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Jessica’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Jessica’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Jessica Day George
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Robin McKinley, Patricia C. Wrede, Tad Williams, Guy Gavriel Kay, L.M.
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Princess of the Midnight Ball (The Princesses of Westfalin Trilogy, #1)
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2009
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Dragon Slippers (Dragon Slippers, #1)
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2007
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Tuesdays at the Castle (Castle Glower, #1)
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2011
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38 editions
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Princess of Glass (The Princesses of Westfalin Trilogy, #2)
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2010
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Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow
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2008
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Dragon Flight (Dragon Slippers, #2)
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2008
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Dragon Spear (Dragon Slippers, #3)
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2009
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Princess of the Silver Woods (The Princesses of Westfalin Trilogy, #3)
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2012
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Wednesdays in the Tower (Castle Glower, #2)
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2013
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Thursdays with the Crown (Castle Glower, #3)
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Diversify Yours(h)elf!
Hello there!
I’m at Life, the Universe, and Everything 43 this weekend, and in addition to yakking way too much on panels about everything from clothing production to the Best Kind of Dragon (cough all dragons are best cough), I’ve also given two presentation. One on the history/evolution of children’s books, and the other on reading diverse fantasy and sci fi, the benefits thereof, and my person r
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What if Ray Bradbury wrote fairy tale retellings? This, this is what you'd get. *I'm not rating any books read for the World Fantasy Award.* ...more |
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The Bright Sword
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| Gritty retelling of The Ballad of Mulan, with some little nods to the Disney movie that I quite enjoyed. Also, the audiobook is great, because I do not speak Mandarin and it was good to hear the names pronounced correctly. (Although the physical book ...more | |
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Somewhere, beneath the piles of entrails, there's a very fascinating story about a story under siege and danger of binding a power you don't understand to do your bidding. *I'm not rating books read for the World Fantasy Award.* ...more |
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Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales (Emily Wilde, #3)
by Heather Fawcett (Goodreads Author)
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“Galen Werner, you may choose one of my daughters to be your bride, and when I die, you shall sit beside her as co-ruler of Westfallin."
"Your Majesty.... I - I don't know - "
Rose felt her knees shaking. Did he not love her after all?
"Psst, Galen?" Pansy tugged on his arm. Galen leaned down. "If Rose doesn't want you," the little girl whispered loudly, "you can marry me."
Galen laughed shakily. "Thanks, Pansy."
"Oh, Rose! Don't just stand there like a lump," Poppy said, poking her in the back. "If he's too embarrased, you should be the one to say something."
"Poppy!" Daisy looked scandalized. "It's not Rose's place to - "
Under cover of their squabbling, Rose took Galen's hand and moved closer to him. "Do you want to marry me?" she whispered in a much quieter tone than Pansy had used.
"Yes," he said.
"If neither of you is going to speak up," King Gregor said, "I shall simply have to decide it for myself!"
"Father," Rose protested, "that won't be necessary!"
"I choose Rose," Galen blurted out at the same time.
"There. Done. Easy." King Gregor clapped his hands.”
― Princess of the Midnight Ball
"Your Majesty.... I - I don't know - "
Rose felt her knees shaking. Did he not love her after all?
"Psst, Galen?" Pansy tugged on his arm. Galen leaned down. "If Rose doesn't want you," the little girl whispered loudly, "you can marry me."
Galen laughed shakily. "Thanks, Pansy."
"Oh, Rose! Don't just stand there like a lump," Poppy said, poking her in the back. "If he's too embarrased, you should be the one to say something."
"Poppy!" Daisy looked scandalized. "It's not Rose's place to - "
Under cover of their squabbling, Rose took Galen's hand and moved closer to him. "Do you want to marry me?" she whispered in a much quieter tone than Pansy had used.
"Yes," he said.
"If neither of you is going to speak up," King Gregor said, "I shall simply have to decide it for myself!"
"Father," Rose protested, "that won't be necessary!"
"I choose Rose," Galen blurted out at the same time.
"There. Done. Easy." King Gregor clapped his hands.”
― Princess of the Midnight Ball
“It looks as though your shop is doing well," Luka said gazing around, "Could you help me find a gift for a lady friend of mine?"
My heart plunged to my grenn satin slippers, and I had to stare down at Azarte for a minute, petting him hard. Naturally Luka had a "lady friend." She was probably nobly born: the daughter of a count or a duke. I imagined her having thick dark hair and clear skin, and was bitterly jealous. "Of course," I stammered after a time. "What would she like? A gown? A sash?" If she came in for a fitting, I decided to "accidentlly" poke her with every pin.”
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My heart plunged to my grenn satin slippers, and I had to stare down at Azarte for a minute, petting him hard. Naturally Luka had a "lady friend." She was probably nobly born: the daughter of a count or a duke. I imagined her having thick dark hair and clear skin, and was bitterly jealous. "Of course," I stammered after a time. "What would she like? A gown? A sash?" If she came in for a fitting, I decided to "accidentlly" poke her with every pin.”
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Favorite retelling of Twelve Dancing Princesses
Entwined
Heather Dixon
Princess of the Midnight Ball
Jessica Day George
Wildwood Dancing
Juliet Marillier
The Thirteenth Princess
Diane Zahler
The Girls at the Kingfisher Club
Genevieve Valentine
The Night Dance
Suzanne Weyn
The Princess Curse
Merrie Haskell
The Twelve Dancing Princesses
Brigette Barrager
The Twelve Dancing Princesses
John Cech
The Twelve Dancing Princesses
Ruth Sanderson
Twelve Dancing Unicorns
Alissa Heyman
The Twelve Dancing Princesses
Rachel Isadora
The Phoenix Dance
Dia Calhoun
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| Young Adult Reade...: January-February Challenge | 112 | 244 | Feb 28, 2010 09:46PM |
“Claim whatever you want. Say you only want a happy family or a successful career or a big house. I say: no, that's not what you want. You'll settle for those things, but you really want a monkey that does your evil bidding. Pullman is a genius just for this.”
― World of the Golden Compass: The Otherworldly Ride Continues [Paperback]
― World of the Golden Compass: The Otherworldly Ride Continues [Paperback]
“It struck me as pretty ridiculous to be called Mr. Darcy and to stand on your own looking snooty at a party. It's like being called Heathcliff and insisting on spending the entire evening in the garden, shouting "Cathy" and banging your head against a tree.”
― Bridget Jones’s Diary
― Bridget Jones’s Diary
“When I was a child, adults would tell me not to make things up, warning me of what would happen if I did. As far as I can tell so far, it seems to involve lots of foreign travel and not having to get up too early in the morning.”
― Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fiction and Illusions
― Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fiction and Illusions
“For instance, on the planet Earth, man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much—the wheel, New York, wars and so on—whilst all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time. But conversely, the dolphins had always believed that they were far more intelligent than man—for precisely the same reasons.”
― The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
― The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
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I would like to thank you for being my friend here on GoodReads, and i do hope that i get the oportunity of reading your work at some point in the future as it is something of great interest to me.
Kind Regards
Lucinda x
Since I know you're into knitting (and dragons, of course!) thought I'd just point you to a super awesome knitting book that my mom and I own: KNITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD by Nicky Epstein. It has a pattern for an amigurumi dragon (the reason we bought it in the first place) that I'm working on--So cool! There's also a ton of super cute clothing items in there.
Nicky Epstein's Knitting on Top of the World: The Global Guide to Traditions, Techniques and Design
I wanted to let you know that I've nominated you for The Booker Award! Check it out!!
http://aliciarivoli.blogspot.com/2012..."
Thanks!
I wanted to let you know that I've nominated you for The Booker Award! Check it out!!
http://aliciarivoli.blogspot.com/2012...
I think your books are epic, and I can't wait for the next ones to come out!
P.S.-- Come to San Diego some time! I would happily drag my friends and family over to you!
1. Today I went to my library to look at the books I was on hold for... the book next to mine was your new Princess of Glass. It made me sad that I couldn't read it until after the 65th person reads it (It's on hold and I'm 66th in line...) until I get to magically take it off that shelf and take it home with me. Oh well, a few more weeks!
2. I have a maltese mix, and her name is Sadie. I think Pippin and her would be friends.
3. My last dog was a Brittany Spaniel- she lived only a 1 1/2 years, due to cancer. :( But, I wanted to let you know that I love that breed, and they make a wonderful pet :)
I finished Dragon Flight. Again, an awesome book!
Thank you.
Thanks for the adding me to your friends list. Have a great day.
I've checked your books' reviews and they're awesome!! I think I'm going to love them, but I don't know if I can find them in my country..
Hmm, if you're an author, so why don't you join as a goodreads author?
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