Monday, March 25, 2013

Fairy Tale Giveaway Hop (Ends 4/2) WW


This hop is in conjunction with the 3rd annual Fairy Tale Fortnight.  
March 26th to April 2nd
Fairy Tale Giveaway Hop
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When it comes to fairy tales, sometimes I really like them, and sometimes I don't.  I like a lot of the classic ones, but when they turn sappy or really strange, then I am through reading them.

As I looked through books I have read that might have some fairy tale tie-ins, I found the following ones (click on the picture to read my review on goodreads)





You will probably notice that only this last one has a 5-star rating--I warned you about my taste in fairy tales!  Maybe I am too jaded or expect more realism.  Not all of these have fairies in them (okay, none of them do), but I feel all would be loosely tied to fairy tales in some way.  Actually, there's another one I just thought of which also received a 5-star rating.


So for my giveaway, one international reader (as long as the Book Depository and/or Fishpond ships to you) will win one of the books featured here or any book somehow related to a fairy tale.  You can loosely connect it--I'll trust you!

Please enter on the rafflecopter below by 9 P.M. Pacific time on April 2, and you are in to win.  Be sure to hop on to the other blogs for even more chances to win more books!






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Posted by Ruth at 8:52 PM
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81 comments:

  1. NicoleMarch 25, 2013 at 9:46 PM

    Something about fairy-tales is that they're absolutely wonderful and I love them to bits!

    Thanks so much for the awesome giveaway! :)

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  2. SayomayMarch 25, 2013 at 9:57 PM

    Hmmm by definition Sailor Moon is a fairy tale! :D

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  3. ChantelleMarch 25, 2013 at 11:15 PM

    I religiously watched the 1985 TV production of Alice in Wonderland when I was a kid. Still love it

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  4. NaraMarch 26, 2013 at 2:21 AM

    I love fairy tales because they're quick easy reads :)

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  5. AshfaMarch 26, 2013 at 3:48 AM

    Love fairy tales!! Would love to win Splintered.

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  6. mikiMarch 26, 2013 at 3:52 AM

    my favourite fairy tale is beauty and the beast i hate the little mermaid ( too sad) and the the little girl with the matches " la petite fille aux allumettes) too sad too^^

    thank you a lot for the giveaway

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  7. Clarissa (Bookadicea)March 26, 2013 at 5:49 AM

    My favorite fairy tale is Beauty and the Beast. I like Cinderella too! :)
    Thanks!

    -Riz B.

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  8. EmilyMarch 26, 2013 at 7:02 AM

    I love fairy tales. Do you watch Once Upon A Time? SO good!

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  9. Amanda DMarch 26, 2013 at 8:29 AM

    A different look at fairy tales told to me by a mom I volunteered with. She did not encourage her daughter to read them because she felt the handsome prince rescuing the princesses and they lived happily ever after sent a false message to little girls about real life and men. Just thought I would pass that along!

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  10. Amanda RayMarch 26, 2013 at 9:34 AM

    I thoroughly enjoy reading "rewrites" of fairy tales just to see how the authors "change" things. My favorite fairy tale is Shrek~ I know that's odd but to me it invokes to children that you don't have to be beautiful or perfect to be happy. Thanks for the opportunity to win!

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  11. AnonymousMarch 26, 2013 at 9:35 AM

    I think we spend our lives chasing a fairy tale.....

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  12. Filia OktarinaMarch 26, 2013 at 9:51 AM

    I still haven't read all rewrites fairy tales, except Beastly. I read this book and watch the movie. This story was great and i like it.

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  13. KarenMarch 26, 2013 at 11:11 AM

    You should check out Strands of Bronze and Gold. It is a retelling of Bluebeard.

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  14. orianaMarch 26, 2013 at 11:30 AM

    I love Beauty and the beast and THe wizard of Oz
    thanks for making this international

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  15. Kissed booksMarch 26, 2013 at 11:56 AM

    I also love Beauty and the Beast. It is my favorite princess movie and probably my favorite fairy tail. Have you read The Merchant's Daughter by Melanie Dickerson? It's a clean story based on Beauty and the Beast. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  16. Irene (Josslight089)March 26, 2013 at 12:22 PM

    I love fairy tale´s because everything is magical and awesome and I want a prince charming! I want one! ♥

    Thank you so much!

    rafflecopter name: Joss A.

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  17. andalittlecreamsodaMarch 26, 2013 at 12:40 PM

    I have this book full of classic fairytales that I've had since I was a little kid. It's falling apart it's been read so many times. It was one of my favorite books to look at the pictures when I was little.

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  18. RILEKATMarch 26, 2013 at 12:53 PM

    Many of today's fairy tales have evolved from centuries-old stories that have appeared, with variations, in multiple cultures around the world.

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  19. Cali W.March 26, 2013 at 1:23 PM

    Thanks for the giveaway! I love retellings of fairy tales! <3
    -Cali W.

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  20. desitheblondeMarch 26, 2013 at 1:29 PM

    i follow you and the wayy you do the hops i like them and then you give great gift way

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  21. Mary @SweepingMeMarch 26, 2013 at 1:32 PM

    I love the old classic fairy tales. I haven't read a re-tell yet. But that would be cool.

    Mary

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  22. LittlewolfMarch 26, 2013 at 2:12 PM

    I love fairy tales; They are the best way to forget about your life when iy's crapy... Thanks a lot for the giveaway!

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  23. UnknownMarch 26, 2013 at 3:50 PM

    My favourite is Beauty and the Beast- what's not to love about Belle?! thanks for the giveaway :)

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  24. UnknownMarch 26, 2013 at 4:36 PM

    I love fairy tales and fairy tale re-tellings.

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  25. UnknownMarch 26, 2013 at 5:16 PM

    My favorite fairy tale is Cinderella. I think there is a little bit of her in all women. We all want to grow up and find our prince and live in a castle and live happily ever after.

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  26. pippiroseMarch 26, 2013 at 6:08 PM

    My favourite fairy tale is Little Red Riding Hood (that's what my name, Piroska, means in Hungarian). :o)

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  27. Alison LanMarch 26, 2013 at 6:43 PM

    They always have HAPPILY EVER AFTERS!

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  28. UnknownMarch 26, 2013 at 7:49 PM

    Donna Jo Napoli writes the best Fairy Tale retellings. My favorite is Spinners.

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  29. CKMarch 26, 2013 at 9:28 PM

    I think it's interesting that some YA authors are incorporating fairy tales to their stories.

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  30. UnknownMarch 26, 2013 at 11:23 PM

    One of my favorite shows when I was growing was Fairytale Theater!

    -Jen Haile

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  31. elinMarch 27, 2013 at 1:08 AM

    "you know that place between sleep and awake, that place where you can still remember dreaming? That's where i'll always love you. That's where i'll be waiting" - peter pan
    That is my favorite quote :D

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  32. KristiaMarch 27, 2013 at 4:56 AM

    My favorite fairytale is Beauty and the Beast.
    Thank you for the giveaway :)

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  33. magic5905March 27, 2013 at 8:39 AM

    I love the happy endings in fairy tales, snow white it my favorite.

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  34. Pinky SadeMarch 27, 2013 at 8:42 AM

    I love reading fairytales cos I can get lost in a nice fantasy. thanks!

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  35. DovileMarch 27, 2013 at 10:55 AM

    My favorite fairytale is Cinderella. I read a lot of them in childhood before I discovered fantasy, sci-fi and paranormal genres.

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  36. UnknownMarch 27, 2013 at 12:22 PM

    I love clever retelling of fairy tales, especially with updated values.

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  37. MerryMarch 27, 2013 at 1:50 PM

    What girl doesn't dream of a prince charming!

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  38. UnknownMarch 27, 2013 at 2:31 PM

    I love the fact they give people hope.

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  39. JillynMarch 27, 2013 at 5:38 PM

    I really liked The Merchant's Daughter, a Christian retelling of Beauty and the Beast.

    Thanks for the giveaway.

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  40. Jolene and FamilyMarch 27, 2013 at 8:41 PM

    I loved Tangle and was entranced right along with my daughter

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  41. KarrieMarch 27, 2013 at 11:11 PM

    I love that you learn a lesson at the end. I also like the weirder ones ;)

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  42. Michelle SedeñoMarch 27, 2013 at 11:12 PM

    I LOVE fairytales! From original ones to Disney movies to book re-tellings, as long as it's a fairytale!
    That's why I'm so happy with this particular hop. Haven't won yet, though. Hopefully this time! :D

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  43. UnknownMarch 27, 2013 at 11:47 PM

    I have always loved fairytales so much! I just wish my little sister liked them as much as me. Doesn't stop me from trying to read them to her.

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  44. VeronikaMarch 28, 2013 at 4:07 AM

    I love fairy tales because they have happy endings!

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  45. UnknownMarch 28, 2013 at 7:03 AM

    I saw a internet meme a few days ago with Voldemort from Harry Potter saying "So, I just need to tell a lie?" and Pinocchio answering, "Yes, then you'll get your nose back."

    It cracked me up. Haha! :)

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  46. UnknownMarch 28, 2013 at 7:51 AM

    Fairy Tales are our hope that good things come to good people books, that if we are good, kind people that we can conquer evil adn bad things and win in the end whether it be the charming price that we dream of or love and riches..

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  47. ChristinaMarch 28, 2013 at 8:25 AM

    I love fairy tales-- they are sweet and usually have a good moral to them.

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  48. Tiffany DrewMarch 28, 2013 at 8:28 AM

    I love fairy tales, especially Cinderella. What girl doesn't dream about finding and marrying a handsome prince? :)

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  49. SuzMarch 28, 2013 at 8:31 AM

    I like fairy tales because the "good guys" always win and they have happy endings! Thanks for this amazing giveaway - I would love to win!

    Suz Reads

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  50. DarleneMarch 29, 2013 at 2:16 PM

    I love fairy tales and their retellings! I just finished Beastly by Alex Flinn and loved it!! Thanks for the giveaway!

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  51. DoingDeweyMarch 29, 2013 at 5:04 PM

    Here's a website with all sorts of fun facts about fairy tales :) http://www.funtrivia.com/en/Literature/Fables-and-Fairy-Tales-2425.html

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  52. UnknownMarch 29, 2013 at 7:22 PM

    I love fairytales and fairytale retellings. Since I was a kid, I love reading about fairytales. My favorite is Cinderella, it was the first fairytale that my mother told me.

    Thanks for this giveaway :)

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  53. LeanneMarch 29, 2013 at 8:07 PM

    I love fairy tales! My favorite children's books are mixed up fairy tales. My kids enjoy them, too.

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  54. deasulunaMarch 30, 2013 at 12:20 AM

    I love modern twists on fairy tales, Once Upon a Time is one of my favorite tv shows! :)

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  55. UnknownMarch 30, 2013 at 3:12 AM

    My favorite fairy tales are written by H. Ch. Andersen and brothers Grimm.
    Thanks! :)

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  56. sweetyMarch 30, 2013 at 7:25 AM

    I love fairy tales and their re-tellings!! :)

    Thanks for the international giveaway!!

    Rafflecopter name - Rose Lennart

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  57. Life's Simple PleasuresMarch 30, 2013 at 7:49 AM

    I think Sleeping Beauty has the least lines of all the Disney fairy tale movies!

    Thanks!

    raffle name: Nikki O

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  58. UnknownMarch 30, 2013 at 7:17 PM

    I love fairy tales and I can't wait to read some of the retellings books that are becoming popular these days.
    Thanks

    Lau

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  59. UnknownMarch 30, 2013 at 10:23 PM

    my favorite is the story of cinderella! :)

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  60. MeghanMarch 31, 2013 at 1:10 AM

    I love fairy tales. I actually wrote a paper for my Literary Non-Fiction class about the resurgence of fairy tales in popular culture. This was last year when the two movies based on "Snow White" came out along with the tv show "Once Upon a Time…" and then "Cinder" came out. It was quite an explosion of fairy tales in mediums. I concluded that because of the rough economic times, people were grasping for something to escape to. In fairy tales, the impossible happens. The disenfranchised become the heroes and heroines. They rise to power and usually become a King or Queen. We are still clinging to the American dream and through the use of fairy tales we get to live that dream. As far as my favorite fairy tale goes, I love "Beauty and the Beast." I love it so much that I have thought seriously about naming my first daughter Belle. In books, I love retellings of fairy tales like "Cinder" and "Ella Enchanted." In TV, the show "Beauty and the Beast" on the CW is one of my favorites and in movies, I loved "Mirror, Mirror," "Beastly" and "The Wizard of Oz." Also, a big fan of the musical "Wicked."
    Thanks for the giveaway!

    mestith at gmail dot com

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  61. Katie AmandaMarch 31, 2013 at 12:46 PM

    I enjoy the retelling and extensions on classic fairy tales. Thanks!

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  62. AnonymousMarch 31, 2013 at 1:29 PM

    my fave fairy tale is Cinderella ...every one needs a prince charming

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  63. Tiffany SillMarch 31, 2013 at 1:53 PM

    My favorite fairy tale is The Little Mermaid!
    My favorite Fairy tale retelling book is Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson!
    My favorite fairy tale retelling movie is Tangled!

    Hope that was enough fun facts haha :)

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  64. MonaMarch 31, 2013 at 5:26 PM

    I love fairy tales. I grew up reading them. I love the creative re-makes coming out in different media. I loved the movies Ever After and Tangled.

    Thanks :)

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  65. Bewitched readerMarch 31, 2013 at 6:02 PM

    My all-time favorite Fairy Tale is Beauty and the Beast. I love that it represents unconditional love and looks aren't everything. It’s a beautiful Tale and I loved the Disney Movie. Thank you so much for a chance to win and for being a part of this fun and awesome blog hop!!

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  66. IsaMarch 31, 2013 at 7:55 PM

    Have you heard about The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom by Christopher Healy? The series sounds like such a fun, adventurous story with that fairytale twist. Thank you for the giveaway! :)

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  67. Aline TobingMarch 31, 2013 at 9:16 PM

    Hi, Ruth..
    My fave fairy tale is Beauty and the Beast :)

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  68. Mimi SmithApril 1, 2013 at 11:17 AM

    I'm really sad Disney said they won't make "princess" fairytales anymore. those were my favorite growing up :D

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  69. AnonymousApril 1, 2013 at 1:29 PM

    As a kid, I hated fairy tales because I knew that they weren't real and because no one would read them to me. Now I find them very conforting.

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  70. Rhonda TenderholtApril 1, 2013 at 1:45 PM

    I'm not sure what books I currently read that are "fairy tales". I'd watch Disney movies...does that count?

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  71. AnonymousApril 1, 2013 at 1:53 PM

    I really love the story of Cinderella, I always dreamed a prince would come and sweep me off my feet.

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  72. UnknownApril 1, 2013 at 4:04 PM

    I find fairy tales kinda odd sometimes more like some weird dream or something

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  73. UnknownApril 1, 2013 at 6:52 PM

    My favorite traditional fairy tale has always been Sleeping Beauty. But The Wizard of Oz is my all-time favorite movie, and it can be considered a fairy tale...

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  74. Christiane CardinalApril 2, 2013 at 6:04 AM

    I love Beauty & the Beast because the moral of the story is to be yourself and find someone who loves you for yourself...Thanks for the chance to win :D

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  75. Sarah PerryApril 2, 2013 at 12:47 PM

    I love Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast...My favourite movie retelling would probably be Ever After :) Thanks for your giveaway!
    oddball2003 at hotmail dot com

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  76. UnknownApril 2, 2013 at 1:16 PM

    My favorite fairy tale is Beauty and the Beast. There's just something about a hero who is not perfect that tugs at me every single time. :D

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  77. AnonymousApril 2, 2013 at 1:28 PM

    I've always love fairytales growing up and I still love to read about them as an adult! :) Thanks 4 the giveaway! :)

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  78. JuanaApril 2, 2013 at 4:58 PM

    I love fairytales. My favorite is Beauty and the Beast.

    jmesparza821 at gmail dot com

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  79. UnknownApril 2, 2013 at 6:10 PM

    I love fairy tales and retellings. Ella Enchanted is my favorite retelling and one of my favorite overall books, but oddly Cinderella is not my favorite fairy tale. I have loved the Little Mermaid since I was little and also enjoy Rapunzel and Sleeping Beauty. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  80. UnknownApril 2, 2013 at 7:17 PM

    My favorite fairytale is Beauty and the Beast.

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  81. LesleyApril 2, 2013 at 8:02 PM

    I have loved Cinderella since I was a kid, and now I like all the different versions that are out there. As a teacher, I use the different versions to teach comparing and contrasting!!

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