Systematic Student [04/23/16

  • My Fair Godmother Giveaway, courtesy of Sierra! — CLOSED

    Just when you think Fairy Tale Fortnight can't get any better, it does! As if Sierra from Yearning to Read wasn't already made of awesome (click her to enter for the Jessica Day George Prize Pack she donated) she is also donating her personal copy of My Fair Godmother by Jeannette Rallison. She purchased the sequel (My Unfair Godm…

  • Review: Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier

    Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier is one of the most unique and beautiful retellings for The Twelve Dancing Princesses. It is primarily Jenica's story, the second of five sisters, although Tatiana, the eldest sister, has an important role in the direction the story goes as well.As young children, Tatiana (Tati) and Jenica (Jena…

  • Interview with Zoë Marriott

    Today's interview is with Zoë Marriott, author of The Swan Kingdom (read Ashley's review) , Daughter of the Flames (which Ashley also loved) and the upcoming Shadows on the Moon (which both Misty and Ashley are eagerly awaiting). Zoë has known that she wanted to be a writer since she was finished reading her first book; The Magic …

  • Groovy Fairy Tales

    This morning's guest is Jayme from Horribly Bookish. Jayme has an awesome post prepared for us today, one that brings back fond memories of my childhood and adds a lot of fun picture books to my need to read fairy tale pile.~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~I spent the better part of my college years working at a book lover’s dream job..…