Book Review: Dead Upon a Time

Title: Dead Upon a Time
Author: Elizabeth Paulson
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Publication Date: August 25, 2015
Genre: Young Adult // Retellings 
Format: ARC
Source:  Publisher

It's a fairy-tale nightmare . . .
One girl is kept in a room where every day the only food she's given is a poisoned apple. Another is kept in a room covered in needles -- and if she pricks her finger, she'll die. Then there are the brother and sister kept in a cell that keeps getting hotter and hotter. . .
A sinister kidnapper is on the loose in Kate's world. She's not involved until one day she heads to her grandmother's house in the woods -- and finds her grandmother has also been taken. Already an outcast, Kate can't get any help from the villagers who hate her. Only Jack, another outsider, will listen to what's happened.
Then a princess is taken, and suddenly the king is paying attention -- even though the girl's stepmother would rather he didn't. It's up to Kate and Jack to track down the victims before an ever after arrives that's far from happy.

Dead Upon a Time was a nicely contained tale that brought together your favorite classic characters!

[Book Review] Princess of Thorns

 Title: Princess of Thorns
Author: Stacey Jay
Genre: Young Adult // Romance // Fairytale Retellings 
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Publication Date: December 9, 2014
Format: Audiobook
Source: Purchased (Audible)

Game of Thrones meets the Grimm's fairy tales in this twisted, fast-paced romantic fantasy-adventure about Sleeping Beauty's daughter, a warrior princess who must fight to reclaim her throne.
Though she looks like a mere mortal, Princess Aurora is a fairy blessed with enhanced strength, bravery, and mercy yet cursed to destroy the free will of any male who kisses her. Disguised as a boy, she enlists the help of the handsome but also cursed Prince Niklaas to fight legions of evil and free her brother from the ogre queen who stole Aurora's throne ten years ago.
Will Aurora triumph over evil and reach her brother before it's too late? Can Aurora and Niklaas break the curses that will otherwise forever keep them from finding their one true love (goodreads)?

A princess in disguise, a rakish prince and ogres. This book definitely did not disappoint!

Spoiler Chat: Ensnared

Alright guys. I've decided not to write a review for Ensnared because I wouldn't even where to begin, but I couldn't NOT address it. So here we are, my first ever spoiler chat. Obviously there will be spoilers. 

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