Wednesday 2 May 2012

Waiting on Wednesday #4

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme, showcasing books that we are waiting to read.

This week I have decided to display two books as I want both these books for similar reasons.

Title: Enchanted
Author: Alethea Kontis
Publisher: Harcourt
Pages:305
Release Date: 8th May 2012

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It isn't easy being the rather overlooked and unhappy youngest sibling to sisters named for the other six days of the week. Sunday’s only comfort is writing stories, although what she writes has a terrible tendency to come true.
When Sunday meets an enchanted frog who asks about her stories, the two become friends. Soon that friendship deepens into something magical. One night Sunday kisses her frog goodbye and leaves, not realising that her love has transformed him back into Rumbold, the crown prince of Arilland—and a man Sunday’s family despises.
The prince returns to his castle, intent on making Sunday fall in love with him as the man he is, not the frog he was. But Sunday is not so easy to woo. How can she feel such a strange, strong attraction for this prince she barely knows? And what twisted secrets lie hidden in his past - and hers?

Title: Tiger Lily
Author: Jodi Lynn Anderson
Publisher: Harper Teen
Pages: 304
Release Date: 3rd July 2012

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Before Peter Pan belonged to Wendy, he belonged to the girl with the crow feather in her hair. . . .
Fifteen-year-old Tiger Lily doesn't believe in love stories or happy endings. Then she meets the alluring teenage Peter Pan in the forbidden woods of Neverland and immediately falls under his spell.
Peter is unlike anyone she's ever known. Impetuous and brave, he both scares and enthrals her. As the leader of the Lost Boys, the most fearsome of Neverland's inhabitants, Peter is an unthinkable match for Tiger Lily. Soon, she is risking everything—her family, her future—to be with him. When she is faced with marriage to a terrible man in her own tribe, she must choose between the life she's always known and running away to an uncertain future with Peter.
With enemies threatening to tear them apart, the lovers seem doomed. But it's the arrival of Wendy Darling, an English girl who's everything Tiger Lily is not, that leads Tiger Lily to discover that the most dangerous enemies can live inside even the most loyal and loving heart.
From the New York Times bestselling author of Peaches comes a magical and bewitching story of the romance between a fearless heroine and the boy who wouldn't grow up.
Both these books are re-tellings of fairy tales. Re-tellings I have noticed are on the increase these days; both fairy tales and mythology. I want to jump on the band waggon and see if I want to stay on. I like the look of both of these books and I am looking forward to reading them.

Becky

27 comments:

  1. Okay, I'm not into the Peter Pan story, but I can sure do with the Frog Prince :) I think I already have Enchanted on my list, but I'll check anyway.

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  2. Both of these look really good!!!!! I'm really excited for Tiger Lily and Enchanted looks good too!

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  3. I love the sound of Enchanted but... RUMBOLD? Seriously? WHAT? They couldn't have thought up a sillier nickname! Tiger Lily is on my wishlist already, I can't wait for that to be released. Peter Pan! Gahh! *runs around in circles*

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    P.S. On a less sillier note, please consider removing the captcha, it's really NOT needed. Bloggers get barely any spam comments and it makes my life much more difficult to try and type in those stupid letters when I have 100 odd blogs to visit...

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  4. Great choices!! I LOVE fairytale re-tellings too! I'm a new follower and just wanted to drop by and say hi :) I love your blog!!

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    -Riya

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  5. Definitely looking forward to both of these books. Love Peter Pan and Enchanted cover is SO pretty. Awesome picks! :D

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  6. I saw a lot about Enchanted quite awhile ago and had forgotten about it since, so thanks for sharing it. There is no way that I will miss Tiger Lily either.
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  7. Oooh, I really want to read both of those books, too! I love fairy tale retellings, and I hope they can live up to the hype!

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  8. I really want to read 'Enchanted'- I saw on the recent Book Rat youtube video that it references basically every fairy tale and is everything but the kitchen sink for fairy tales! That intrigued me- I like lots of references!

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  9. So pumped about Tiger Lily. Peter Pan told from Tink's perspective about his first love? Yes, please!

    Laura @ The Traveling Owl

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  10. Great choices! Tiger Lily is my pick this week, too! :-) Doesn't it just sound wonderful?! Can't wait to read the story from Tiger Lily's point-of-view. I hadn't heard of Enchanted until today, but I will definitely check it out now.

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  11. I've got these two books on my TBR list as well! I've been hearing great reviews from both. I haven't really read any fairytale re-tells but both sound so good, like you, I wanna jump on and if I end up loving them I may look into other re-tellings.

    Here's my TT :)

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  12. Enchanted sounds so so good! I loved The Princess and the Frog and that's what it reminds me of :D Thanks for sharing! I'm adding it to my TBR list!

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  13. I can't begin to explain how excited I am about Tiger Lily!! Such a great pick! <3

    Patricia // My WOW

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  14. Enchanted has a very pretty cover, they sound like good choices.

    http://tributebooksreviews.blogspot.com/2012/05/waiting-on-wednesday.html

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  15. I'm really curious about Tiger Lily. It sounds really great. Great picks!
    Em
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  16. adding Enchanted to my list now... wow!!

    If you have a chance come stop by my WOW... http://crazybookslut.blogspot.com/2012/05/waiting-on-wednesday-dream-lake-by-lisa.html?zx=ce8ad1bd194dbc02

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  17. I'm waiting on those two as well. Not long to wait for Enchanted!

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  18. Both these books sound great. I love the cover for Enchanted, plus anything having to do with Peter Pan works for me. Great choices!

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  19. These two books are the ones I'm DYING for <3 Especially the first one, since there aren't so many retellings about the frog prince. I loooohooove fairytales. Nice picks!

    http://thedailyprophecy.blogspot.com/2012/05/waiting-on-wednesday-12-erin-jade-lange.html

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  20. I'm dying for Enchanted! I'm all about frog princes!!! LOL I'm curious about Tiger Lily. Not for sure if I'll find the time to read it but it does sound interesting and I love Peter Pan. Thank for visiting My WOW!

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  21. Not long now for Enchanted release cant wait =)

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  22. Both are amazing picks! I love fairytale retelling too! Peter Pan! <3 Enchanted has such gorgeous cover too, and I read amazing reviews on it. Can't wait for both to be released! x)

    New follower here! :)

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  23. Hi there :) just popping in... Enchanted has such a gorgeous cover! I'm always a sucker for fairytale re-imaginings.

    I'm also your newest follower :) Here is my choice...

    Waiting On Wednesday

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  24. I've never read any Frog Prince tales. ISN'T THAT WEIRD? I think it is... I've never had an inclination to read the original or any retellings, yet Enchanted SINGS TO ME. I'll be honest: it's the flipping COVER. It's wonderful.

    I never liked Peter Pan the movie. I should have no interest, at all, in reading Tiger Lily. WHAT BS THAT TURNED OUT TO BE. I'm a couple chapters in and already digging it. Retellings are DA BOMB.

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    1. It's not weird at all. I have only heard the original when I was a kid and nothing else since. And yet I still want to read Enchanted. Really glad that you are enjoying Tiger Lily. Really looking forward to it.

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