.png)
Title: Lore: Tales of Myth and Legend Retold
Authors: Brinda Berry, Cate Dean, Jayne A. Knolls, Karen Y. Bynum, Laura Diamond, Theresa DaLayne
Publication date: March 2014
Age Group: Young Adult
Authors: Brinda Berry, Cate Dean, Jayne A. Knolls, Karen Y. Bynum, Laura Diamond, Theresa DaLayne
Publication date: March 2014
Age Group: Young Adult
Genre: Mythical
BLURB
A collection of six folklore retellings that will twist your mind and claim your heart.
SHIMMER: A heartbroken boy rescues a mermaid… but is it too late to save her?
BETWEEN is about a girl, a genie, and a ton of bad decisions.
SUNSET MOON: Eloise doesn’t believe in Native American magic–until the dreamcatcher spiders spin her down an unknown path.
THE MAKER: An incapacitated young man bent on revenge builds a creature to do it for him.
A BEAUTIFUL MOURNING: The story of a Maya goddess torn between duty and love, and the ultimate sacrifice she must make to achieve true happiness.
THE BARRICADES: When a human girl risks everything to save the life of an Eternal prince, will their feelings for each other change the world they know, or tear it apart?
SHIMMER: A heartbroken boy rescues a mermaid… but is it too late to save her?
BETWEEN is about a girl, a genie, and a ton of bad decisions.
SUNSET MOON: Eloise doesn’t believe in Native American magic–until the dreamcatcher spiders spin her down an unknown path.
THE MAKER: An incapacitated young man bent on revenge builds a creature to do it for him.
A BEAUTIFUL MOURNING: The story of a Maya goddess torn between duty and love, and the ultimate sacrifice she must make to achieve true happiness.
THE BARRICADES: When a human girl risks everything to save the life of an Eternal prince, will their feelings for each other change the world they know, or tear it apart?
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Review
Genre: YA,review copy,mythology,fae,mystery
Lore is the first anthology I have read. It is aimed at a young adult audience and contains a very good mix of stories from romance, mystery and thriller, which are connected by the mythical elements in their plots. These traditional tales are not of the Greek or Roman variety, the first societies I connect with the word 'myth', but are stories with Native American, Jewish, Irish and Ancient Mayan background.
I have mixed feelings about Lore, having enjoyed four out of the six stories; Shimmer, Sunset Moon, The Maker and The Barricades. I felt indifferent towards Between and A Beautiful Mourning, but the positive is that they are so short that reading them never feels like a chore.
I think the range of subjects, including mermaids, fae, genies and Gods, will attract a range of readers and I particularly recommend Lore to anyone who has a gap in their reading schedule, and is looking for something different to fill it.
Rating:
Genre: YA,review copy,mythology,fae,mystery
Lore is the first anthology I have read. It is aimed at a young adult audience and contains a very good mix of stories from romance, mystery and thriller, which are connected by the mythical elements in their plots. These traditional tales are not of the Greek or Roman variety, the first societies I connect with the word 'myth', but are stories with Native American, Jewish, Irish and Ancient Mayan background.
I have mixed feelings about Lore, having enjoyed four out of the six stories; Shimmer, Sunset Moon, The Maker and The Barricades. I felt indifferent towards Between and A Beautiful Mourning, but the positive is that they are so short that reading them never feels like a chore.
I think the range of subjects, including mermaids, fae, genies and Gods, will attract a range of readers and I particularly recommend Lore to anyone who has a gap in their reading schedule, and is looking for something different to fill it.
Rating:
Thanks for hosting us today!
ReplyDelete~Cate