Fairytale Giveaway Hop (4/26-5/1)

If you don't know, this is my very first time joining a giveaway hop! I've wanted to do it for so long, but couldn't figure out what to give away. I finally womaned up and did it!

My Favorite Fairytale

     Admittedly, unlike other little girls I wasn't into many fairytales. But now that I am older, I find that I appreciate them more. Quite recently, I watched a fairytale movie that gave me a favorite fairy tale character. Rapunzel is her name. I read a book about her, but the prince died and they never got to be together so I was highly upset by that, but then I saw Tangled. If that Rapunzel didn't clear stuff up for me, nobody could. She was just an awesome version of Rapunzel. She's innocent and funny and a wonderful artist. I think the thing that made me love her the most were her frying pan skills. And no, honey, she doesn't fry pork chops with it.

On top of that, she is drop-dead gorgeous! And she knows how to use her feminine wiles to get what she wants! Girl Power!

Now on to what you really want!!! Giveaway!

In honor of this fairytale giveaway hop, I will be giving away...

When Lucinda Chapdelaine was a small child, her parents left for the royal ball and never returned. Ever since, Lucinda has been stuck in perpetual servitude at her evil aunt’s jewelry store. Then, on the very same day, a mysterious visitor and an even more bizarre piece of jewelry both enter the shop, setting in motion a string of twists and turns that will forever alter Lucinda’s path. In this magical story filled with delightful surprises, Lucinda will dance at the royal ball, fall under the Amaranth Witch’s spell, avenge her parents’ death, and maybe—just maybe—capture the heart of a prince.

When a storm brings the dashing Prince Richard to her family's farm, Violet falls in love at first sight. Richard also gives Violet his heart, but he knows his marriage is destined to be an affair of state, not of passion. For the king and queen have devised a contest to determine who will win their son's hand in marriage.

To be reunited with her prince, Violet must compete against princesses from across the land. It will take all of her wits - and a little help from an unexpected source - if Violet is to demonstrate the depth of her character and become Richard's bride.

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Review: Sunlight And Shadow by Cameron Dokey

A new spin on "The Magic Flute" by an acclaimed author!

In a time when the world was young and many things were quite commonplace that are now entirely forgotten, Sarastro, Mage of the Day, wed Pamina, the Queen of the Night. And in this way was the world complete, for light was joined to dark. For all time would they be joined together. Only the ending of the world could tear them apart. In other words, in the days in which my parents married, there was no such thing as divorce....
        Thus begins the tale of Mina, a girl-child born on the longest night of the darkest month of the year. When her father looked at her, all he saw was what he feared: By birth, by name, by nature, she belonged to the Dark. So when Mina turned sixteen, her father took her away from shadow and brought her into sunlight.
In retaliation, her mother lured a handsome prince into a deadly agreement: If he frees Mina, he can claim her as his bride.
Now Mina and her prince must endure deadly trials -- of love and fate and family -- before they can truly live happily ever after....
  

     Sunlight and Shadow was very short and cute. The beginning was filled with background information, but in an interesting way that made you want to know. Mina was a very unique character and her background was just as strange. Being the daughter of night and day doesn't seem like an easy position. She had a great relationship with her mother and I wish she could've interacted with her more throughout the book. Her father took an oath to not see her until her sixteenth birthday when she shall have the take a husband. He instantly made a bad impression on me when he broke his promise and me and Mina had the same thought process about his actions. All in all, Sunlight and Shadow was a very good fairytale with all the right elements. It had its flaws, like the run-through ending, but it is a wonderful choice if you want something quick and satisfying.