Kiss That Frog: A Modern Fairy Tale

Title: Kiss That Frog: A Modern Fairy Tale
Author:  Cate Rowan
Genre:  Romance, Sci Fi and Fantasy
Publisher:  Cate Rowan
Publish Date:  July 5th 2012
Pages:  Kindle edition:  45 pages
ISBN:  9781452455716
Obtained:  Free review copy from Netgalley
Synopsis: In this romantic fairy tale remix, a cynical Los Angeles artist reluctantly pet-sits for her young niece's frog and discovers magic in the terrarium--in the form of a sexy enchanted prince.

Screaming Divas

Title: Screaming Divas
Author:  Suzanna Kamata
Genre:  Teens and YA
Publisher:  Merit Press
Publish Date:  May 18th, 2014
Pages:  Hardcover:  208
ISBN:  9781440572791
Obtained:  Free review copy from Netgalley
Synopsis: Screaming Divas takes four talented girls through the dizzy, dangerous world of rock music, where their friendship breaks up and makes up amid the temptations and triumphs of love, rivalry, success, and rejection. They couldn't be more different from each other, but all of them are talented musicians. Trudy, Cassie, Harumi, and Esther form Screaming Divas, a rock band that unites the girls in sisterhood, even as their relationships, differences, and desires threaten to tear them apart. A measure of early success is about to change their lives. But what comes next? Is the tradeoff for the dream worth the price the girls will have to pay, and what might happen to them as a result?

Celebromancy

Title: Celebromancy
Author:  Michael R. Underwood
Genre:  Sci Fi and Fantasy
Publisher:  Pocket Star
Publish Date:  July 15, 2013
Pages:  Kindle edition: 310
ISBN:  9781451698145
Obtained:  Free review copy and bought on Amazon (a bit of a mix up on my part. Though I'm not sorry as I'm only too glad to give this author my finical support.)
Synopsis: Fame has a magic all its own in the no-gossip-barred follow-up to Geekomancy. Ree Reyes gets her big screenwriting break, only to discover just how broken Hollywood actually is.

Things are looking up for urban fantasista Ree Reyes. She’s using her love of pop culture to fight monsters and protect her hometown as a Geekomancer, and now a real-live production company is shooting her television pilot script.

But nothing is easy in show business. When an invisible figure attacks the leading lady of the show, former child-star-turned-current-hot-mess Jane Konrad, Ree begins a school-of-hard-knocks education in the power of Celebromancy.

Attempting to help Jane Geekomancy-style with Jedi mind tricks and X-Men infiltration techniques, Ree learns more about movie magic than she ever intended. She also learns that real life has the craziest plots: not only must she lift a Hollywood-strength curse, but she needs to save her pilot, negotiate a bizarre love rhombus, and fight monsters straight out of the silver screen. All this without anyone getting killed or, worse, banished to the D-List.

Fic: Why Fanfiction is Taking Over the World

Title:  Fic: Why Fanfiction is Taking Over the World
Author:  Anne Jamison
Genre:  Nonfiction
Publisher:  Smart Pop
Publish Date: December 3, 2013
Pages:  kindle edtion : 434
ISBN:  9781939529190
Obtained:  Free copy from Netgalley
Synopsis: What is fanfiction, and what is it not? Why does fanfiction matter? And what makes it so important to the future of literature?

“Fic” is a groundbreaking exploration of the history and culture of fan writing and what it means for the way we think about reading, writing, and authorship. It’s a story about literature, community, and technology—about what stories are being told, who’s telling them, how, and why.

With provocative discussions from both professional and fan writers, on subjects from “Star Trek toThe X-Files and Buffy the Vampire Slayer to Harry Potter, Twilight, and beyond, Fic sheds light on the widely misunderstood world(s) of fanfiction—not only how fanfiction is transforming the literary landscape, but how it already has.

Ever After High: Storybook of Legends

Title: Ever After High: The Storybook of Legends
Author:  Shannon Hale
Genre:  YA
Publisher:  Little, Brown and Company
Publish Date:  October 8, 2013
Pages:  hardcover, 305 pages.
ISBN:  0316401226
Obtained:  Bought from Amazon
Synopsis: At Ever After High, an enchanting boarding school, the children of fairytale legends prepare themselves to fulfill their destinies as the next generation of Snow Whites, Prince Charmings and Evil Queens...whether they want to or not. Each year on Legacy Day, students sign the Storybook of Legends to seal their scripted fates. For generations, the Village of Book End has whispered that refusing to sign means The End-both for a story and for a life.

As the daughter of the Evil Queen, Raven Queen's destiny is to follow in her mother's wicked footsteps, but evil is so not Raven's style. She's starting to wonder, what if she rewrote her own story? The royal Apple White, daughter of the Fairest of Them All, has a happy ever after planned for herself, but it depends upon Raven feeding her a poison apple in their future.


What if Raven doesn't sign the Storybook of Legends? It could mean a happily never after for them both.

The Ocean at the End of the Lane: A Novel

Title: The Ocean at the End of the Lane: A Novel
Author: Neil Gaiman
Genre:  Fantasy
Publisher:  HarperCollins Publishers
Publish Date:  June 18, 2013
Pages:  Kindle edition, 259
ISBN:  0062278592
Obtained:  Bought at bookstore.
Synopsis: ( obtained from amazon) A brilliantly imaginative and poignant fairy tale from the modern master of wonder and terror, The Ocean at the End of the Lane is Neil Gaiman’s first new novel for adults since his #1New York Times bestseller Anansi Boys.

This bewitching and harrowing tale of mystery and survival, and memory and magic, makes the impossible all too real...

I am Pusheen the cat

Title: I am Pusheen the cat
Author:  Claire Belton
Genre:  Comics and Graphics
Publisher:  Touchstone
Publish Date:  October 29th, 2013
Pages:  192 pages (Kindle edition)
ISBN:  9781476747019
Obtained:  Review copy from Netgallery
Synopsis:  *Obtained from Netgallery*
Who is Pusheen? This collection of oh-so-cute kitty comics—featuring the chubby, tubby tabby who has taken the Internet by storm—will fill you in on all the basics.

Things you should know about Pusheen.

Birthday: February 18

Sex: Female

Where she lives: In the house, on the couch, underfoot

Her favorite pastime: Blogging, sleeping

Her best feature: Her toe beans

Her favorite food: All of them

Pusheen is a pleasantly plump cat who has warmed hearts and tickled funny bones of millions worldwide with her signature GIF animated bops, bounces, and tail wiggles. Now, Pusheen is ready to make the leap from digital to print in her first comic collection! Learn what makes her purr and find out why millions of people have already fallen in love with this naughty, adorable kitty. Featuring some of the most popular stories from Pusheen’s Tumblr and Facebook pages (plus a healthy serving of never-before-seen material), I Am Pusheen the Cat is a treat for cat lovers and comics fans alike.