Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff
Earlier this week, right after I finished #21, I started another book. I couldn't get into it, so I gave up, which is not something I normally do. I also had professional development this week, and on the second day of that, the facilitator did a read aloud of this book. Three paragraphs were all she read, but I wanted to know more, so I ordered it. It came in yesterday, and I put the other book I am reading aside to read this one.
Hollis Gray, named for the woods she was found in when she was an hour old, is an orphan. She wants to find a place where she belongs, but always seems to sabotage the situation. She runs away, and ends up with another foster family. Two things changed Hollis.
The first is the summer she stayed with the Regans. Her foster family at the time sent her away for the summer so that they could have time with their biological kids. Hollis fits right in with the Regans, so much so that they want to adopt her. But then something happens, and Hollis runs away.
The second is her time with Josie. Josie is an older woman, whose mind is not what it used to be. Despite this, Hollis wants to be with Josie. Josie has shown her what it is like to be loved, and it is a feeling that Hollis likes very much. However, because Josie's mind is increasingly diminishing, Hollis is not going to be able to stay with her much longer. Hollis runs away again, but this time takes Josie with her.
This is told in alternating time frames. The chapters with Josie are in the present, and the chapters with the Regans are told in flashback. I liked this aspect of the book. The book references pictures because Hollis is an artist, but there are no actual pictures in the book. The reader has to use the author's descriptions to see the pictures Hollis wants you to see, and the author does an excellent job of painting those pictures.
Saturday, July 30, 2016
Monday, July 25, 2016
Summer Reading #21
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
I have been contemplating this one for a while. Everyone told me it was good. A lot of people were comparing it to Gone Girl (no comparison, by the way). So, I finally got around to it.
Rachel is a drunk. There's no other way to put that fact. It's a large part of why her husband cheated on her, or so he says. She tends to black out when she drinks, and doesn't remember what happens. She is unemployed because of her drunkenness. Despite this, she still goes into London every day on the 8:04 train. It takes her right by the house she lived in with her husband, Tom. It also takes her by another house, one where she can see the inhabitants, and they look happy-at least from the window of the train. Then something happens to the woman in the house. She goes missing, and Rachel thinks she can help with the investigation because she has seen something from the train.
Megan is the woman Rachel sees from the train. She's had a bit of a messed up life. She is married to Scott, but she seems unfulfilled. She sees other men in an effort to find fulfillment, but comes up empty handed on that front. One night she goes missing, and Scott is a suspect. Rachel doesn't think Scott did anything to Megan, based on the fantasy life she has created for them passing by them on the train.
Anna is the woman that took Rachel's place. Tom had an affair with her, then married her after divorcing Rachel. She is convinced Rachel is crazy, as Rachel keeps showing up at their house, calling, emailing, and once tried to take their daughter. Anna just wants Rachel to leave them alone.
This book is primarily about these three women and how their lives are connected. There are some interesting twists, and it took me until the 83% mark to figure out who was responsible for Megan's fate. It was nice to see that I was correct. This was a quick read, and one you won't want to put down.
I have been contemplating this one for a while. Everyone told me it was good. A lot of people were comparing it to Gone Girl (no comparison, by the way). So, I finally got around to it.
Rachel is a drunk. There's no other way to put that fact. It's a large part of why her husband cheated on her, or so he says. She tends to black out when she drinks, and doesn't remember what happens. She is unemployed because of her drunkenness. Despite this, she still goes into London every day on the 8:04 train. It takes her right by the house she lived in with her husband, Tom. It also takes her by another house, one where she can see the inhabitants, and they look happy-at least from the window of the train. Then something happens to the woman in the house. She goes missing, and Rachel thinks she can help with the investigation because she has seen something from the train.
Megan is the woman Rachel sees from the train. She's had a bit of a messed up life. She is married to Scott, but she seems unfulfilled. She sees other men in an effort to find fulfillment, but comes up empty handed on that front. One night she goes missing, and Scott is a suspect. Rachel doesn't think Scott did anything to Megan, based on the fantasy life she has created for them passing by them on the train.
Anna is the woman that took Rachel's place. Tom had an affair with her, then married her after divorcing Rachel. She is convinced Rachel is crazy, as Rachel keeps showing up at their house, calling, emailing, and once tried to take their daughter. Anna just wants Rachel to leave them alone.
This book is primarily about these three women and how their lives are connected. There are some interesting twists, and it took me until the 83% mark to figure out who was responsible for Megan's fate. It was nice to see that I was correct. This was a quick read, and one you won't want to put down.
Saturday, July 23, 2016
Summer Reading #20
Midnight Crossing by Charlaine Harris
Yea! Met my summer reading goal, and there's still technically three weeks until summer is over for me.
I decided to read this because I so enjoyed Ms. Harris' Sookie Stackhouse series. I was expecting this to be a complete departure from all things vampires, werewolves, fairies, etc, and it wasn't-not completely anyway. There's a vampire, a psychic, and a witch in this book, and while the focus isn't so much on that aspect of the characters, I didn't know going in that there would be supernatural elements. Not that this is a problem; I quite like supernatural elements.
Midnight, Texas is a small town in west Texas. There are only a handful of residents. There's Fiji, the witch, who runs a spiritualist shop. There's the Rev who, obviously, runs the small chapel and pet cemetery. Across the street is the pawn shop, owned and run by Bobo, who lives upstairs. In the basement of the pawn shop are two apartments, occupied by Olivia and Lemuel, the latter is the vampire. Next to the pawn shop, lives Manfred, the psychic. On the other side of the pawn shop is the gas station, run by the Lovells-Shawn, Creek, and Connor. Next to that is the diner, run by Madonna, who is married to Teacher, and mother to Grady. Last is the antique shop and nail salon, owned and run by Chuy and Joe. See? Small town.
The crux of the story has to do with Bobo. Apparently, his grandfather, a huge white supremacist, died, leaving behind a huge cache of guns and weapons. This cache doesn't actually exist, but this doesn't stop people from approaching (and that is putting it nicely) Bobo to get their hands on these weapons. Aubrey, Bobo's girlfriend (who disappeared and is then found dead) was planted by the local white supremacist group to get the weapons. Then two guys show up at the diner looking for the same thing. Then two more people show up looking for these weapons that don't exist. Bobo has been attacked because of these weapons, and the people of Midnight are trying to help him out.
Really, that's pretty much the book in a nutshell. I am hoping that the other books in the series have more going on, and that this was just laying the groundwork for the series. I am not in a huge hurry to check them out, however. This doesn't mean I haven't enjoyed this book; it just means I have others that I will be reading first.
Yea! Met my summer reading goal, and there's still technically three weeks until summer is over for me.
I decided to read this because I so enjoyed Ms. Harris' Sookie Stackhouse series. I was expecting this to be a complete departure from all things vampires, werewolves, fairies, etc, and it wasn't-not completely anyway. There's a vampire, a psychic, and a witch in this book, and while the focus isn't so much on that aspect of the characters, I didn't know going in that there would be supernatural elements. Not that this is a problem; I quite like supernatural elements.
Midnight, Texas is a small town in west Texas. There are only a handful of residents. There's Fiji, the witch, who runs a spiritualist shop. There's the Rev who, obviously, runs the small chapel and pet cemetery. Across the street is the pawn shop, owned and run by Bobo, who lives upstairs. In the basement of the pawn shop are two apartments, occupied by Olivia and Lemuel, the latter is the vampire. Next to the pawn shop, lives Manfred, the psychic. On the other side of the pawn shop is the gas station, run by the Lovells-Shawn, Creek, and Connor. Next to that is the diner, run by Madonna, who is married to Teacher, and mother to Grady. Last is the antique shop and nail salon, owned and run by Chuy and Joe. See? Small town.
The crux of the story has to do with Bobo. Apparently, his grandfather, a huge white supremacist, died, leaving behind a huge cache of guns and weapons. This cache doesn't actually exist, but this doesn't stop people from approaching (and that is putting it nicely) Bobo to get their hands on these weapons. Aubrey, Bobo's girlfriend (who disappeared and is then found dead) was planted by the local white supremacist group to get the weapons. Then two guys show up at the diner looking for the same thing. Then two more people show up looking for these weapons that don't exist. Bobo has been attacked because of these weapons, and the people of Midnight are trying to help him out.
Really, that's pretty much the book in a nutshell. I am hoping that the other books in the series have more going on, and that this was just laying the groundwork for the series. I am not in a huge hurry to check them out, however. This doesn't mean I haven't enjoyed this book; it just means I have others that I will be reading first.
Monday, July 18, 2016
Summer Reading #19
Girl Last Seen by Heather Anastasiu and Anne Greenwood Brown
The best way I can describe this is that it is like Gone Girl for teens. Similar plot, lots of twists, safe for a teenaged audience.
Kadence Mulligan is a local singing sensation. She was in a duo with her best friend Lauren until Lauren loses her voice due to an unfortunate accident. Kadence tries to go solo, but things don't go as well as she hopes. The prevailing theory is that she was better when Lauren was there.
One night, Kadence plays a gig at the coffee shop where Lauren works, but then she never makes it home. It is thought she was kidnapped. Lauren is a suspect. So is Kadence's boyfriend, Mason, and a boy that used to be Lauren's best friend, Jude.
Kadence was an unsavory character, and people believe that Lauren and Jude could have committed the crime because Kadence has taken great pains to tarnish their reputations over the years.
Will she be found? If so, will she be found alive? Will anyone ever know exactly how vile Kadence really was? These are questions you'll have to find out for yourself.
The best way I can describe this is that it is like Gone Girl for teens. Similar plot, lots of twists, safe for a teenaged audience.
Kadence Mulligan is a local singing sensation. She was in a duo with her best friend Lauren until Lauren loses her voice due to an unfortunate accident. Kadence tries to go solo, but things don't go as well as she hopes. The prevailing theory is that she was better when Lauren was there.
One night, Kadence plays a gig at the coffee shop where Lauren works, but then she never makes it home. It is thought she was kidnapped. Lauren is a suspect. So is Kadence's boyfriend, Mason, and a boy that used to be Lauren's best friend, Jude.
Kadence was an unsavory character, and people believe that Lauren and Jude could have committed the crime because Kadence has taken great pains to tarnish their reputations over the years.
Will she be found? If so, will she be found alive? Will anyone ever know exactly how vile Kadence really was? These are questions you'll have to find out for yourself.
Sunday, July 17, 2016
Summer Reading #18
The Haunting of Sunshine Girl by Paige McKenzie
There were several instances where I felt this was too similar to another book I read earlier this year, but it was still a fun, creepy read.
Sunshine is sixteen years old. She and her mother have moved from Austin, Texas to Ridgemont, Washington because her mother got an amazing position in a hospital there. Sunshine's a photographer, and her house is haunted, although her mother dismisses that notion. Sunshine meets a boy in her art class, Nolan, who believes her about the hauntings. He helps her try to figure things out.
One of the things they figure out is that Sunshine is not entirely human, and is more attuned to spirits than your average Joe. She also finds out that her mother is possessed by a demon, and she has to release the demon as some kind of test. Odds are definitely stacked against this young girl. Can she do what needs to be done to save her mother?
Apparently, this is a video series on YouTube, and I think I may check it out.
There were several instances where I felt this was too similar to another book I read earlier this year, but it was still a fun, creepy read.
Sunshine is sixteen years old. She and her mother have moved from Austin, Texas to Ridgemont, Washington because her mother got an amazing position in a hospital there. Sunshine's a photographer, and her house is haunted, although her mother dismisses that notion. Sunshine meets a boy in her art class, Nolan, who believes her about the hauntings. He helps her try to figure things out.
One of the things they figure out is that Sunshine is not entirely human, and is more attuned to spirits than your average Joe. She also finds out that her mother is possessed by a demon, and she has to release the demon as some kind of test. Odds are definitely stacked against this young girl. Can she do what needs to be done to save her mother?
Apparently, this is a video series on YouTube, and I think I may check it out.
Thursday, July 14, 2016
Summer Reading #17
Evergreen Falls by Kimberley Freeman
This one came in my Roaring 20's Lit Cube. It's a mystery, but only from the present day parts.
Lauren is thirty years old. She has been overly sheltered her whole life because for most of her life, her brother was terminally ill. Her mother was too overprotective, so Lauren was not given much of a chance to live her life. She has recently gotten out from under her mother's thumb, even though Mom calls a million times a day, and moved to Evergreen Falls, home of an opulent hotel and spa. The hotel is being re-done, and one night, Lauren finds long lost love letters in the part of the hotel that is still closed off. She tells Tomas, the guy she is seeing, about it, and he provides her with a key so she can figure out who sent the letters, and who received them.
In the 1926 sections of the book, our protagonist is Violet, an almost twenty year old girl who moves from Sydney to the falls to become an employee of the hotel. While working there, she falls in love with one of the wealthy hotel guests, Sam, who is an opium addict. We also meet Sam's sister, Flora, who is at the hotel with her fiance and his goons because she is supposed to be making Sam well again. There is also a young man named Clive, who helped Violet get the job at the hotel and is in love with Violet, even though the feelings aren't returned.
There's an interesting love triangle and a mystery, and it took nearly the whole book to figure out exactly how the two stories fit together. I mean, obviously, the mystery Lauren is trying to solve revolves around Violet, Sam, Flora, and Clive, but it is not until the end that the pieces come together and make sense.
This got off to a slow start, but picked up around the halfway point. Definitely one I would recommend.
This one came in my Roaring 20's Lit Cube. It's a mystery, but only from the present day parts.
Lauren is thirty years old. She has been overly sheltered her whole life because for most of her life, her brother was terminally ill. Her mother was too overprotective, so Lauren was not given much of a chance to live her life. She has recently gotten out from under her mother's thumb, even though Mom calls a million times a day, and moved to Evergreen Falls, home of an opulent hotel and spa. The hotel is being re-done, and one night, Lauren finds long lost love letters in the part of the hotel that is still closed off. She tells Tomas, the guy she is seeing, about it, and he provides her with a key so she can figure out who sent the letters, and who received them.
In the 1926 sections of the book, our protagonist is Violet, an almost twenty year old girl who moves from Sydney to the falls to become an employee of the hotel. While working there, she falls in love with one of the wealthy hotel guests, Sam, who is an opium addict. We also meet Sam's sister, Flora, who is at the hotel with her fiance and his goons because she is supposed to be making Sam well again. There is also a young man named Clive, who helped Violet get the job at the hotel and is in love with Violet, even though the feelings aren't returned.
There's an interesting love triangle and a mystery, and it took nearly the whole book to figure out exactly how the two stories fit together. I mean, obviously, the mystery Lauren is trying to solve revolves around Violet, Sam, Flora, and Clive, but it is not until the end that the pieces come together and make sense.
This got off to a slow start, but picked up around the halfway point. Definitely one I would recommend.
Saturday, July 9, 2016
Summer Reading #16
Orbiting Jupiter by Gary Schmidt
This is one of the books on the consideration list for the 2017 TAYSHAS list. Honestly, I am a little surprised, as the lexile can't be that high; it reads like junior high books. Theoretically, the subject matter could be the reason why it is nominated for the high school list, but seeing as there is nothing graphic, I feel it belongs on the Lone Star list instead. Additionally, this book is less than 150 pages, and I don't think I have ever read a TAYSHAS book that was that short.
This story is told by Jack, a twelve year old boy whose parents are foster parents. They have agreed to take in a fourteen year old boy, Joseph, who is coming out of, what sounds like, juvenile hall. He was in there because he had a breakdown of sorts, and tried to kill a teacher. And, oh yeah-he has a daughter.
As I said, Joseph has had a rough life. His real dad is a bit on the unsavory side, which is why Joseph is sent to live with a foster family. This doesn't, however, stop his father from trying to take him back. Joseph doesn't want to go with his father. All he really wants is to see his daughter. His foster family tries to help with that, but it doesn't quite work out. Joseph ends up running away to try to find her.
I don't want to reveal more than this. To do so would give away the whole story, which I don't like to do. This book will break your heart though, so be prepared. Maybe have some tissues nearby.
This is one of the books on the consideration list for the 2017 TAYSHAS list. Honestly, I am a little surprised, as the lexile can't be that high; it reads like junior high books. Theoretically, the subject matter could be the reason why it is nominated for the high school list, but seeing as there is nothing graphic, I feel it belongs on the Lone Star list instead. Additionally, this book is less than 150 pages, and I don't think I have ever read a TAYSHAS book that was that short.
This story is told by Jack, a twelve year old boy whose parents are foster parents. They have agreed to take in a fourteen year old boy, Joseph, who is coming out of, what sounds like, juvenile hall. He was in there because he had a breakdown of sorts, and tried to kill a teacher. And, oh yeah-he has a daughter.
As I said, Joseph has had a rough life. His real dad is a bit on the unsavory side, which is why Joseph is sent to live with a foster family. This doesn't, however, stop his father from trying to take him back. Joseph doesn't want to go with his father. All he really wants is to see his daughter. His foster family tries to help with that, but it doesn't quite work out. Joseph ends up running away to try to find her.
I don't want to reveal more than this. To do so would give away the whole story, which I don't like to do. This book will break your heart though, so be prepared. Maybe have some tissues nearby.
Summer Reading #15
After You by Jojo Moyes
This is the follow up to Me Before You, which I completed a couple of months ago. I was iffy about reading this because I read reviews on Amazon, both good and bad, and everyone said the biggest problem with this book was that Lou had changed. Now that I've thought about it, what, exactly, did they think was going to happen? I mean, the man she loved killed himself; was she supposed to be the same person for the rest of her life? NO. She had to grow as a person, and if truth be told, I don't think she was all THAT different.
So, this picks up roughly eighteen months after Will's death. Lou has traveled some, and has now settled in a two bedroom flat in London. She works as a barmaid in a pub at the airport. One night, she is up on the rooftop terrace, walking on the edge, is startled by someone, and falls five stories. She survives (obviously, or this would have been a really short book), and when she finally gets home, Will's daughter shows up on her doorstep.
That's right, Will had a daughter that he didn't know about. She comes from a fairly wealthy family, but her home life sucks. Lou takes it upon herself to take care of the girl. Meanwhile, Lou's parents are having issues, and Lou meets a man that she likes very much. Lou is even offered an amazing job opportunity in New York, but in true Lou fashion, she doesn't want to take it because she is too busy putting everyone else first.
I liked this book, not as much as I did its predecessor, but I did like it. I still loved Lou, and the person she has become. And, like before, I found I could relate to her.
This is the follow up to Me Before You, which I completed a couple of months ago. I was iffy about reading this because I read reviews on Amazon, both good and bad, and everyone said the biggest problem with this book was that Lou had changed. Now that I've thought about it, what, exactly, did they think was going to happen? I mean, the man she loved killed himself; was she supposed to be the same person for the rest of her life? NO. She had to grow as a person, and if truth be told, I don't think she was all THAT different.
So, this picks up roughly eighteen months after Will's death. Lou has traveled some, and has now settled in a two bedroom flat in London. She works as a barmaid in a pub at the airport. One night, she is up on the rooftop terrace, walking on the edge, is startled by someone, and falls five stories. She survives (obviously, or this would have been a really short book), and when she finally gets home, Will's daughter shows up on her doorstep.
That's right, Will had a daughter that he didn't know about. She comes from a fairly wealthy family, but her home life sucks. Lou takes it upon herself to take care of the girl. Meanwhile, Lou's parents are having issues, and Lou meets a man that she likes very much. Lou is even offered an amazing job opportunity in New York, but in true Lou fashion, she doesn't want to take it because she is too busy putting everyone else first.
I liked this book, not as much as I did its predecessor, but I did like it. I still loved Lou, and the person she has become. And, like before, I found I could relate to her.
Monday, July 4, 2016
Summer Reading #14
The Great American Whatever by Tim Federle
As I was scrolling through Facebook the other day, I came across a post that said this was the book to read this summer. Actually, it may have been the book to listen to, but whatever. Conveniently, this is also on the consideration list for TAYSHAS, I knew I was in.
Quinn's sister died in a car accident on December 20. The last person she texted, which was the reason she was in the accident, was Quinn. Quinn has not left the house since it happened, and he hasn't turned on his cell phone since before his sister died.
It's now June, and Quinn's window unit air conditioner has gone out. His best friend, Geoff, comes over so they can purchase a new one. Geoff also convinces Quinn to go to a party, where Quinn sees a boy/man that he is instantly attracted to.
I should mention that Quinn is a screenwriter, so he sees his life as a script sometimes. Anyway, he seems more hung up on his sister than most, so when he learns some truths about her, he goes off the deep end a bit. He does, at least, make an effort to find himself.
What I loved about this book is that it is written the way a teen would tell a story. Instead of saying "he says" or "I said" Quinn says "he goes" or "I go." In that respect, it is very real. I think this is probably something that readers will like, assuming they enjoy realistic fiction.
As I was scrolling through Facebook the other day, I came across a post that said this was the book to read this summer. Actually, it may have been the book to listen to, but whatever. Conveniently, this is also on the consideration list for TAYSHAS, I knew I was in.
Quinn's sister died in a car accident on December 20. The last person she texted, which was the reason she was in the accident, was Quinn. Quinn has not left the house since it happened, and he hasn't turned on his cell phone since before his sister died.
It's now June, and Quinn's window unit air conditioner has gone out. His best friend, Geoff, comes over so they can purchase a new one. Geoff also convinces Quinn to go to a party, where Quinn sees a boy/man that he is instantly attracted to.
I should mention that Quinn is a screenwriter, so he sees his life as a script sometimes. Anyway, he seems more hung up on his sister than most, so when he learns some truths about her, he goes off the deep end a bit. He does, at least, make an effort to find himself.
What I loved about this book is that it is written the way a teen would tell a story. Instead of saying "he says" or "I said" Quinn says "he goes" or "I go." In that respect, it is very real. I think this is probably something that readers will like, assuming they enjoy realistic fiction.
Saturday, July 2, 2016
Summer Reading #13
Alice Takes Back Wonderland by David Hammons
Technically, I am not quite finished, but I will finish shortly. I won't tell you the ending anyway, so does it really matter? This was the book in my very first Lit-Cube box, a subscription that I like very much.
I have learned something very important about myself as I was reading this: I don't like reading the Alice in Wonderland stories nearly as much as I like seeing the movies. Weird, I know. This is the third Alice book I have read this year, and they really just haven't done anything for me. In fact, I completed three other books in the time it has taken me to read this one, and started another. I keep putting this down because it doesn't interest me, but, on the flipside, I keep reading because I keep hoping it will get good. Still waiting.
In this Alice retelling, it is ten years after Alice returned from Wonderland. No one believes her story, and she is put on medication for ADHD and schizophrenia. Then one day, the White Rabbit shows up at Alice's house, and convinces her to return to Wonderland with him. She goes, but it is not the Wonderland she knows. The Ace of Spades is in charge now, and he wants to make Wonderland more like Alice's real life. To do this, he takes away everyone's wonder.
Somehow, the Mad Hatter has eluded Ace, and he tells Alice what to do to save Wonderland. Basically, she is to go to Neverland and recruit the help of Peter Pan, and then go wake the Sleeping Beauty. Along this journey, she meets several characters from other fairy tales: Peter Pan, Pinocchio, Snow White and her dwarves, the Gingerbread Man, Robin Hood, Rumplestiltskin, Red Riding Hood, and Cinderella. What she also discovers is that these fairly tales she knows are only echoes of the worlds these tales belong to, meaning that there are some vast differences between the stories she's been told and what "actually" goes on.
For me, this is like reading a season of Once Upon a Time, which I am not a huge fan of anyway. However, if you are a fan of that show on ABC, this book is probably right up your alley, it just isn't up mine.
Technically, I am not quite finished, but I will finish shortly. I won't tell you the ending anyway, so does it really matter? This was the book in my very first Lit-Cube box, a subscription that I like very much.
I have learned something very important about myself as I was reading this: I don't like reading the Alice in Wonderland stories nearly as much as I like seeing the movies. Weird, I know. This is the third Alice book I have read this year, and they really just haven't done anything for me. In fact, I completed three other books in the time it has taken me to read this one, and started another. I keep putting this down because it doesn't interest me, but, on the flipside, I keep reading because I keep hoping it will get good. Still waiting.
In this Alice retelling, it is ten years after Alice returned from Wonderland. No one believes her story, and she is put on medication for ADHD and schizophrenia. Then one day, the White Rabbit shows up at Alice's house, and convinces her to return to Wonderland with him. She goes, but it is not the Wonderland she knows. The Ace of Spades is in charge now, and he wants to make Wonderland more like Alice's real life. To do this, he takes away everyone's wonder.
Somehow, the Mad Hatter has eluded Ace, and he tells Alice what to do to save Wonderland. Basically, she is to go to Neverland and recruit the help of Peter Pan, and then go wake the Sleeping Beauty. Along this journey, she meets several characters from other fairy tales: Peter Pan, Pinocchio, Snow White and her dwarves, the Gingerbread Man, Robin Hood, Rumplestiltskin, Red Riding Hood, and Cinderella. What she also discovers is that these fairly tales she knows are only echoes of the worlds these tales belong to, meaning that there are some vast differences between the stories she's been told and what "actually" goes on.
For me, this is like reading a season of Once Upon a Time, which I am not a huge fan of anyway. However, if you are a fan of that show on ABC, this book is probably right up your alley, it just isn't up mine.
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