Roses and Rot | 
#NewYearNewBooks
It‘s been years since I read this one but the dark fae or scary #Fairies 😉 still come to mind. I remember liking the fairytale meets dark academia vibe. 🥀🧚
so-soThis was definitely a strange book. It was not at all what I thought it was going to be. I really liked the fairy tale theme in the book, but some of the fae stuff got a little bit out there for me by the end. It was just too much and the ending was so rushed. I didn‘t hate this book - it just was a bit too much at certain points in my opinion.
so-soOctober #doublebookspin
⭐️⭐️ I won this book 4 years ago during my first Halloween photo challenge here on Litsy and #screamathon2020 #doublebookspin was the perfect time to finally read it. It started off strong with some Goblin Market vibes but quickly dissolved into a clunky mess of a story. Glad it‘s off my tbr but disappointed, stories of the Fae and Faerie are just not for me.
so-soTwo sisters reunite at an elite school for artists after escaping an emotionally and physically abusive mother. There are secrets at the school, and the price when they are revealed may be more than the sisters can pay.
Seeing the sisters relationship rebuild was wonderful and the amorality of the Fae was well done.
But there was something missing, and I can‘t quite put my finger on it. The narrator, though, was perfect for this book. 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
pick“This is the thing about fairy tales: You have to live through them, before you get to happily ever after. That ever after has to be earned, and not everyone makes it that far.”
A luscious dark fairy tale featuring two artistic sisters (a writer and a dancer) who escape their abusive mother and earn spots in a prestigious art program. Of course, the school is hiding secrets and not everyone is who they seem to be.
#MarchIntoThe70s #day8 #TinyDancer This novel is the last one I‘ve read with a character who‘s a dancer. Imogen, an author, and her sister Marin, a ballet dancer, are accepted into a prestigious arts school for a year. Marin has a gift for dance, one that has caught the eye of her mentor, a principal dancer at the National Ballet Theatre, but he has a secret, one that‘ll turn Marin‘s world upside down.💃🏻
pickAnother sunrise from the wrong end, but wow,was this book worth it! A story of two sisters,eldest a writer,youngest a dancer, besieged by an evil mother who undermines & abuses constantly.Years later, both are accepted to a arts retreat,not knowing that the Fae run it & expect payment. Dark, dangerous & gorgeous. #Booked2019 #FairyTaleRetelling #MountTBR2019 #Bk7 #LitsyAtoZ2019 #LetterR #LittenLoveBingo #LLB19 #FeaturedInALittensPhotoChallengePost
I‘m so glad I asked hubs to pick, this book is fantastic! Almost 4hrs later and I‘m at halfway, I can‘t put it down. It‘s the kind of faerie story I love, where the Fae are cruel & amoral & Faerie is a seductive but dangerous place. Just having a tea break before diving back in. #Booked2019 #FairyTaleRetelling #MountTBR2019 #Bk7 #LitsyAtoZ2019 #LetterR #LittenLoveBingo #LLB19 #FeaturedInALittensPhotoChallengePost
I couldn‘t choose from these 4 which 1 was going to be my #Booked2019 #FairytaleRetelling so I asked hubs to choose for me. So,Roses And Rot it is! I think I gave him variety,from bottom up it‘s Cinderella, Russian Folktales, Snow White & Rose Red.It will also be #MountTBR2019 #Bk7 #LitsyAtoZ2019 #LetterR & #LittenLoveBingo #LLB19 #FeaturedInALittensPhotoChallengePost I just checked & this went into my #MountTBRShelvesOfDoom over 2yrs ago!
panThis was really terrible. I only finished bc I listened to it on 3x speed. Weird setting, story and characters that just were very two dimensional. My hubby says he can tell when I really don't like a book bc I do this eye-roll thing as I'm reading/listening to it. Well there was much eye-rolling with this one lol 🙄
Also, I read this bc Neil Gaiman blurbed it. I feel so betrayed 😟🤣
#QuotsyJune18 #rotten
"...a thick haze that smelled equally of roses and of rot." Something is rotten at Melete--the artists' colony where Imogen and Marin are awarded nine-month residencies...
If you haven't read it and like stories steeped in fairy tale & folklore, Roses and Rot is a great summer read.
pickImogene and her sister Marin have left their terrible mother behind to attend a prestigious artist retreat. The retreat seems like something straight out of a fairytale, but soon the sisters learn that fairytales come with their own set of sacrifices, be it for art or for love. Imogene, a writer, and Marin, a dancer, must learn what they would sacrifice in order to become the best. Only one sister can claim the top spot.
pickImogen and Marin are two sisters using art to strengthen and escape a cruel, abusive mother. When they get accepted at Melete, a prestigious school for artists, they begin to experience things that test the bonds of their sisterhood. Fabulously written with a fairytale element. Kat Howard is becoming a favorite
pickI really liked this and stayed up late last night to finish (so glad it was Friday). 😊The writing reminded me of Gaiman in places but the author definitely has her own voice. A solid storyline, fairy tales mixed in with the story, and some thought provoking quotes made this a winner for me! 👍🏻
Hopefully this one will be perfect for hibernating until the snow stops. #SFF
pickFinished this up in bed early this morning. I loved how she mixes fairy tales with her story.
Book 1 of #theunreadshelfproject2018
Holy shit.
"Not every princess climbs out of her coffin."
Seriously, TGIF.
Leggings, fuzzy sweater, and all.
Must finish this one tonight.
#theunreadshelfproject2018
My alarm goes off at 4:25.
Reading in bed in the dark by 8:30 ✔️
I have 2 hrs and 1 minute left in this book and I only have 1 hour until my workout.
Predicaments.
0 degrees is the warmest it's been here today.
Afternoon coffee necessary.
When there's a blizzard outside.
Bailey - "Momma, I don't like the snow. We shall stay right here."
Not digging the new Christina Lauren so switching it up for fairies and mug cakes. 🤷🏻♀️#joinin
Two for me and one for someone else. That‘s how you do book math right?
pickI really, really liked this beautifully written dark fairy tale. Kind of Tam Lin meets Goblin Market. I loved the depiction of the sisters‘ relationship & gradual revelations about their childhood, and the gradual reveal about the true nature of Melete. Two weak points: Imogen‘s writing (way too bland for a character supposed to be an amazing writer) and the wrap-up of the mother storyline (needed a lot more development). Overall, though—loved it!
We've already seen so many amazing costumes and spooky #bookstagram posts this weekend! ⠀
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ROSES AND ROT was one of Kendra's favorite fantasy books of 2016. It's reminiscent of Holly Black's gritty and raw stories, but Kat Howard's interpretation of the Fae possesses a maturity, a dark beauty that glitters with its own type of literary magic. ⠀
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What are your favorite #spookyreads?⠀
‘The long afternoon shadows followed them, twisting and turning. A ballet of thorns and velvet petals and cold, perfumed darkness. I stepped off the path and into the thick of the flowers.‘
#uncannyoctober day 25: #cursed
Perhaps too sunny-looking a photo for this prompt and this book.
I'm about halfway through this book and it is so not what I expected. It's definitely a fall kind of read, with a strange setting at an artists' residency, and the haunting fairytales that Imogen writes.
Of all the #TBRs on my shelves, nothing was clicking for me last night. So naturally I started a new library book. 🤷🏻♀️
so-soI wanted to like this book and maybe that‘s the problem - too much expectation. In the end, I was underwhelmed. It‘s not bad, but I was in no way compelled and started skimming towards the end. The premise is great, but the plot and character development are muddy and underdeveloped, as if the author were skimming to get to the end to. Fun enough, but a pretty hollow reading experience overall.
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