Danielle’s Reading Nook

Do secret societies intrigue you?

Does the occult intrigue you?

Do you like magic?

All three of the questions are somewhat about Leigh Bardugo's books: "Ninth House" and "Hell Bent."

I highly suggest you check them out!!

Here I talk about another book I had to read when I was a senior in high school.

I had to read "There Eyes Were Watching God" for an English class assignment when I was a senior in high school. I learned a lot from this book. If you want, check it out where ever books are sold.

Who has done the yearly Goodreads reading challenge?

I set my challenge at 30 books.

Let's see if I beat it or not.

Check out the Libby app for free reading via your local public library!!

I am going to start posting on Patreon.

I like writing short stories and want to show them to the world.

Check my social media accounts linked below to be on the lookout for the first short story I post on Patreon.

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Who loves the Disney movie "Alice in Wonderland?"

Well check out the twisted tale!!

Tag line: "What if Wonderland was in peril and Alice was very, very late?

Explaining why I write notes when I read and why I annotate with Post-it tabs that are multicolor and see through so I can see the words in my books.

I highly recommend the notes and annotating tabs.

What would you do with nine lives if you had the chance?

If "Nine" sounds like a book you would want to read, by all means, go read it!

My list includes:

Elide and Lorcan from "Throne of Glass" series by Sarah J Maas.

Helene Aquilla from "An Ember in the Ashes" quartet by Sabaa Tahir.

Tamlin from the "A Court of Thorns and Roses" series by Sarah J Maas.

Grover from the "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" universe series by Rick Riordan.

The Marauders from the "Harry Potter" series by J.K. Rowling.

Magpie from the "Renegade" series by Marissa Meyer.

Atlas Corrigan from "It Ends with Us/It Starts with Us" by Colleen Hoover.

Zoya Nazyalensky from the "Shadow and Bone/King of Scars" universe by Leigh Bardugo.

Lily and Tomas from the "Dread Nation" duology by Justina Ireland.

Is "Cinderella" your favorite Disney Movie?

Well, did you know that there is a remake of the classic?

This novel has a twist you won't see coming!!

I highly recommend you listen to this episode to hear my thoughts!

Books that are spooky related.

You can read them at any time during the year.

-Frankenstein by Mary Shelly 1818

-Dracula by Bram Stoker 1897

-Coraline by Neil Gaiman 2002

-The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving 1820

-Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman 1995

-Raising the Horsemen by Serena Valentino 2022

-Hocus Pocus and the All New Sequel by A. W. Jantha 2018

-Stalking Jack the Ripper series by Kerri Maniscalco

-Stalking Jack the Ripper 2016 (Jack the Ripper)

-Hunting Prince Dracula 2017 (Dracula's descendant)

-Escaping from Houdini 2018 (Houdini/traveling circus)

-Capturing the Devil 2019 (H.H. Holmes serial killer from Chicago during the Chicago World Fair)

Just a short rant about the movie sequel to the 1990s movie "Hocus Pocus."

This book is part of the Disney Twisted Tale series.

The tag line is: "What if Wendy first traveled to Never Land with Captain Hook."

It was written by Liz Braswell.

Published in: 2020 by Disney-Hyperion.

The books mentioned:

Victoria Aveyard's

"Realm Breaker" ---563 pages

"Blade Breaker" ---578 pages

Liz Braswell/Celia Thomson's

"The Nine Lives of Chole King" ---771 pages (omnibus)

Sarah J Maas'

"Kingdom of Ash" ---980 pages

"A Court of Silver Flames" ---751 pages

"House of Earth and Blood" ---799 pages

"House of Sky and Breath" ---801 pages

Samantha Shannon's

"The Priory of the Orange Tree"---827 pages

"A Day of Fallen Night"---866 pages

This twisted tale is centered around the movie "Frozen."

The tag line is "What if Anna and Elsa never knew each other?"

The book series I speak about are:

1) Percy Jackson and the Olympians

2) Harry Potter

3) Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

These are my opinion!!

The movies mentioned:

-"The Lion King"---what if Simba didn't return/was killed.

-"Pocahontas"---what is Pocahontas married Kokoum instead?

-"The Hunchback of Notre Dame"---what if Frollo still lived?

-"Encanto"---what if the family lost their powers forever?

-"Ratatouille"---what if the rat couldn't help with the restaurant?

-"Zootopia"---what if the rabbit didn't join the police force and stop the attacks?

-"Onward"---what if Ian couldn't do magic to see his dad?

Today I talk about a prequel trilogy to "The Land of Stories" by Chris Colfer. The "A Tale of Magic" trilogy is about the formation of the Fairy Council from "The Land of Stories" and what went down to make each of the members of the council who they are/were in "The Land of Stories."

Hope you enjoy!!

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"This Poison Heart" was published in 2021.

"This Wicked Fate" was published in 2022.

The duology has Greek mythology roots and characters like Hecate, Medea, Persephone and so many others.

The author knows how to give a new spin on mythology that you will love!!

Check them out if you haven't done so already!!

"When they lose their voices, Black Canary will sing for them."

The Dinah Lance/Black Canary retelling was released in 2020.

First published in 2019 and is a retelling of Clark Kent/Superman.

If you haven't done so already, check out the DC Icon series!!

"The Wish" was published in 2021 by Nicholas Sparks.

I do have to say, the secret that comes out will have you gagged!!

Go check out this book if you haven't done so already!!!

"The Return" was published in September 2020.

Hope you check it out and enjoy it!!!

The boxed sets I mentioned are listed down below.

Leigh Bardugo: "Shadow and Bone" trilogy and "Six of Crows" duology.

Jenny Han: "The Summer I Turned Pretty" trilogy.

Ransom Riggs: "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" ("Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children," "Hollow City," and "Library of Souls.")

Holly Black: "The Folf of the Air" ("The Cruel Prince," "The Wicked King," "The Queen of Nothing.")

Veronica Roth: "Carve the Mark" duology.

Suzanne Collins: "The Hunger Games" trilogy.

JK Rowling: "Harry Potter" series.

Tahereh Mafi: "Shatter Me" series.

-"Harley Quinn: Ravenous" by Rachael Allen, publication date: 4/25/2023

-"The Sun and the Star" by Rick Riordan & Mark Oshiro, publication date: 5/2/2023

-"The Chalice of the Gods" by Rick Riordan, publication date: 9/26/2023

-"The Ruined" by Renee Ahdieh, publication date: 12/5/2023

-"Cherish" by Tracy Wolff, publication date 5/30/2023

-"Return of the Vengeful Queen" by C.J. Redwine, publication date 7/11/2023

-"Fractal Noise" by Christopher Paolini, publication date: 5/16/2023

I have two thick omnibuses written by Louisa May Alcott and Stephen King.

If you haven't read any of their books, I highly suggest you check them out.

DNF means did not finish.

It's okay to not finish a book if you are not into the book.

I even talk about some books I had to DNF.

The title says it all!!!

Hope you enjoy!!

Here is my opinion on audiobooks.

I don't know what or how to feel right now with some news I found out about a possible third book in the "Alex Stern" series by Leigh Bardugo.

"An Ember In The Ashes" published in 2015.

"A Torch Against The Night" published in 2016.

"A Reaper At The Gates" published in 2018.

"A Sky Beyond The Storm" published in 2020.

"A Thief Among The Trees" published in 2020. 

"A Spark Within The Forge" published in 2022.

Leigh Bardugo's "Ninth House" sequel "Hell Bent" will be released next week and I can't wait!! 

I have book boyfriends/crushes from some books that I have read. I love characters from the Throne of Glass series, the ACOTAR series, the Crescent City series all written by Sarah J Maas. Some characters I love are from the Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead, the Six of Crows books by Leigh Bardugo. The male main character from the An Ember in the Ashes quartet by Sabaa Tahir. The male main character from Sylvia Day's Crossfire series. Harry Potter. Four from the Divergent books by Veronica Roth and characters from The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer.

I read this duology and I loved it!! Definitely going to reread all books in the GrishaVerse!!!

I decide to list what books I had to read for my English classes in middle and high school.

Some villains from Disney movies that I think deserve a backstory!

I actually read Louis Sachar's "Holes" when I was in middle school for one of my English classes and decided to read "Small Steps" soon after to see what happened to Armpit from Camp Green Lake.

I decided to start streaming on Twitch!!

You can find the link to my channel here: www.twitch.tv/DaniellesReadingNook

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The series that I talk about are Inkheart by Cornelia Funke, His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman and, Fablehave/Dragonwatch by Brandon Mull

In this episode, I talk about the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" Book Series written by Jeff Kinney.

There are 17 books in the series and have 4 live action movies and 2 automated movies.

There is also a spin-off series dedicated to the main characters best friend.

"The Help" was published in 2009 and written by Kathryn Stockett.

The movie adaptation was released in 2011.