Wednesday, April 20, 2011

WoW - April 20th

WoW is a weekly meme I participate in, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine.  It stands for Waiting on Wednesday, and the point is to share to the Blogging world what book you're most looking forward to that week!  This week, I can't wait to read Sweetly by Jackson Pearce!

Summary (from Goodreads):  SWEETLY is a modernization of Hansel and Gretel and a companion book to SISTERS RED.

Twelve years ago, Gretchen, her twin sister, and her brother went looking for a witch in the forest. They found something. Maybe it was a witch, maybe a monster, they aren’t sure—they were running too fast to tell. Either way, Gretchen’s twin sister was never seen again.

Years later, after being thrown out of their house, Gretchen and Ansel find themselves in Live Oak, South Carolina, a place on the verge of becoming a ghost town. They move in with Sophia Kelly, a young and beautiful chocolatier owner who opens not only her home, but her heart to Gretchen and Ansel.

Yet the witch isn’t gone—it’s here, lurking in the forests of Live Oak, preying on Live Oak girls every year after Sophia Kelly’s infamous chocolate festival. But Gretchen is determined to stop running from witches in the forest, and start fighting back. Alongside Samuel Reynolds, a boy as quick with a gun as he is a sarcastic remark, Gretchen digs deeper into the mystery of not only what the witch is, but how it chooses its victims. Yet the further she investigates, the more she finds herself wondering who the real monster is, and if love can be as deadly as it is beautiful.



Why I want to read it: I loved Sisters Red, and this one looks just as good!

9 comments:

  1. I haven't read any of Jackson Pearce's novels, but they sound really interesting. I love retellings of fairytales and legends. Great pick!

    Feel free to check out my WoW here.

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  2. i want to read this book too. i love jackson pearce's previous books. great picks :)

    Please stop by our WoW post.

    -michelle

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  3. I haven't read Sisters Red, but it's certainly in my TBR. This one looks great too. Great pick!


    My WoW!

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  4. ooh, this does look very good! I love good retellings of classic fairy tales!

    My IMM

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  5. I almost posted this one! I adore the cover too! Great choice.

    Here's mine:
    http://yalitwit.blogspot.com/2011/04/waiting-on-wednesday-sweet-venom-by.html

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  6. I've never heard of this one, but it sounds wicked good!

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  7. Wow, this sounds seriously good! I'm all for new twists on fairytales, since I love 'em! I can't wait to read your review on it! :) I'm seriously going to go pick this one up. I'm your newest follower!

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  8. How have I never heard of this author? I love retellings of fairy tales and now I have GOT to find his books! Thank you :) I'm a new follow as well.

    Melissa's WoW

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I love reading each one of your comments! If you leave a link to your blog, I'm happy to come check it out!