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Rose Daughter
Rose Daughter | Robin McKinley
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Award-winning author Robin McKinley returns to one of our most enduring fairy tales to tell an enthralling story of love and redemption Once upon a time, a wealthy merchant had three daughters . . . and when the merchants business failed, he and his three daughters left their grand house in the city and moved to a tiny cottage buried deep in the countryside. The youngest daughter, Beauty, is fascinated by the long, thorny stems of an unknown plant that overwhelms the neglected cottage, and she tends it until, the following summer, its rich, fragrant flowers are the most glorious things the sisters have ever seen: roses. An old woman tells Beauty: Roses are for love. Not . . . silly sweethearts love but the love that makes you and keeps you whole. . . . Theres an old folk-tale . . . there arent many roses around any more because they need more love than people have to give em . . . and the only thing thatll stand in for love is magic, though it aint as good. Theres no magic in the town of Longchance, but, the old woman adds, Beauty may not know that this is the result of a sorcerers battle that happened many years ago, a battle that left a monster, or perhaps a beast, in an enchanted palace somewhere in the deep forest . . . and a curse concerning a family of three sisters.
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hannah-leeloo
Rose Daughter | Robin McKinley
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@SayersLover did you know there is a rewriting to Beauty? I've just found it

xicanti It‘s actually McKinley‘s second stab at the story, from a different angle, rather than a sequel to the first! 9mo
hannah-leeloo Oooooh sounds great to me as I loved Beauty @xicanti thank you 😊 9mo
SayersLover I had no idea! Thanks, I‘ll have to keep an eye out for that one too. @hannah-leeloo 9mo
hannah-leeloo You're welcome @SayersLover 😊 9mo
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Butterfinger
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So much better than Beauty - The only adjective that comes to mind is cinematic. The visualization from the writing is EPIC!!! #FairytaleReadingChallenge @Charityann

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TheAromaofBooks
Rose Daughter | Robin McKinley
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I have a few Beauty & the Beast variations on my TBR and really wanted to read at least one for February's #fairytalereadingchallenge @Charityann I settled on Rose Daughter as it is one I've been meaning to reread. I read it back in the day, probably high school, but not since, and only remember thinking that I preferred McKinley's other B&B retelling, Beauty, better. All in all, I still definitely like Beauty better. This one has a lot of

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) potential, with likable characters and an interesting premise, but I never really felt like I got real answers concerning the curse and what the point of Beauty being there was. I also wanted more time with Beauty and the Beast together - a few conversations didn't seem like enough for Beauty to be willing to risk everything to save his life. Still, a fun and enjoyable read, even if it was on the soft side of a pick for me. 2y
TheAromaofBooks I'm also personally weirded out whenever a B&B variation ends with the Beast still a beast. Like that's just kind of creepy to me 😂 2y
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Librarybelle Oh! I am unfamiliar with this one! 2y
TheAromaofBooks @Librarybelle - It was fun for a one-off read, but didn't become one I see myself rereading a lot like I do some of her other books. I do love the way she writes Beauty's family, though, with sisters and a father who genuinely care about one another. 2y
Andrew65 Great 👏👏👏 2y
Clwojick Awesome! 💖 2y
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Sara_Planz
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Recommended on one of the @bookriot podcasts and my library hold just came in!!!

Tera0707 My favorite candle scent! 2y
rubyslippersreads Have you read 2y
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LadyJade
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#TBRPile Day 4

Posting 1 unread (or book put into hibernation) per day for 31 days. No reason or explanation. Creating a priority TBR.

@StaceyKondla

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EmilieGR
Rose Daughter | Robin McKinley
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Beautiful

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Chrissyreadit
Rose Daughter | Robin McKinley
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Tagging if I have not heard from you- Checking in- I want to make sure everyone has a #happilyeverafter Valentine‘s Day! Please make sure you send your package to arrive before Valentine‘s Day- and let me know if there are any questions or concerns! #happilyeverafterswap

BookHermit All good!😀 5y
Peddler410 Hoping to have my package in the mail this week. 5y
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biblioprincess Will be mailing my package in a few days 5y
ferskner Sending Tuesday! 5y
PagesByTheWater Was waiting on a last minute Etsy but but, it may not come in time. But everything else is ready to ship! Super excited! 5y
tdrosebud I'm waiting on something but should send out Monday at the latest. 5y
Readergrrl I‘m looking forward to this swap! Should be mailing in a couple of days!! 5y
guinsgirlreads Mine‘s going out today or tomorrow for sure 5y
Wonderwoman89 I‘m waiting on books to arrive so I can mail my box out 5y
nudibranch I'll post a picture when mine is out the door 5y
MicrobeMom Mine is going out this week! 5y
BridgetteM Going out this week. Sending it with guaranteed two day delivery. :) 5y
catiewithac I‘m waiting on one more thing to arrive before I can send my package out! 5y
Carolyn11215 Package will be in the mail this week! 5y
jillannjohn Will be going out this week! 5y
the.bookish.valkyrie I‘m waiting for one more thing to come in the mail! 5y
Chrissyreadit Thank you everyone for responding!! 5y
donnalyy Sending mine this weekend, woop woop! 5y
Alfrazier21 Hoping to send later this week/early next week. Still waiting on a book to come in the mail 😬 5y
Easytiger It will be mailed on time I promise I‘m currently driving from Colorado to Texas to mail it when I arrive 5y
Chrissyreadit @Spacecowboytx great! Safe travels! Hope you are having fun! 5y
Chrissyreadit @ReadingRover your swap person emailed me- they forgot to label box. It should arrive Monday, but will not indicate the swap on the box. 5y
ReadingRover @Chrissyreadit Thanks! Mine should be arriving at my person‘s house on Monday too. Everything in the box I sent is wrapped. I think I wrote on the outside. It‘s on its way via UPS. I forgot to take a pic when I sent it the other day. 5y
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Nessavamusic
Rose Daughter | Robin McKinley
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Book 3 done for #24in48 & #24B4Monday I liked it but I didn‘t love it. It was a tad slow in the middle and not that original a take on the Beauty and the Beast tale. I have read many variations of this tale and this is not my favorite. It is a well done audiobook and I do like McKinley‘s writing and I will read more of hers. @24in48 @TheReadingMermaid @Andrew65

Andrew65 You‘re doing wonderfully! 👏👏👏 5y
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Nessavamusic
Rose Daughter | Robin McKinley
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Over 12 hours in and going to call it a night in a bit. Here is book stack for tomorrow. Over half way through Rose Daughter on audio and I‘ve started Lore. Wise Man‘s Fear I‘m listening to with my husband, we may do a chunk tomorrow. The rest I hope to at least start! See you all tomorrow! #24in48 #24B4Monday @24in48 @TheReadingMermaid @Andrew65

wordslinger42 I really loved Lost Boy! 5y
Andrew65 Well done, a great total. 👍😊 5y
BeansPage You're doing very well sweetheart keep it up! 👍🏻👍🏻 5y
DGRachel Lost Boy was really good. I liked it a lot more than I expected to. 5y
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Nessavamusic
Rose Daughter | Robin McKinley
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1. Tagged and Once Ghosted Twice Shy
2. Ravenclaw
3. The Good Place
#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

Ericalambbrown I love The Good Place SO much! 5y
rachelsbrittain Love The Good Place! Thanks for joining in 💙🖤💙 5y
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Nessavamusic
Rose Daughter | Robin McKinley
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Here is my bookshelfie with a pup photo bomb. Really enjoying this audiobook! #24in48 #24B4Monday
@24in48 @Andrew65 @TheReadingMermaid

Andrew65 Going well! 🙌 5y
RachLovesTV I love Robin McKinley! She's one of my favorites! 5y
ShelleyBooksie Love the doggy photobomb. 5y
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Nessavamusic
Rose Daughter | Robin McKinley
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Almost 2 hours in of listening to Rose Daughter, which is lovely. Switching over to the cute period romance with pirates! #24in48 #24B4Monday

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Nessavamusic
Rose Daughter | Robin McKinley
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And it begins with an audiobook while I eat breakfast and do some cleaning. #24in48 #24B4Monday
@24in48
@TheReadingMermaid

BeansPage Go girl go!!🤘🏻😆🤘🏻 5y
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jlabombard10315
Rose Daughter | Robin McKinley
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Ok, I'm done (for now?). I just had to put this one back on the shelf.... I finally got into it (!), and then it got slow again.... and I mean super slow. I'm not finding much interesting, I can read maybe a page or two before falling asleep, and have seriously been considering adding it to my dnf pile... which is super small. Anyone read this that can provide me with any solid reason to finish it? I'm 65% off the way through it....

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jlabombard10315
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Miss Rosie almost never snuggles with me! Trying to get into Rose Daughter while hubbs has the guys over for game night. 🤓🐈😁

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Karizma
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Geek Girl Brunch Denton - 3rd annual blind book exchange.

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bentchbites
Rose Daughter | Robin McKinley
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#MarchBookstagram2018 Day 31: Random
Today marks the end of my first ever #bookstagram challenge and I want to use this space as a shout-out to @Chachic !!! We haven‘t even reached the first anniversary of our friendship but I already know we‘re growing old together! 😂🤣😂

This is one of the books I ~inherited from her and I‘m vv thankful to her for introducing me to more books, more book aesthetics, and the fun world of bookstagramming!

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GypsyKat
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I love it when books on my TBR list are on sale! 😊

EclecticBookLover Ooh! I may have to get this one! I read Beauty years ago and tried this one as well but had a tough time with it. I think I had overloaded myself with Beauty and the Beast retellings at that point. Thanks for posting! 6y
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sparrowssavvy
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While I never tire of various retellings of Beauty and the Beast, this one did leave me wanting a bit more. Overall it was well done but I just wasn't as satisfied as I expected to be. There were times where I found that paragraphs were verbally muddied and a bit hard to slog through. Better pacing than Beauty by the same author. But I just wanted a bit more.

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cottagelantern
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I finished Rose Daughter before I went to bed last night and I've been trying to think of how to describe it since. It's the author's second retelling of Beauty and the Beast. I read the first retelling, Beauty, years ago and loved it. The whole book has a dream like quality to it, especially the last 100 pages. Parts of the book are heartwarming, and parts of it are disorienting and uncomfortable.

cottagelantern Beauty has always had a reoccurring dream of walking down a long, dark corridor, knowing that something was waiting for her at the end. That's how I felt reading this story, except I had this intuitional feeling that the ending would be a good one. However, once I reached the ending, I only felt confused. Now that I've had time to think about it, I appreciate the ending. 7y
cottagelantern It shows that knowledge comes with a price, and that even though sad changes can be permanent, it doesn't mean that happiness is impossible. This book wasn't my favorite, but I appreciate the lessons it taught and the story it told. 📚🌹✨ 7y
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Lindsy
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Prepping to see Beauty and The Beast next week
🌹👑🍿🌹👑🍿🌹👑🍿🌹👑🍿🌹👑🍿

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lilredhen
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Finishing up my #24in48 Readathon, because I have work veeeery early in the morning. @24in48

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lilredhen
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"Rose are for love...the love that makes you and keeps you whole, love that gets you through the worst your life'll give you and that pours out of you when you're given the best instead."

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lilredhen
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11 hours, 17 minutes-just finished Spindle's End, now on to Rose Daughter (along with supper-kids like to eat a few times a day for some reason...) Krypto isn't sure what to think of all this reading. @24in48

ashsbookmarks Omg!! I read spindles end when it first came out years and years and years ago. I loved it!!!!! 😍😍 happy reading 7y
lilredhen @ashsbookmarks I've had the same copy for 16 years-it started my love of Robin McKinley's writing, and remains one of my favorites. 7y
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snapsnarlgrowl
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One of the first of McKinley's books I picked up, and likely my favorite Beauty and the Beast novel.

MrBook Welcome to @Litsy ! We hope you enjoy your stay 😊👍🏻. 7y
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Kkhalifeh
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Stayed up WAY too late reading Rose Daughter last night...today may not be the best day to try my chicory non-coffee....why exactly did I think I needed to cut back on caffeine anyway?

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jpmcwisemorgan
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Another ebook on sale. I've not read this one but I have read some of McKinley's other books and enjoyed them. Plus, it's a fairytale retelling. I know there are a lot of fans of retellings out there! Happy Saturday!

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ColleenLindsay
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Robin McKinley's dark reimagining of Sleeping Beauty. Ebook is on sale in the U.S. for $1.99 today! #nycc #nerdreads

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TizJ3ss
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I thoroughly enjoyed this one, though I must say I liked her first Beauty and the Beast retelling better! This one did serve to make me wish I had a green thumb, though... 🌹 #taleasoldastime #beautyandthebeast

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Foragingfantasy
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Foragingfantasy I enjoyed this one, but I liked Beauty better. If those would have had some fireworks it would have had the edge. there just wasn't enough oomph. 8y
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