tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790614306320534072.post3264304431214114425..comments2024-03-29T06:59:05.672-04:00Comments on The Book Rat: Guest Post: Cloaked, from Sheila @ BookJourneyMistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11436497955518156688noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790614306320534072.post-37792277971305941962011-05-05T19:30:18.048-04:002011-05-05T19:30:18.048-04:00This one caught my attention too because it seemed...This one caught my attention too because it seemed like such a fairytale mashup. Maybe it's just me, but a lot of the Alex Flinn fairytale books take a while to get into. At least that's how I felt.The Flashlight Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14235526668580595149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790614306320534072.post-46644041831168424072011-05-04T10:46:18.820-04:002011-05-04T10:46:18.820-04:00I read Alex Flinn's Beastly way back, before i...I read Alex Flinn's Beastly <i>way</i> back, before it was even going to be a movie and I must say, I do enjoy her retelling. She has such a modern spin of things and her characters are realistic and relatable. To me anyway....<br /><br />Great review =)Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07514580405061834469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790614306320534072.post-69034372970784427652011-05-02T19:14:53.441-04:002011-05-02T19:14:53.441-04:00Sounds like a great remix. I wish it was more lova...Sounds like a great remix. I wish it was more lovable from the very beginning, but at least it picks up. :-)Bookish in a Boxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08959198758826103615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790614306320534072.post-82902215805048936682011-05-02T14:06:33.537-04:002011-05-02T14:06:33.537-04:00*whew* they are lesser-known fairy tales! I knew ...*whew* they are lesser-known fairy tales! I knew my mom used to make up her own versions of the classic ones, but I got worried when I had no memory of these!<br /><br />Great review, sorry it wasn't a page-turner from the beginning though.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00497303169422440094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790614306320534072.post-13543692756332514652011-05-01T21:44:31.039-04:002011-05-01T21:44:31.039-04:00Waitwaitwait... there's a fairy tale called &q...Waitwaitwait... there's a fairy tale called "The Salad"? Did I read that right?<br />Nice review! You really put a lot of thought into what book you would review, and it sounds like you picked an interesting one.Zombie Girrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03550287890162111872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790614306320534072.post-25919042309783255002011-05-01T00:18:56.662-04:002011-05-01T00:18:56.662-04:00I love the book cover! And the idea of Cloaked is ...I love the book cover! And the idea of Cloaked is really interesting. Thanks for your honest review!Aikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07120383471104483739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790614306320534072.post-19718746288433385082011-04-30T08:32:38.557-04:002011-04-30T08:32:38.557-04:00I haven't read this one yet, but I loved Beast...I haven't read this one yet, but I loved Beastly and can't wait to read this one. Thanks for reviewing Sheila!<br /><br />dragonzgoil at gmail dot comKristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11089936646594784828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790614306320534072.post-30023155597339073832011-04-29T21:12:31.126-04:002011-04-29T21:12:31.126-04:00Thanks for the review, I'm kinda excited about...Thanks for the review, I'm kinda excited about this book now. <br /><br />Morganlafey86(at)aol(dot)comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790614306320534072.post-37127071297999226842011-04-29T20:40:41.400-04:002011-04-29T20:40:41.400-04:00This was a great review. I'm really lokking fo...This was a great review. I'm really lokking forward to reading this book!<br /><br />debzbookshelf.blogspot.comDeborah Julenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16430027399250373507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790614306320534072.post-68003683033582308322011-04-29T20:03:19.582-04:002011-04-29T20:03:19.582-04:00This may not have been a book I was pulled to by m...This may not have been a book I was pulled to by myself, but after reading more about it now, it has been added to my TBR stack.<br /><br />I love the idea of meshing together all of these different tales, and can't wait to experience the finished product!Jenni Merritthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10342553894424663966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790614306320534072.post-84514460934754282202011-04-29T18:23:12.916-04:002011-04-29T18:23:12.916-04:00I really want to read The Six Swans now and it is ...I really want to read The Six Swans now and it is because of this book! :)Sheila (Bookjourney)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05354184020340930630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790614306320534072.post-25124996305384582712011-04-29T17:57:04.022-04:002011-04-29T17:57:04.022-04:00I loved Beastly, which is also by Flinn. I'm d...I loved Beastly, which is also by Flinn. I'm definitely intrigued by Cloaked now!Meg @ A Bookish Affairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15634397276714805455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790614306320534072.post-680773920661569492011-04-29T17:44:47.766-04:002011-04-29T17:44:47.766-04:00I liked the first one. Great reviewI liked the first one. Great reviewvampireprincesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01626125296291927284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790614306320534072.post-19556931213590549392011-04-29T17:44:07.780-04:002011-04-29T17:44:07.780-04:00I liked the first one. Great reviewI liked the first one. Great reviewvampireprincesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01626125296291927284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790614306320534072.post-81652707270746130452011-04-29T17:43:41.855-04:002011-04-29T17:43:41.855-04:00I liked the first one. Great reviewI liked the first one. Great reviewvampireprincesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01626125296291927284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790614306320534072.post-68909253639736932402011-04-29T17:19:14.378-04:002011-04-29T17:19:14.378-04:00Good review! It took me a couple of chapters to ge...Good review! It took me a couple of chapters to get into Cloaked, too, but then I loved it! I wrote a review, too. :)http://liedermadchen.blogspot.com/2011/03/book-review-36-cloaked-by-alex-flinn.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07524904044277181504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790614306320534072.post-6000640354081186212011-04-29T15:57:19.872-04:002011-04-29T15:57:19.872-04:00So I thought, from the first paragraph of your rev...So I thought, from the first paragraph of your review, that Cloaked was going to be a retelling of Jack and the Beanstalk, but it's even better that it's an amalgam of several lesser-known ones (especially since The Six Swans is one of my favorites)!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05941919404657989208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790614306320534072.post-74643588259876923982011-04-29T15:34:05.592-04:002011-04-29T15:34:05.592-04:00Well-written review!! I was different in the fact...Well-written review!! I was different in the fact that I was grabbed from page 1, but other than that I agree whole-heartedly! ;)Sierra Abramshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09330264859252593838noreply@blogger.com