#erika johansen

[freckles-and-books]

Some December hopefuls:

Saturnalia by Stephanie Feldman

The Winter Spirits anthology

The Kingdom of Sweets by Erika Johansen

#books #December tbr #saturnalia #Stephanie Feldman #the winter spirits #the kingdom of sweets #erika johansen

[strininsin1]

The Fate of the Tearling — Erika Johansen

[thepersonalwords]

Anger was the indulgence of a child, not a queen.

Erika Johansen, The Invasion of the Tearling

#quotes #Erika Johansen #The Invasion of the Tearling #thepersonalwords #literature #life quotes #prose #lit #spilled ink #inspirational-quotes

[thereadingchallengechallenge]

JOMP BPC - December 18th - Warm and Cozy

feat. The Kingdom of Sweets by Erika Johansen, which will probably be my last book purchase of 2023. can't wait to cozy up with it over Christmas and see what a dark retelling of The Nutcracker looks like

#the kingdom of sweets #erika johansen #justonemorepage #jompbpc #booklr #bookblr #trcc original #portraits

[swan-orpheus]

Library adventures, Spooky Edition. Halloween is over, you say? Ah, but Spooky Season has just begun...🦇🦉🐦‍⬛🌙❄️

#library adventures #books #the darkest part of the year #autumn #all hallow's eve #yule #winter #ghost stories #magic #fairytales #was looking for far wilder and black door #and just happened upon the rest #allison saft #barbara friend ish #a.m. strickland #holly black #erika johansen

[fantasybooktournament]

#leigh bargudo #melissa bashardoust #erika johansen #six of crows #queen of tearling #girls made of snow and glass #round 1 #polls #fantasy book tournament

[oracleofmadness]

This is a haunting and chilling take on the beautiful ballet The Nutcracker. The sumptuous style of writing used in this story details every creepy piece of this world and its characters. It's a very strange take on the classic, but I couldn't resist this delight.

At times, the story seemed to jump from place to place rather quickly, but it retained the same sinister vibe throughout which held this world together. This is definitely an interesting read!

Out November 28, 2023!

Thank you, Netgalley and Publisher, for this Arc!

#book #bookish #books #bookworm #book review #currently reading #read #bookblogger #reading #fantasy #the nutcracker #the kingdom of sweets #erika johansen

[annelisreadingroom]

I'm waiting for it to get warm enough that I can sit outside and read. I hope that in three weeks or so it will get warmer than it is now.

Have you read The Queen of the Tearling? I read it a long time ago but for some reason I never continued the series.

#books #booklr #bookblogger #book photography #fantasy books #books outside #book and drink #summer feeling #the queen of the tearling #erika johansen #cozy reading #cafe life #cafe reading

[booksandbricks]

Just finished reading The Kingdom of Sweets by Erika Johansen- Much wilder and darker than expected! It was Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker Berlinker Philharmoniker, specifically at 1:57 onwards PERSONIFIED. The prose reminds me of I, Coriander by Sally Gardner, but this is of course far more adult and chilling. There were moments where I felt almost creeped out all alone in my room this night. Top 2 nutcracker retellings and I feel scared to turn off my bedside lamp now :”)

#booksandbricks #book review #erika johansen #kingdom of sweets #sally gardner #books

[starswallowingsea]

oh yes i finished the kingdom of sweets. its an interesting take on the nutcracker story and definitely takes a lot of liberties and gives more of a horror vibe. really fun read for the most part up until the epilogue which felt like the author shoehorned 15 historical events and figures into 15 pages because they could. the final chapter was still really nice though and i think tied everything together nicely, but the pacing of the rest of the epilogue was bad enough to drag my rating down to 3.5 stars

#shay speaks #the kingdom of sweets #erika johansen #bookblr #booklr #book review #really informal review this time but ehhhhhhh #also i wish we got years with the chapters instead of One mention of it being 1905 in the middle of the book and having to figure it out #like either leave it vague or use dates consistently please do not throw one single date in there and then never again #but thats more of a minor thing compared to the epilogue. imo anyway #oh natasha you are such a bad person and unreliable narrator trying to justify everything #but its okay #i support womens wrongs etc

[guide-to-galaxy]

Top 5 (books with candy) Tuesday

I took a bit of leeway here and there with this prompt. But what’s new? 😄 it’s half sticking to the prompt and half not posting on Tuesday lol. Here we go! Thanks exceedingly to Meeghan @ Meeghan Reads for this prompt! 📚🚀📚 I Love You So Mochi by Sarah Kuhn (GR/SG) – Kimi’s obsessed with transforming everyday ephemera into Kimi Originals: bold outfits that make her and her friends feel like the…

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#Baker Thief #Bed Breakfast and Bones #blogging #books #Candyfloss #Carolyn L. Dean #Claudie Arsenault #Erika Johansen #I Love You So Mochi #Jacqueline Wilson #Sarah Kuhn #The Kingdom of Sweets #top 5 tuesday

[library-love-affair]

“Those who cease to worry about their souls often find them difficult to reclaim later…”

- Erika Johansen (The Queen of the Tearling)

#book quotes #Erika Johansen #the queen of the tearling #bookblr #books and literature #book blog

[freshlybrewedbookreviews]

The Queen of the Tearling (The Queen of the Tearling #1) by Erika Johansen

I really liked this one! A friend of a friend had recommended it to me in probably 2014 (I have a long TBR, what can I say!) This book gave me the feeling I used to get when I was first reading fantasy, and everything was new and exciting. I loved the characters, the plot was solid, the setting was…confusing (for a purist fantasy reader, that is, but I'll say no more lest it be construed as a spoiler). At any rate, I'm excited to read the next two books in the series, and can heartily recommend this to friends who love fantasy!

#book review #freshly brewed #The Queen of the Tearling #Erika Johansen #books #reading

[books-in-media]

Emma Watson, (The Detroit Free Press Interview)

—The Queen of the Tearling, Erika Johansen (2014)

#Emma Watson #The Queen of the Tearling #Erika Johansen #books #celebrities

[gretag-grace-space]

I just finished The Fate of The Tearling and now I don't know what to do with my life.

Like.

What?

How?

I have so many questions! My mind is about to explode! I can't decide if I love this ending, if I hate it or both!

#The Queen of the Tearling #The Invasion of The Tearling #The Fate of the Tearling #Erika Johansen

[grizzledyoungimpact]

Just finished my third read of 2024!

The Kingdom of Sweets is a retelling of The Nutcracker, but most importantly its a book that isn't afraid to face the hard truths of forgiveness and acceptance, be it of the behavior of others or even of ourselves.

I really liked a lot of the imagery involved when talking about the character of The Sugar Plum Faerie and the kingdoms she had crafted. Natasha, our main character, resonated with me as a character because I think everyone has felt the way she felt about her lot in life at one point or another!

#kay reads #bookblr #reading 2024 #the kingdom of sweets #erika johansen