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Beheld (Kendra Chronicles #4)
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Alex Flinn (Goodreads Author)
#1 New York Times bestselling YA author Alex Flinn is back with magical twists on four fairy-tale favorites, each featuring a little help from Kendra, the witch from Beastly, as she searches through cities and centuries for her lost love.
Being a powerful witch, Kendra has survived it all. Since she first beheld James over three hundred years ago, Kendra has tangled with wi ...more
Being a powerful witch, Kendra has survived it all. Since she first beheld James over three hundred years ago, Kendra has tangled with wi ...more
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Oct 09, 2016
Sarah
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(I received an advance copy of this book for free. Thanks to HarperCollins and Edelweiss.)
This was a YA retelling of 4 fairy tales, all featuring Kendra.
Kendra was an okay character, but I didn’t love her. It was interesting to see the part she played in the other fairy tales in this book though.
The storyline in this consisted of 4 short stories one after another, the first was about a girl in a red cloak (Little Red Riding Hood?) but was actually about the Salem witch trials, and featured Ann ...more
This was a YA retelling of 4 fairy tales, all featuring Kendra.
Kendra was an okay character, but I didn’t love her. It was interesting to see the part she played in the other fairy tales in this book though.
The storyline in this consisted of 4 short stories one after another, the first was about a girl in a red cloak (Little Red Riding Hood?) but was actually about the Salem witch trials, and featured Ann ...more
Well..not quite what I was expecting.
The thing that I like most about Alex Flinn's Kendra Chronicles series is that there is this magical blend of fairytales into contemporary or historical society. And this book is also like that - be it blending Little Red Riding Hood into the Salem witch trials, Rumplestiltskin in 18th century Germany, East of the Sun, West of the Moon in WWII era or Ugly Duckling in a high school. Flinn nicely slips the elements of the fairytale into that narrative, with Kendra being the link connecting things
...more
This story weaves four classic fairy tales into a surrounding story of Kendra's life from her days as a servant in Salem at the time of the witch trials when she met her true love James to Bavaria in 1812 when she is a bookseller to the 1940s when a young woman needs to find her husband somewhere east of the sun and west of the moon and to the modern day where she finally reconnects with James in a modern high school.
Along the way we have retellings of Little Red Riding Hood, Rumpelstiltskin, Ea ...more
Along the way we have retellings of Little Red Riding Hood, Rumpelstiltskin, Ea ...more
Thanks to Edelweiss and the publisher for access to this title in return for a fair review.
I've really enjoyed reading Kendra's tale as it has come out in parts and pieces in each of the last few books by Flinn, but this one really ties things together into one overarching story. After I finished each one I would think that it was my favorite, and that would last until I had finished the next section. I particularly loved the way Flinn changed the stories slightly to give them more of a happier ...more
I've really enjoyed reading Kendra's tale as it has come out in parts and pieces in each of the last few books by Flinn, but this one really ties things together into one overarching story. After I finished each one I would think that it was my favorite, and that would last until I had finished the next section. I particularly loved the way Flinn changed the stories slightly to give them more of a happier ...more
3.5 Stars. The individual fantasy stories were good (ESPECIALLY the first one), but there was really no development in the romance department. They just kind of... were in love. Why? Who knows? Who cares?
Sep 28, 2016
Cece
marked it as to-read
Oh my gosh, YES!
When I was younger and first read the other books, Kendra 'helping' others find love made me sad that she was a lone traveler of a sort with seemingly no one. I alway fantasied her having a warlock lover who would probably understand her and was just really distant, so to have this Kendra-centric story...
When I was younger and first read the other books, Kendra 'helping' others find love made me sad that she was a lone traveler of a sort with seemingly no one. I alway fantasied her having a warlock lover who would probably understand her and was just really distant, so to have this Kendra-centric story...
Kendra is a witch who has been around for a long, long time. This book covers some of the people she has helped bring together. Each story is a retelling of a fairy tale.
I truly enjoyed this book. The only other book in the Kendra Chronicles that I have read is Beastly and that was because I wanted to watch the movie. I have had my eye on other books in the series but haven’t really had the chance to pick them up. So when I got my hands on this book and with it being Halloween I figured I would ...more
I truly enjoyed this book. The only other book in the Kendra Chronicles that I have read is Beastly and that was because I wanted to watch the movie. I have had my eye on other books in the series but haven’t really had the chance to pick them up. So when I got my hands on this book and with it being Halloween I figured I would ...more
Sep 19, 2016
Zether Books
marked it as to-read
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Language
Sexual Content
Violence
Spiritual Content
Drugs & Alcohol
Jul 13, 2016
Sammm
marked it as to-read
Obviously have not read yet as it has yet to come out, but just jotting down my thoughts.
I've been having the internal debate of whether or not to read Alex Flinn's stuff due to the amount of seemingly highly controversial reviews; it felt like you'd either love or loathe her work, and I wasn't sure what end of the spectrum I'd end up being, therefore I didn't know if it's worth investing my time open.
However, from the initial plot reveal on the author's Pinterest board,it feels like this book
...more
I've been having the internal debate of whether or not to read Alex Flinn's stuff due to the amount of seemingly highly controversial reviews; it felt like you'd either love or loathe her work, and I wasn't sure what end of the spectrum I'd end up being, therefore I didn't know if it's worth investing my time open.
However, from the initial plot reveal on the author's Pinterest board,
Jun 27, 2016
Shelley
marked it as to-read
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review of another edition
Shelves:
young-adult-fantasy,
2017-release
*Synopsis to ADD*
#1 New York Times bestselling YA author Alex Flinn is back with magical twists on four romantic fairy-tale favorites, each featuring a little help from Kendra, the witch from Beastly, as she searches through cities and centuries for her own lost love.
Kendra first beheld James over three hundred years ago. Since then, she’s tangled with witch hunters and wolves, helped a miller’s daughter spin straw into gold, cowered in London as bombs fell, and lived through who knows how many ...more
#1 New York Times bestselling YA author Alex Flinn is back with magical twists on four romantic fairy-tale favorites, each featuring a little help from Kendra, the witch from Beastly, as she searches through cities and centuries for her own lost love.
Kendra first beheld James over three hundred years ago. Since then, she’s tangled with witch hunters and wolves, helped a miller’s daughter spin straw into gold, cowered in London as bombs fell, and lived through who knows how many ...more
This was a fun, easy read. I loved the re-telling of all the popular fairy tales and how Kendra fit into the stories. Without giving too much away, I was pretty happy with the Rumplestiltskin story and how it turned out. Kendra was a great character, she was strong, independent and funny; it was fun to see her change and grow as the centuries passed.
Thanks to Harper for the ARC!
Thanks to Harper for the ARC!
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