The Kings and Queens of Roam by Daniel Wallace
Publisher: Touchstone
Publication Date: May 2013
Categories: Fairy Tales, Literary
Source: Touchstone via NetGalley
Description:
Helen and Rachel McCallister, who live in a town called Roam, are as different as sisters can be: Helen, older, bitter, and conniving; Rachel, beautiful, naïve—and blind. When their parents die suddenly, Rachel has to rely on Helen for everything, but Helen embraces her role in all the wrong ways, convincing Rachel that the world is a dark and dangerous place she couldn’t possibly survive on her own . . . or so Helen believes, until Rachel makes a surprising choice that turns both their worlds upside down.
In this new novel, Southern literary master Daniel Wallace returns to the tradition of tall tales and folklore made memorable in his bestselling novel Big Fish. Wildly inventive and beautifully written, The Kings and Queens of Roam is a big-hearted tale of family and the ties that bind.
11 Words Describing The Kings and Queens of Roam:
- Whimsical
- Enchanting
- Beautiful
- Mysterious
- Eerie
- Poignant
- Spellbinding
- Offbeat
- Imaginative
- Magical
- Lyrical
Pssst...read it. You'll thank me afterwards.
Gosh, those are some of my fave words. #tempted
ReplyDeleteRight? This was such a fun read...a bit spooky too!
DeleteI love this new approach, Jen! Tempted too :)
ReplyDeleteThank you ma'am :)
DeleteDitto what Andi said!! LOL
ReplyDeleteLOL ;)
DeleteI love the 11 words! Looks and sounds fabulous :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Heather!!
DeleteCool way to review a book!!!!
ReplyDelete-Rebecca @ Love at First Book
Thanks Rebecca :D Easy peasy!
DeleteI loved Big Fish so this sounds good to me!
ReplyDeleteYou'd definitely like this one then :)
DeleteI love it! Great idea, too!
ReplyDeleteThank you, thank you :)
DeleteAw, this sounds like a very cute story! It's also fun that it has a folklore feel without being a re-telling of an existing story :)
ReplyDeleteYES! Exactly, exactly!
DeleteI love this approach to reviewing books! The words you've selected certainly make me want to read this one.
ReplyDeleteThanks Melissa :) I thought this would be a fun change
DeleteLovely way to review this book, Jennifer! And more Wallace in my life is NEVER a bad thing!
ReplyDeleteWallace is something else isn't he? He has such a way with words :)
DeleteSUCK good words! You know whimsy is my kryptonite...
ReplyDeleteHa! This might be my all time favorite typo, hee hee!
DeleteFun way to do a review! Love it!
ReplyDeleteThanks Suey!! ;)
DeleteOooo this is the second really positive review I've seen for this book. Also, am I the last person to not have read or seen Big Fish? Cause that was a movie a few years back, right? Or am I confused? It happens.
ReplyDeleteYup, it was a movie! Ewan McGregor starred...I think? I get confused too ;) Quite easily!
DeleteAlot of lovely words, that would definitely make me want to read this. Great way to review a book! (I will steal your idea oneday when I'm pressed for time :D )
ReplyDelete;) Go for it!
DeleteI didn't even know Big Fish was actually a book. I only know the movie. :p I'm definitely going to read it and I added this one also to my TBR :)
ReplyDeleteI was under the same impression. I'd really like to go back and read Big Fish :)
DeleteI have this and that's just the kind of book I was hoping it was!
ReplyDeleteGreat! I hope you enjoy it Lisa :D
DeleteSo glad that you enjoyed this one. I've been wanting to buy the hardcover of this one since reading it way back - it is soooooo lovely to look at but I keep blowing my book buying budget on other ones..whoops!
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