hole - discover a new land
The Crowns of Croswald
5. Wordplay - pun or wordplay using Alice in Wonderland title/quotes
A Mad Zombie Party
6. Queen of Hearts - evil queen (or woman of any rank)
The Rose Princess

[[deleted user]]

Message 16: 3/12 completed.

[Ashleigh]

UPDATED

[Rebecca]

Update Message #9: 3/20

I read Bears Behaving Badly. The title and cover gave me (and my teens!) quite a laugh, but this was a really good paranormal romance. If you're looking for for a were-wolf or a bear prompt for this challenge, it might be a good choice. It's open-door, but if you look at the cover, you could probably guess that already! Fun read!

[Karin]

Update to message #18- 6/12 . The Pink and Sleeping Beauty are now complete.

[Sunny]

Updated Msg #3

5/15

[Lisanne]

Update to msg #5: 4/9

Snow White:
✓ Animal companions: Where the Crawdads Sing - 4.5 stars (rounded down to 4).
Main character Kya Clark is surrounded by many marsh animals and even befriends the herring gulls.

[Ashleigh]

UPDATED!

Lisanne, how good is Where the Crawdads Sing?

[Taisha]

so you have to read books that are retelling about the fantasy stories?

𝒞𝒾𝓃𝒹𝑒𝓇𝑒𝓁𝓁𝒶
Stepsisters ~
Ball ~
Fairy Godmother ~
Shoe ~
Pumpkin ~

𝒮𝓃𝑜𝓌 𝒲𝒽𝒾𝓉𝑒
Snow White ~
Apple ~
Queen ~

𝐵𝑒𝒶𝓊𝓉𝓎 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝐵𝑒𝒶𝓈𝓉
Belle ~
Rose ~

[bailey, Challenges]

Update to msg #7

Progress: 2/5

[Lisanne]

Ashleigh wrote: "UPDATED!

Lisanne, how good is Where the Crawdads Sing?"

It was a 4-4.5 star read for me! Owens shaped the scene of the marsh and swamp lands very vividly and expertly. It almost felt like I could feel and see the grasses and animals through the pages myself. The ending knocked my breath out as well. Thought it was a very well-executed revelation, though I've heard mixed opinions. A big downside for me though was the dialogue. The moment people started talking to each other I thought it all sounded very unnatural and overwritten. So, that could be improved in her future books, but all in all I would say it's definitely worth the read.

[Alaina]

Updated Message 45!

Completed 34/50

[Brittany]

Updated post 46
3/6

[Rebecca]

Updated message #9: 4/20

American Demon This is a really good addition to the Hollows series. There are all kinds of prompts that work well with fantasy themes you could get from this book. I used it for mirror because there were many pages detailing the main characters creation of a new scrying mirror to talk to demons with.

[Karin]

An edit was made to message #18.
I have changed "snow: Blood on Snow
to "Animal Companions: Where the crawdads sing"

My progress is still at 6/12.
Just letting you know why its different.

[Alaina]

Updated Message 45!

Completed 36/50

Added two books for Rose, under Beauty and the Beast & Sleeping Beauty. Both books have roses on the cover.

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

Updated Message 15: 6/6

Alice in Wonderland
Alice - Force of Nature by Jane Harper (missing person is Alice)
Time - Recursion by Blake Crouch
Queen of Hearts - (Queenie) Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay by J.K. Rowling

Jack and the Beanstalk
Giant: Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel
Beanstalk (tree): Wishtree by Katherine Applegate
Magic Beans: The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett (magic)

[Lucy'sLilLibrary]

UPDATE: #14

7/25

[Ashleigh]

UPDATED

SarahKat well done for finishing already!

[Lucy'sLilLibrary]

Updated Msg #14

10/25

[Brittany]

updated post 46
5/6

[TerryJane, Challenges]

Update to #20: 18/30.

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Ashleigh]

UPDATED

[bailey, Challenges]

Update msg #7

3/5

[Nathalia]

Message 75
Progress: 0/5

SNOW WHITE
Florest -
Stepmother -

Alice in Wonderland
Little -
Girl -

Sleeping Beauty
Curse -

[Alaina]

Updated Message 45!

Completed 42/50

[Carmen]

Update to message #4

PROGRESS: 11/20

"Magic mirror on the wall, who is the fairest one of all?"

❎5. MAGIC MIRROR: Magic mirror ✔
❎6. WALL: The yellow wall-paper ✔

[Alaina]

Updated Message 45!

Completed 44/50

[Carmen]

Update to message #4

PROGRESS: 12/20

"Magic mirror on the wall, who is the fairest one of all?"

❎7. THE FAIREST ONE OF ALL: Fairest of them all ✔

[Karin]

Update to message #18, My total is now 8/12 complete

[Ashleigh]

UPDATED!

[Ashleigh]

2/6

Tale of the Three Brothers (From Tales of Beedle the Bard, JK Rowling)

✔️Deathly Hallows - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Brothers - Once We Were Brothers
Death -
Elder Wand - The Elder Gods
Stone - The Summon Stone
✔️Invisibility - The Invisible Library

[Rebecca]

Updated Message 9: 5/20

Read Little Women with my kids. It was for the Sisters prompt I made with Snow White Rose Read. . . .Probably a little bit of an obvious choice, but a great book for all ages and both boys and girls.

[Rebecca]

Update Message #9: 6/20

Read China Rich Girlfriend for my rags to riches/golden goose prompt for Jack and the Beanstalk. Frothy summer fun!

[bailey, Challenges]

Update msg 7

Progress: 5/5 COMPLETE but I'll keep going :)

[Ashleigh]

UPDATED!

Well done Bailey :)

[L Y N N]

Update to posting #8:
3/5 as of August 11

[Lucy'sLilLibrary]

UPDATE: Message #14 - 14/25

[Sunny]

Updated Msg #3

7/11

I decided to read 11 books rather than 15.

[Rebecca]

Update to Message #9: 7/20

Read The Lies That Bind for unrequited love. There's a lot of characters here thinking they're in love and not having that love returned. This is not my favorite of Giffin's books, but it's a pleasant read.

[Carmen]

Update to message #4

PROGRESS: 14/20

From A to Z: myths-legends-fairy tales Challenge:
OLD: There Was an Old Woman
JEALOUS: Wicked Jealous

[Rebecca]

Update Message #9: 8/20

Read The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared and counted it towards "sea" because dude spends a lot of years sitting on the beach.

[Ashleigh]

UPDATED!

[Lisanne]

Update to msg #5: 5/9

the Crow (Slavic fairy tale)
✓ Crows: Six of Crows - 5 stars

[Rebecca]

Update Message #9: 9/20

Finished The Phoenix and the Carpet as a mild take on a portal fantasy as the carpet can take these kids anywhere they wish for. This is a gently fantasy for children, and it's very engaging, even though it was written in 1905. There are a couple of places where it hasn't aged well (like calling indigenous island dwellers "savages"), but a sweet book overall. I'm going to see if my younger children (ages 9 & 10) are interested in it for a read-aloud.

[Carmen]

Update to message #4

PROGRESS: 15/20

From A to Z: myths-legends-fairy tales Challenge:
NARCISSIST: Such a Pretty Fat: One Narcissist's Quest to Discover If Her Life Makes Her Ass Look Big, or Why Pie Is Not the Answer

[Rebecca]

Update message #9: 10/20

Halfway there!!

I read The Love Story of Missy Carmichael which just made me ugly cry. Such a good book!

[Karin]

update as of aug 19th to message #18-
progress > 10/12

[Rebecca]

Update Message #9: 11/20

Read Rich People Problems for my "Jack" prompt for Jack and the Beanstalk. However, I must confess that Jack is a minor character in this installment of the trilogy.

[aub.downtherabbithole]

Update
Message #51
Read 6/5 books