Throwdown Thursday - 4

 Throwdown Thursday is a meme started by Kate at The Neverending Bookshelf. It is a weekly thing where we tackle books with similar characters, covers, themes, etc. to determine which one rocks more. And it is up to YOU to determine the winner!

The winner of last time's Throwdown Thursday was: Fairy tell retellings that basically tell the same exact story in a different way - Unfortunately, there was only about one clear vote (kt!), but I have to say I agree with the results. It was hard to decide, but I love seeing how different authors interpret things.

Check out last time's Throwdown Thursday here.

I know I've already done Edward vs. Mr. Darcy, but I simply can't help myself. To celebrate New Moon's release tomorrow, I'm going to ask the always controversial question that definitely demands to be asked. Fairly simple, but...

Edward vs. Jacob

Leave a comment saying what team you're on by next Thursday, and I'll announce the results next week. I'll annouce my preference then *coughEDWARDcough*, but definitely no bias here...

Aside, is anyone going to see New Moon tomorrow? I'm not, but I'm crossing my fingers that it'll be awesome! :)

Throwdown Thursday - 3

 Throwdown Thursday is a meme started by Kate at The Neverending Bookshelf. It is a weekly thing where we tackle books with similar characters, covers, themes, etc. to determine which one rocks more. And it is up to YOU to determine the winner!

I’m a huge, like as huge as the giant from Jack and the Beanstalk, fan of fairy tale retellings. I loved fairy tales as a kid (think Rapunzel, Hansel and Gretel, Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, etc.), and I used to imagine that I had my own Prince Charming that would bust me out of my miserable little kindergarten, sandbox group. Alas, that did not happen, but I still like to fantasize about it, so I adore young adult, and sometimes childrens, fairy retellings. And that’s the basis of the throwdown for this week:

Fairy tale retellings that are very loosely based off the originals

Examples: Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine and Ash by Malinda Lo

vs.

Fairy tell retellings that basically tell the same exact story in a different way

Examples: Beauty by Rovin McKinley and Goose Girl by Shannon Hale

I provided some examples up there, especially because I didn’t know how exactly to describe each kind of fairy tale retelling; I hope I made sense! Anyways, comment with your vote by next Wednesday, and I’ll round up the results and state my own opinion during next week’s Throwdown Thursday post! :)

Throwdown Thursday - 2

 Throwdown Thursday is a meme started by Kate at The Neverending Bookshelf. It is a weekly thing where we tackle books with similar characters, covers, themes, etc. to determine which one rocks more. And it is up to YOU to determine the winner!

Last Week's Winner: Angels - You guys thought vampires are getting cliche! I hate to admit it, but I sort of agree these days.
Check out last week's Throwdown Thursday here.

I'm not even kidding. I'm going completely insane. Yesterday, I was looking at Throwdown Thursday and wondering when I would have to post the results, but I thought it was only Tuesday! Hm, the strange workings of my mind... Anyways, Throwdown Thursday has temporarily turned into Throwdown Friday, and I'm sorry. I'll try not to let this happen again!

I think this week's throwdown will be haaarrrd for you die-hard Edward fans out there!

Edward vs. Mr. Darcy

Comment with your vote by next Thursday, and I'll tally up the opinions then. I know I've sort of been sticking to Edward comparisons, but I'll change it up next week. Hope you guys have fun with this question, and I'll give my opinion next week with the results!

Throwdown Thursday - 1

 Throwdown Thursday is a meme started by Kate at The Neverending Bookshelf. It is a weekly thing where we tackle books with similar characters, covers, themes, etc. to determine which one rocks more. And it is up to YOU to determine the winner!

I saw this over at Mindful Musings, and it sounded like fun, so I'm going to try this meme and see how it works out.

I'm going to start of with a fairly general question. Having just finished Hush Hush, which I'll post a review of soon, this week's throwdown is:

Angels

vs.

Vampires

Comment with your vote by next Thursday, and I'll tally up the results then! And just in case you're wondering, not all angels are good... :)