Every four years, two teens from Gavaldon are kidnapped by the Story Master and taken to the School for Good and Evil to fight to take a place in a new fairy tale. Beautiful Sophie is sure she will be selected to become a great princess, and she does all sorts of random acts of kindness to insure she will be selected for The School for Good. One of most kind acts is befriend Agatha, a young girl who lives in a cemetery and had previously been friendless. Sophie is sure Agatha will be kidnapped with herself, but Agatha will be going to The School for Evil. Both girls are kidnapped, but there is a mix-up. The lovely Sophie is sent to The School for Evil, and the man-hating Agatha is sent to The School for Good. How is Sophie to survive Uglification classes? How can Agatha accept that she must find a prince to be successful? As they work together to fix the mistake, they discover that their destiny may not be what either expected. This original new fantasy is innovative and extraordinary. Sophie and Agatha are unique heroines who have a complex and powerful friendship. At times, the girls' antics are hilarious (Sophie leading a beatification movement for The School for Evil), and other times the lessons learned are heartbreaking (Agatha frees a boy who has been transformed into a gargoyle only to witness him murdered by Tedros, the prince who is torn between the two girls). Like traditional fairy tales, this tale is full of great darkness and life-affirming goodness, and with all kinds of plot twists, you will be in for surprise for this fairy tale's happy ending. I am in the middle of the second book of the series, A World Without Princes, and I am just as entranced. I liked this series so much that I purchased it, which I have only done for series like Harry Potter, The Lightning Thief, and Twilight. Does this give you a clue about how popular I think this book will be? Pick it up, and you too will be cheering the characters on.
The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani
Every four years, two teens from Gavaldon are kidnapped by the Story Master and taken to the School for Good and Evil to fight to take a place in a new fairy tale. Beautiful Sophie is sure she will be selected to become a great princess, and she does all sorts of random acts of kindness to insure she will be selected for The School for Good. One of most kind acts is befriend Agatha, a young girl who lives in a cemetery and had previously been friendless. Sophie is sure Agatha will be kidnapped with herself, but Agatha will be going to The School for Evil. Both girls are kidnapped, but there is a mix-up. The lovely Sophie is sent to The School for Evil, and the man-hating Agatha is sent to The School for Good. How is Sophie to survive Uglification classes? How can Agatha accept that she must find a prince to be successful? As they work together to fix the mistake, they discover that their destiny may not be what either expected. This original new fantasy is innovative and extraordinary. Sophie and Agatha are unique heroines who have a complex and powerful friendship. At times, the girls' antics are hilarious (Sophie leading a beatification movement for The School for Evil), and other times the lessons learned are heartbreaking (Agatha frees a boy who has been transformed into a gargoyle only to witness him murdered by Tedros, the prince who is torn between the two girls). Like traditional fairy tales, this tale is full of great darkness and life-affirming goodness, and with all kinds of plot twists, you will be in for surprise for this fairy tale's happy ending. I am in the middle of the second book of the series, A World Without Princes, and I am just as entranced. I liked this series so much that I purchased it, which I have only done for series like Harry Potter, The Lightning Thief, and Twilight. Does this give you a clue about how popular I think this book will be? Pick it up, and you too will be cheering the characters on.
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The Coincidence of Callie and Kayden by Jessica Sorensen Ever since Callie had her innocence ripped away at her 12th birthday party, she has tried to hide herself away from the world, never telling anyone about the event because she feared retribution by her attacker. Now Callie is heading off to college, and there she finds a friend who encourages her to stop letting the past control her future. As Callie's confidence grows, she discovers that Kayden, a boy from her school with his own dark secrets, is attending her school. During Kayden's graduation party, Callie saved him from his father's brutal fists, and now Kayden is fascinated with this angel who saved him from death. As Kayden works to get close to Callie, he realizes she too needs to be saved. This new adult title from ebook to print author Jessica Sorensen has heart. Callie may be broken, but she is courageous as she begins slaying the demons of the past that control her. Moreover, her past doesn't stop her from defending the innocent and showing great kindness. She is a real life angel, and you can understand why Kayden soon feels he cannot breathe without her. Kayden is a football player with depth, and I am quite happy that I never had to hear Callie go on and on about his abs. Jessica Sorensen writes convincingly about broken characters on a path towards love and redemption, and I was caught up in the magic of The Coincidence of Callie and Kayden. Their romance continues in The Redemption of Callie and Kayden, and the final book in the trilogy comes out in September. I will definitely be downloading it! |
AuthorMs. Smith has been the librarian at Washington HS in Sioux Falls, SD, since 2005. She enjoys reading, watching K-Dramas, Harry Potter and hanging out with her family. Archives
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