Announcing a new event!!
A Night's Dream of Books
are once again
teaming up to bring you the
Of Beast and Beauty Read-Along,
which will run from
April 1st to April 30th, 2014!
Come join the fun!!
Of Beast and Beauty
Hardcover, 400 pages
Delacorte Press,
July 23, 2013
Dystopia, Fairy Tale Retellings, Fantasy,
Romance, Young Adult Fiction
Book Synopsis
In the beginning was the darkness, and in the darkness was a girl, and in the girl was a secret...
In the domed city of Yuan, the blind Princess Isra, a Smooth Skin, is raised to be a human sacrifice whose death will ensure her city’s vitality. In the desert outside Yuan, Gem, a mutant beast, fights to save his people, the Monstrous, from starvation. Neither dreams that together, they could return balance to both their worlds.
Isra wants to help the city’s Banished people, second-class citizens despised for possessing Monstrous traits. But after she enlists the aid of her prisoner, Gem, who has been captured while trying to steal Yuan’s enchanted roses, she begins to care for him, and to question everything she has been brought up to believe.
As secrets are revealed and Isra’s sight, which vanished during her childhood, returned, Isra will have to choose between duty to her people and the beast she has come to love.
In the domed city of Yuan, the blind Princess Isra, a Smooth Skin, is raised to be a human sacrifice whose death will ensure her city’s vitality. In the desert outside Yuan, Gem, a mutant beast, fights to save his people, the Monstrous, from starvation. Neither dreams that together, they could return balance to both their worlds.
Isra wants to help the city’s Banished people, second-class citizens despised for possessing Monstrous traits. But after she enlists the aid of her prisoner, Gem, who has been captured while trying to steal Yuan’s enchanted roses, she begins to care for him, and to question everything she has been brought up to believe.
As secrets are revealed and Isra’s sight, which vanished during her childhood, returned, Isra will have to choose between duty to her people and the beast she has come to love.
Post and Reading Schedule
Announcement Post/Signups
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Vonnie's Reading Corner
March 10th
Launch Post with Week 1 Questions
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April 1st
Launch Post with Week 1 Questions
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Vonnie's Reading Corner
April 1st
Week 1 Discussion Questions
"In the Beginning - Chapter 6
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April 9th
Week 2 Discussion Questions
Chapters 7 - 13
Vonnie's Reading Corner
April 16th
Week 3 Discussion Questions
Chapters 14 - 20
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April 23rd
Week 4 Discussion Questions
Chapter 21 - "In the Beginning" (Epilogue)
Vonnie's Reading Corner
April 30th
Wrap-up & Reviews
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Vonnie's Reading Corner
All Participants
May 1st
All participants should post reviews
for the wrap-up on May 1st,
and are encouraged to
hop around and comment
on each each other's reviews.
***EXTRA!!!!***
If at least 10 blogs sign up to participate,
Vonnie and I will hold a giveaway,
so please spread the word!!
You will get THREE entries
in the Rafflecopter if you
help to bring in participants!!!
***EXTRA!!!!***
We hope you all enjoy this read-along!
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Definitely one of the Banished (I'm sure I have several monstrous traits) I love the cover and synopsis. A book I'll be certain to keep a look out for, thanks for featuring it.
ReplyDeleteHi, Tracy!
DeleteI'm glad you like the book! You're very welcome for the feature, but I sure hope you decide to join us for the read-along!
Thanks for dropping by and commenitng!! : )