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Gathering Frost (Once Upon A Curse Book 1)
Gathering Frost (Once Upon A Curse Book 1) | Kaitlyn Davis
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**A USA Today Must-Read Romance!** Will the prince's kiss be enough to revive her frozen heart? Don't miss GATHERING FROST, a dystopian romance from bestselling author Kaitlyn Davis that reimagines the classic fairy tale of Sleeping Beauty. "I wish I could say I was the hero of the story. A resister. A rebel. Someone who lived to bring an end to the queen who stole my childhood--my mother, my life, my very world. But I'm not. I'm not the good guy. I'm the one who puts the good guys in their graves." Jade was only a little girl when the earthquake struck. Before her eyes, half of New York City disappeared, replaced by a village that seemed torn out of a storybook. Horses and carriages. Cobblestone streets. A towering castle. And, above all, a queen with the magical ability to strip emotions away. Ten years later and Jade has forgotten what it is to feel, to care...even to love. Working as a member of the queen's guard, she spends most of her time on the city wall staring at the crumbling skyscrapers of old New York. But everything changes when the queen's runaway son, Prince Asher, returns. Under his relentless taunts, her blood begins to boil. Under his piercing gaze, her heart begins to flutter. And the more her icy soul begins to thaw, the more Jade comes to question everything she's ever known--and, more importantly, whose side she's really on. Keywords: Teen & Young Adult, Fairytale, Fairy Tale, Retelling, Adaptation, Fairy Tale Adaptation, Sleeping Beauty, Romance, Dystopian, Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy, Love, Action & Adventure, Magic, Fantasy, Evil Queen, Prince Charming RAVE REVIEWS for Gathering Frost! "My favorite thing about this book is the action. Jade isn't a sleeping princess. She's the best fighter and so fierce in her "empty" state. I felt like this was an urban fantasy with all the steam of a romance." - Jessie Potts, USA Today 'Happy Ever After Blog' "Davis writes with confidence and poise, and the story's many twists and turns stave off predictability and allow readers to become immersed in a starkly magical world filled with last hopes." - Publisher's Weekly "Gathering Frost is just awesome in every way. Beautiful prose, lots of heart-wrenching emotion, action and romance, a great, unstoppable villain, and a smart, tough heroine who will fight for what she wants." - Geeks In High School "The writing is flawless as always and I must say, way to take a classic and make such a creative and wonderful twist to it...It's well thought out and it unbelievably magnificent. I seriously couldn't put it down. Wait I never actually put it down. I started and finished in one sitting because it's just that good. This one is a MUST READ." - Happy Tails and Tales Blog "I loved everything about this book! The different take on Sleeping Beauty, the strong female characters, and the overall vibe of the book/series to come. Jade is amazing and leaped off the page...This is not just a romance! It has great action scenes where Jade is kicking some major ass and there are surprises at every corner." - Hooked In A Book "I loved this book. To me is it a very loose reimagined world of Sleeping Beauty, but that is a good thing. It kept me guessing and really kept me on the edge of my seat. I stayed up late reading as I just had to know what happens next." - Michelle's Paranormal Vault of Books
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CrowCAH
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Gather your nuts, ope, I mean BOOKS for the winter! 📚

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 😂❤️📚 2mo
dabbe 🤎🍁🧡 2mo
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CrowCAH @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @dabbe @AnishaInkspill @Gissy we have to make sure we have a TBR pile just in case we get snowed in! 😉 1mo
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LibrarianRyan
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3 ⭐this book was really promising. I think if I was reading it, instead of listening to it I would have finished it. It is about a girl, who was 5 years old when a fantasy world grew from under Central Park new York. the fantasy world took over, most adults died, and the children were taken by the queen. Now it is 10 or so years later. There is no emotion in this fantasy kingdom, and our girl is now part of the night watch.

LibrarianRyan She goes after the Queens son, when he is discovered around the city. She follows him to Ohio, where she is quarantined, (held Prison) so she can clear herself of the spell and feel again.

It was the quarantine that lost me. It was slow and lacked the charm of the rest of the book. I found my mind wondering and not caring what was happening. I DNFed. if I was reading and could have skimmed through this, i probably would have.
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This was an interesting retelling of Sleeping Beauty. Set in a New York where a magical world has overtaken the city and the Queen takes everyone's emotions so they have no will to fight. Typical YA romance drama, but I enjoyed the characters. I haven't decided if I will continue with the series.

Andrew65 Great 👏👏👏 3y
megnews I‘m trying to add some fantasy and fairytales to my reading next year. This sounds promising. Stacked. 3y
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DieAReader 🎉🎉🎉 3y
TheSpineView Way to go! 3y
Jadams89 🎄👍🏻 3y
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Emmybird01
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Jade is a character you just feel for. Asher is a lovable character. Together they are just perfect. I love the world this author has created. It is so interesting. The romance is sweet but there is still a lot of action and some drama. I will definitely be continuing this series.

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1. Jodi Piccoult books
2. Will & Grace
3. Coffee and a banana
4. Mountain standard time
5. Yellow frost
@howjessreads #friyayintro

REPollock Jodi Picoult makes me mad too! 5y
Coleen_Nieto @REPollock everyone I know loves her books but they usually end up just frustrating me. Glad to know I'm not alone :) 5y
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Coleen_Nieto
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1. Are You My Mother?
2. Handling Sin by Michael Malone or Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosch
3. We Were Liars
4. I'm really into egg cups this week. My daughter made them.for me last week and they're a convenient, delicious, make ahead breakfast.
5. @Jerdencon @Eggs @DaveGreen7777 @JoScho @Coleen @howjessreads #wondrouswednesday

Eggs Mmmmmm egg cups!! 5y
Coleen_Nieto @eggs thanks so much for doing this, I look forward to it each week! 5y
Eggs It‘s my pleasure Coleen! Love reading all the responses 🤗👏🏻🥰 5y
JoScho Thanks for the tag 😘 5y
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Coleen_Nieto
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Next up! Happy Labor Day weekend!

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booksbaconglitter
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Because I need to balance out all the sad & serious books I'm currently reading.

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