Top 10 Most Anticipated Reads of Fall 2015

Hey readers! Ethan here on this first day of Fall 2015 with an exciting post for you all. Fall is, without question, my favorite season. Ethan here hates the summer heat. I love the back to school feeling, the harvest time, all things Halloween, and so much more. Bonfires, hayrides, and MY FREAKING BIRTHDAY all sit just on the horizon and will be filling my next few months. Who wouldn't be excited?

Fall has historically been known to present me with my favorite books of the entire year as well. Last year was a huge winner so 2015 has a lot to live up to. I thought I'd start out the season by showcasing my Top 10 Most Anticipated Reads of Fall 2015 with you guys so you can add them to your TBRs as well!

Please keep in mind that some of these novels do not have covers, official synopses, etc as of yet, but I'll include whatever I can! Without farther adieu, here are my top 10!

*In no particular order*
*My thoughts in orange*

1. Playing with Fire (Hacker #1) by Sherry D. Ficklin

With the incredible Sherry Ficklin at the helm, what's not to be excited about? I've seen her tackle history, paranormal, and even sci-fi. I know she's got the perfect skills to knock this story out of the park! As one of my favorite authors, I couldn't have more faith in Sherry if I tried!

One brilliant young hacker.
One experimental government aircraft.
One chance to keep it all from going up in flames.

Still recovering from her troubled past, Farris is no stranger to change. But when the military transfers her father across the country to an experimental aircraft squadron, settling in to a new life is the least of her problems. As a series of apparent computer glitches threaten the security of the fleet and the blame falls on her father, she decides to put her computer skills to use digging up the truth. Soon she’s drawn into the perilous world of a hacker who is determined to ground the fleet—at any cost.

When all signs lead to someone close to her as the mastermind, Farris will have to burn more than bridges to get to the truth. She will have to risk her fragile new life to uncover the identity of the cyber criminal before they can escalate from harmless tampering… to all out murder.

Release Date: October 27, 2015

2. Redemption (The Sophisticated #3) by Christina Manzari

Last year I spent a long time with a serious bookish hangover after devouring the first two novels in this series. I've been anxiously awaiting the finale of this trilogy ever since! So far this year, Manzari has unleashed two AMAZING NA Romances on us, but I am so excited to see her get back to the roots I fell in love with with Redemption!

No synopsis for this one yet, but check it out anyway!

Release Date: Early December 2015

3. Fatal Beauty by Nazarea Andrews

Any of my followers will know that I am more than a slightly obsessed with Nazarea Andrews. This woman has tackled more genres than any other author I know. I have massive amounts of respect for Andrews and have yet to read something of hers that didn't completely blow me away. I'll also add a confession here, I'm kind of on a dark romance kick (thanks KB Nelson) right now, and this couldn't speak to me any louder if it had a megaphone!

Charlotte was a good girl.

Sweet and innocent, a debutante with her Daddy’s credit card and a fiancée who doted on her.
She was destined for a perfect picture life in Charleston.
Until everything goes wrong.

EJ grew up with everything she could ever want, and bored as hell.
Nothing surprises her and nothing ever changes, and she wants out—whatever it takes.
Getting involved with Anthony Jacobs is probably the worst idea she’s ever had—and that makes it irresistible.
Until Charlie needs her.

New Orleans. Memphis. Vegas.
Beautiful girls who know just how to get exactly what they want.
It’s all fun and games, sexy nights and wild parties.

But you can only manipulate your way out of so much, and the body count is rising. When their past catches up, not even a pretty smile will get them out of trouble this time.

Release Date: October 6, 2015

4. For the Memory of Dragons (Dragons of Eternity #2) by Julie Wetzel

You guys may remember this series as the one that first turned me on to dragons. Prior to Julie Wetzel, they were my least favorite fantasy trope, she made me a believer! I was lucky enough to already devour this one, but I'm super pumped about the print release in October so I can rave about it all over again!

What do you do when a dragon crash-lands in your backyard?

That’s the question Terra’s faced with when one of these creatures plows down into her cornfield. Should she help out the hunk of a man the dragon turns into, or turn him over to the trigger-happy ‘authorities’ that have come looking for him? The deciding factor—he has no memory. Giving him up just doesn’t seem right… at least until she knows the truth of who he is.

Alex has forgotten a thing or two—his name being one of them—but he knows there is something important that he needs to remember, if he could just get his battered brain to work properly. A little rest might help, but there’s no time for that when the bullets start flying.

Now, he has to follow the few clues he has to discover who he is, and why people are trying to kill him. But that’s the easy part. The hard part will be keeping his hands off the lovely lady helping him.

Release Date: October 20, 2015

5. Ignited (Donovan Circus #4) by Liz Long

Okay. Anyone who knows me is aware that this is one of my all time favorites. Liz's writing gets better with each passing installment and this one is no exception. I've beta read this and I'm dying for the final copy so I can add this beauty to my bookshelf. This may be my favorite of the series thus far. Fans of Liz and her Donovan Circus are definitely going to love this one!

"Maybe I had to accept that the Donovan Circus no longer felt like home." 

Lucy might've beaten Alex the Chameleon, but the cost of his defeat was too much to bear. After losing a beloved member, Sheffield Donovan temporarily disbands the show. Abandoned by the ringmaster and her friends, Lucy is left to pick up the pieces of their ruined circus - and defend it against those waiting for the opportunity to strike. During one of these attempts, Lucy learns of Augustus Rivers, the leader of his so-called gifted mafia. When Lucy is offered a chance to infiltrate the Rivers' household, she jumps at the opportunity to seek vengeance on the mastermind. Augustus instead surprises everyone by proposing that the powerful female Firestarter work for him. It's everything the Donovan Circus isn't, an offer Lucy finds more enticing than she ever expected. With the Donovan Circus in shambles and the gifted world on the cusp of war, can Lucy Sullivan figure out who she's meant to be? Or will her fire destroy everything they've built?

Release Date: October 30, 2015

6. After Alice by Gregory Maguire

Gregory Maguire is my all-time favorite author. The man has changed my life in more ways than I could ever type out. His track record of retelling classic tales has forever secured him a spot on my auto-buy list. Imagine my delight and surprise when I found out he was tackling yet another of my all-time favorite worlds and stories? Maguire was born to re-write Wonderland. I have no doubt it'll be absolutely amazing!

When Alice toppled down the rabbit-hole 150 years ago, she found a Wonderland as rife with inconsistent rules and abrasive egos as the world she left behind. But what of that world? How did 1860s Oxford react to Alice's disappearance?
In this brilliant new work of fiction, Gregory Maguire turns his dazzling imagination to the question of underworlds, undergrounds, underpinnings — and understandings old and new, offering an inventive spin on Carroll's enduring tale. Ada, a friend of Alice's mentioned briefly in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, is off to visit her friend, but arrives a moment too late — and tumbles down the rabbit hole herself.

Ada brings to Wonderland her own imperfect apprehension of cause and effect as she embarks on an odyssey to find Alice and see her safely home from this surreal world below the world. If Euridyce can ever be returned to the arms of Orpheus, or Lazarus can be raised from the tomb, perhaps Alice can be returned to life. Either way, everything that happens next is After Alice.

Release Day: October 27, 2015

7. Eternal Sacrifice (Mortal Enchantment #3) by Stacey O'Neale

This series. Oh man. I can honestly say I've never been so hooked on a series so fast as I was with Mortal Enchantment. From the very first page, I knew this was a YA series to be reckoned with. It's become one of my favorites! I'm Stacey's self-proclaimed biggest fan and I have been constantly bugging her for into on the final installment! Elemental fiction at its' finest right here! Definitely going to be a bittersweet story. The end of an era for Stacey and this series! Excuse me while I sob in the corner come release day.

No synopsis for this one yet, but check it out anyway!

Release Date: Early December 2015

8. Rite of Revelation (Acceptance #2) by Sarah Negovetich 

Rite of Rejection (book one) was the final book I read of 2014 and ended my year on a really high note. In a bookish world where dystopian novels are everywhere, it takes a special author with true talent to stand out above the crowd. Thankfully Sarah Negovetich has just that. I absolutely cannot wait for this one to hit the shelves! 

No cover or synopsis for this one yet, but check out book one in the meantime!

Release Date: November 5, 2015

9. The Professor Woos the Witch (Nocturne Falls #4) by Kristen Painter

Last month, I devoured the first three novels in this series in record time. A town where it's Halloween every day? Sign me up! These stories were exactly what I needed at the time: short, sweet, and full of fun! Even after nearly a month I still get giddy just thinking about them! Can't say enough awesome about this Nocturne Falls series from Kristen Painter. We may not have a cover yet, but with as great as the past few have been, I can only imagine it'll be awesome. I'm kind of hoping for a green-theme with this one!

No cover or synopsis for this one yet, but check out book one in the meantime!

Release Date: October 2015

10. The Fifteenth Minute (Ivy Years #5) Sarina Bowen

Sarina Bowen is, quite possibly, my favorite New Adult author of them all. Each and every one of the novels (and novella) in this series have topped my 'best of' lists. In fact, one of them is one of my all-time favorite NA stories! Lianne really grew on me in book four so I have no doubt this this one will become a quick favorite! Plus, Sarina is just amazing. Like 'bow down and exalt' amazing. Long Live Queen Sarina!

Freshman Lianne Challice is known to millions of fans as Princess Vindi. But sometimes a silver screen sorceress just wants to hang up her wand, tell her manager to shove it, and become a normal college student. Too bad that’s harder than it looks.

She’s never lived a normal life. She hasn’t been to school since kindergarten. And getting close to anyone is just too risky — the last boy she kissed sold the story to a British tabloid.

But she can’t resist trying to get close to Daniel "DJ" Trevi, the hot, broody guy who spins tunes for hockey games in the arena. There's something haunting his dark eyes and she needs to know more.

DJ's genius is for expressing the mood of the crowd with a ten second song snippet. With just a click and a fade, he can spread hope, pathos or elation among six thousand screaming fans.

Too bad his college career is about to experience the same quick fade-out as one of his songs. He can't get close to Lianne, and he can't tell her why. And the fact that she seems to like him at all? Incredible.

Release Day: October 13, 2015

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Alright guys, there you have it: my Top 10 Most Anticipated Reads of Fall 2015! With my favorite season starting and all these amazing books on the horizon, I've got ten huge reasons to smile! Be sure to add all these reads to your TBR and come on back later in the season to see my thoughts on each of these novels. I can't wait! What are YOUR most anticipated reads of the season?

Let me know in the comments below!

Until next time, Happy Reading (and Happy Fall)!

-Ethan

Egg & Spoon by Gregory Maguire Review

Hey readers! Happy Monday! It's been awhile since I have had time to share a book review with you guys, so I wanted to share a VERY special one with you all today. It's been a long rough week so I need to share this amazing novel with you all! This is a long one guys. I apologize in advance for all the gushing. This is just one of those authors that is too special to me. My absolute, hands down, favorite author of ALL TIME, Mr. Gregory Maguire! This time up for review? Egg & Spoon! Before we get to my thoughts, here is a little bit about the book and about Mr. Gregory Maguire!

A fantasy set in Tsarist Russia.

Elena Rudina lives in the impoverished Russian countryside. Her father has been dead for years. One of her brothers has been conscripted into the Tsar’s army, the other taken as a servant in the house of the local landowner. Her mother is dying, slowly, in their tiny cabin. And there is no food. But then a train arrives in the village, a train carrying untold wealth, a cornucopia of food, and a noble family destined to visit the Tsar in Saint Petersburg — a family that includes Ekaterina, a girl of Elena’s age. When the two girls’ lives collide, an adventure is set in motion, an escapade that includes mistaken identity, a monk locked in a tower, a prince traveling incognito, and — in a starring role only Gregory Maguire could have conjured — Baba Yaga, witch of Russian folklore, in her ambulatory house perched on chicken legs

Gregory Maguire

Gregory Maguire is an American author, whose novels are revisionist retellings of children's stories (such as L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz into Wicked). He received his Ph.D. in English and American Literature from Tufts University, and his B.A. from the State University of New York at Albany. He was a professor and co-director at the Simmons College Center for the Study of Children's Literature from 1979-1985. In 1987 he co-founded Children's Literature New England (a non-profit educational charity).

Maguire has served as artist-in-residence at the Blue Mountain Center, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, and the Hambidge Center. He lives in Concord, Massachusetts.

Find Gregory Maguire

Website | Facebook | Goodreads

Before we get to my thoughts on Egg & Spoon, check out this amazing video interview with Mr. Maguire all about the novel!

 

Background

By now, you guys all have caught on to how much I read. Many of you have followed my blogging career closely and with loving embrace for nearly six amazing months now. You have read about my “holy trinity” of authors who gave me the inspiration to start this blog, and from there you’ve heard me rave about my “Outstanding Octagon” of authors! Every day my life gets better and better in this literature world, but to who do I owe the most thanks? Who really brought me into the world of literature and showed me just how exciting it can be? JK Rowling? Stephanie Meyer? Unlike most of the world, no. They did not bring my into this world. For my love of all things literature, I can thank but one man. My idol and all time favorite author, Mr. Gregory Maguire. 

“Gregory Maguire…?” You may be asking, and for those of you that do, I hope a house lands on you. Gregory Maguire is the man who opened the window of opportunity for me in terms of reads many, many years ago. You may be wondering why I have never written about Mr. Maguire before if he is so important to me. Well, for that I have this answer: I have read honestly all but two of Maguire’s published works so many times over the course of the past 9 years that I don’t believe I could ever be critical of his works. I have nothing to say other than each and every time Gregory Maguire touches “pen to paper”, magic happens. Literary greatness is achieved; each and every time. 

For those of you who have no idea who Gregory Maguire is, I promise that I have plans to eventually feature and entire Gregory Maguire week on my blog where I promote his works exclusively. Trust me. Stick around and you will learn all I can teach you about Mr. Maguire. 

I have never had the opportunity to meet Mr. Maguire, as he often stays in the New England area and I am nowhere close to him. Unfortunately I have also never connected with Mr. Maguire online either. I make it a point to connect, in some way, to every author who I work with, be it Twitter, email, or even through a publicist. A connection with the author is something that is very important to me. I will be completely honest and say that I have sat down several times since I turned 13 and attempted to write Mr. Maguire a message telling him how big an influence he has been to me. Every time, though, I stop and scrap it, because: A) there are no words to describe how amazing Gregory Maguire is in my books (honestly) and B) I don’t want to come across as a crazy fan-freak and scare him off or offend him. Welcome to my mind. So instead, I am broadcasting my love of all things Gregory Maguire right here! 

All this being said, (and if I haven’t scared you off yet) please continue reading my review of Egg & Spoon.

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My Thoughts:

 

I have been so caught up in the blogging world that some of my favorite authors have been falling under the radar and I haven’t had much time for my “personal” reading list. A few months ago, Mr. Gregory Maguire posted via Facebook that he would have ARCs of his newest novel, Egg & Spoon, at BEA earlier this year. Being in Southwestern Missouri, I had NO way to get to NYC, but was fortunate enough to have friends going. Try as they did, they were unable to grab an ARC for me, however one awesome friend took a picture of the line and Mr. Maguire signing books and sent it to me, It was awesome! This was the first time that I had even heard Maguire had a new book in the works. Gregory Maguire is, and always will be, an insta-buy author for me. He has never steered me wrong.

After reading the synopsis for Egg & Spoon, I was blown away. For a number of reasons. One, Gregory Maguire spins fairy tales better than anyone I have ever met and I can never resist a good retelling/spin-off. Two, I am OBSESSED with Russian history and culture. I have taken Russian languages and culture courses while enrolled in college and learned all about Russia’s amazingly unique fairy tales, I was really excited to hear that my favorite author was taking a stab at this one. Third, and final reason: BABA YAGA. Yes. YES. YYYEEESSSSSS. Even before my study of Russian culture, I was well aware of the exploits of Baba Yaga and her chicken-legged house. I knew this book was going to be amazing, but I had no idea it would be as amazing as it was.

I am a guy and I still have no problem making the following statement: I teared up after finishing Egg & Spoon. Not because it was a sad ending, but simply because it was over. I was overcome with the feels after finishing such an amazing piece of literature. The words in this review do nothing to describe how amazing this novel is, but I will try my hardest. 

As my readers will tell you, I oftentimes try to pick out some of my favorite quotes from the novels I review and incorporate them into my reviews. I just do that with Egg & Spoon, why? Probably because I have 44 highlighted passages. 44!! Even in a book with nearly 400 digital pages, that is A LOT of quotes, but I will try to throw some in here and there. While on the topic of length, this is NOT an easy read. Nor is it a short read. I would imagine the printed copy is well over 500 pages. I believe this is a children’s novel, but honestly I cannot see many young children being able to comprehend the language of this novel. Any fans of Maguire’s other works will agree that, while beautifully written, Maguire’s writing voice takes time to adjust to. You really have to absorb each and every word to get the full effect of his stories. On another hand, I think this is THE PERFECT novel for parents to read with their children to discuss the parallels between Russian life/culture and our own! Russia has a bad rep here in America and it’s really a sad deal. Russia has a beautiful cultural heritage and a history that puts ours here in America to shame, they have a truly interesting story! (Note that I just graduated with a degree in American History, what does that tell you?)

I’ve already kind of gone over the setting for the story on the large scale: Russia. But it’s so much more than that. Our story is an adventure from a humble village, to the Tsar’s Palace of St. Petersburg, all the way into the Siberian tundras of the north. Maguire does an amazing job taking his readers on an adventure to see ALL of Russia, not just the big cities and famous landmarks that most know of Russia! I have to go ahead and say that my favorite setting wasn’t a place, well kind of. It was a house, a mode of transportation, and one of my absolute favorite characters: Dumb Doma. Dumb Doma is Baba Yaga’s Izba (house) that sits atop a pair of chicken legs. The house walks, communicates, and remodels itself with hilarious results. Some of my biggest laughs came from Dumb Doma in this novel. It was great.

That brings me to another point I want to make about Egg & Spoon, just HOW funny it was. I really was not expecting to laugh as many times as I did, like ‘out-loud’ laughing at parts. Those parts? Basically any time Baba Yaga opened her mouth. Here’s a few of my favorite examples:

“Don’t take my comment as criticism. Starving peasants can be attractive and well behaved. I believe they also sing nicely from time to time.”

The kitten turned to the girl. “What is she was your governess?” “I take every second Saturday off and a week in the summer, and I REFUSE to sing stupid songs to make you behave!” shouted the witch. 

"How cheap. I'm much prettier than that. And I've taken better care of my hair. I give this a two out of three. Thanks for the tchotchke." 

"I am life," Baba Yaga corrected her. "You've stepped nearer, for good or for ill, for inspiration or for indigestion, I don't know yet. We'll see how you get on."

Like I mentioned earlier, I had SO MANY highlights in this book that I couldn't even begin to write about each important note I made. Especially concerning the humor in this one. I laughed so much. Honestly, not so much at the puns and funny lines, but also at the multiple nods to other works of literature references. One of the things I love about Gregory Maguire is his ability to throw in Easter eggs to reference his other works. This novel was FULL of them. There were a few Confessions nods and then a WHOLE bunch of Oz nods. Every time I came across one of them, I did a mental "woohoo!". One of my favorite nods to his Wicked Years series came in the form of a quote that wasn't even Out of Oz specific, but rather a quote from a 190 year old song by John Howard Payne, "'Mid pleasures and palaces though we may roam, be it ever so humble, there's no place like home." How cool is that? Also, this book features an "American tornado touring the Russian provinces", Oz reference? I seriously don't think I could have loved this novel any more if I tried.

Also, I LOVED all the theatre expressions and allusions. Maguire is known for being a huge advocate of the arts and it showed in his writing. He used many, many metaphors comparing elements of the story to theatre life. It was really awesome to read. Here are a few more great quotes with some of the awesome 'nods' I mentioned:

"Your storybooks and the works of Miss Austen rarely suggest that true love strokes at Candidate Number Four Hundred Seventeen."

"ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING proclaimed each sleeve at the top of its front cover. The titles were things like Annie Get Your Gun, The King and I, Damn Yankees, and something called Cats." (Makes me wonder what OCRs one would find in Mr. Maguire's personal collection. If his collection is anything like mine, this list could go on and on forever.)  

Okay we have to move on before this turns into a novel on its' own. So the last big thing I want to touch base on are the characters in Egg & Spoon. This novel has a host of lots of characters so there is no way I could ever hope to cover them all, but I do want to say a few words about the main ones. First off, and important to mention, Egg & Spoon is told in the third person POV by a narrator who has been imprisoned for his role in the story. It was a really interesting take on the story and actually provided the story with a neat little "dark-ish" undertone. The whole situation had this mysterious "who is he?" kind of feel so by the end of the novel when you finally learn the truth about the narrator, you are really excited you go to know how story. His scenes were some of my favorites!You guys have already read all about my love of all things Baba Yaga so it shouldn't come as a shock that she was my favorite character. Our two main characters, however, gave the story it's heart and soul! Elena Rudina and Miss Ekaterina Ivanovna de Robichaux have a story very similar to The Prince and the Pauper where the two girls, who look strikingly similar, trade places and eventually learn that "the grass isn't always greener on the other side". Over the course of their journeys, we see huge character development from these girls and by the end of the novel I loved them both, which really surprised me. There are so many other amazing side characters that really help to make this novel one of Maguire's finest.

In all honesty, I think I could write about this amazing novel until the Ice-Dragon awoke (see what I did there?), but like all good things, this review must come to an end. All-in-all, I don't know that I can say enough great things about this novel. Having read nearly every one of Maguire's published works, I was under the impression it would take a miracle to say that he could outdo himself. Kudos to you, Mr. Maguire, because you did just that! With Egg & Spoon, I was brought back to the same mindset I was in a decade ago when I first fell in love with your works. I am so glad I read this novel and highly recommend it to any and all readers! I know you guys are used to my five star rating system, but I am giving Egg & Spoon a 6 star review! I will be honest and tell you guys that this novel is currently tied for my favorite book of 2014 and I REALLY don't know how that is going to effect my year-end recaps! :) 

Seriously everyone, Egg & Spoon was worth every second it took me to read it. I cannot wait to hear everyone else's thoughts on the novel. And Mr. Maguire, if you are reading this: thank you. Thank you for not only changing my life with your words, but for changing the face of literature, theatre, and so much more over the years! This novel has such an amazing theme of cultural relativism, that I believe it to be the perfect novel for both young and old! We can all use a lesson in multiculturalism! Let me know what you thought about Egg & Spoon in the comments!

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BUY LINKS

Alright everyone, that's all  have for you on the topic of Egg & Spoon by my all time favorite author, Mr. Gregory Maguire! As you guys read, I absolutely loved this read and fully expect it to make it to the top three of my Top Reads of 2014 list! Look out everyone, Gregory Maguire is taking my list by storm! I really hope you all take the time to check out this read, it's well worth the price and the time! You will NOT regret this one! Thank you so much for stopping by! Until next time, Happy Reading!

-Ethan

Waiting on Wednesday {5}

Hey everyone and welcome to my weekly Waiting on Wednesday meme post! This is just a once a week deal where each Wednesday I post about one book I am looking forward to reading and then link it up to the host blog, Breaking the Spine, where I can be connected to over 200 other readers and bloggers who are looking for a new read! My friend Kim from kimberlyfayereads participates in this meme each week and it has always looked like a great time. Below you will find the book cover, synopsis, Goodreads link and my reasons for waiting on this read! Enjoy!

This week's WOW is... Egg and Spoon by Gregory Maguire

 

Egg & Spoon 

Release Date: September 10, 2014
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Fairy Tale

 

 

A fantasy set in Tsarist Russia.

Elena Rudina lives in the impoverished Russian countryside. Her father has been dead for years. One of her brothers has been conscripted into the Tsar’s army, the other taken as a servant in the house of the local landowner. Her mother is dying, slowly, in their tiny cabin. And there is no food. But then a train arrives in the village, a train carrying untold wealth, a cornucopia of food, and a noble family destined to visit the Tsar in Saint Petersburg — a family that includes Ekaterina, a girl of Elena’s age. When the two girls’ lives collide, an adventure is set in motion, an escapade that includes mistaken identity, a monk locked in a tower, a prince traveling incognito, and — in a starring role only Gregory Maguire could have conjured — Baba Yaga, witch of Russian folklore, in her ambulatory house perched on chicken legs

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Why am I waiting?

I think the better question is "why are you not waiting? Gregory Maguire is my ALL TIME favorite author and I am fairly positive I would read this man's grocery list if he published it. Seriously. His career has lasted over two decades and still goes strong. This is the man that gave us Wicked. Yes people, he is THAT big of a deal. Maguire is one of the most amazing authors I have ever come across. His writing style is a national treasure, in my opinion. Have I mentioned how much I like Gregory Maguire? Anyway. Egg and Spoon is another fairy tale reimagining, but the interesting part this time is that it tells the story of Baba Yaga, the famous Russian fairy tale witch. I am a huge fan of Russian culture and actually did an entire paper in college over Baba Yaga. Needless to say, I am PUMPED about this read, you guys! And good news for me, I don't have to wait on it, because guess what? IT COMES OUT TODAY! WOOHOO! So... be on the look out for my review very soon!
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What are YOU waiting on this week?

Check out this week's host post at Breaking the Spine by clicking here!

 

Thanks for stopping by, Happy Reading! 

 

-Ethan