Top Ten Books With Wintery Covers

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish and The Artsy Reader Girl.

1. A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas

2. Dead of Winter by Kresley Cole

3. Greta and the Goblin King by Chloe Jacobs

4. Kiss of Frost by Jennifer Estep

5. Never Fade by Alexandra Bracken

6. Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi

7. American Panda by Gloria Chao

8. Of Ice and Shadows by Audrey Coulthurst

9. Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys

10. Winter Glass by Lexa Hillyer

Greta and the Lost Army Guest Post

Guest Post:

Greta has always been a kick-ass character, but what made her so capable of adapting to her new environment on Mylena when other girls her age who may have found themselves trapped in a hostile world without any resources might have fallen apart under the stress?

Greta was thirteen when she ended up in this other world. It was summer vacation and she’d just had her birthday. When she started talking to me way back in the very beginning, I knew she was a Leo.

Leo's are natural born leaders, and they will let you know it because they have a tendency to be high-minded and vocal about their opinions. But they also have a savvy way of analyzing a situation and executing swift judgment with a beneficial outcome. It comes from being a leader. They are brave, intuitive, and also head-strong and willful. Beneath their dynamic persona is a generous, loving, sensitive nature that they don’t like to share. They might be a bit bossy, but this comes from a need to do good.

Sounds familiar, right? This totally fits Greta’s personality.

But what does it say about her love life?

Well, Isaac’s zodiac sign was harder to pin down because he lives under a different set of stars, of course. But given the timing of his birthday and the way he reacts to her, I pegged him for a Capricorn.

Capricorn is more conservative, hard working and traditional than Leo, and that fits Isaac’s personality for sure. Both are extremely devoted, however, especially to teach other. And while they may seem to be an unlikely couple on the surface, their love will grow as they discover similarities. Leo can be outrageous, while Capricorn has a simpler nature. Both Signs are very strong and determined, but they are open to learning from one another.

When it comes right down to it, both Greta and Isaac are strong personalities, and they’re definitely going to butt heads along the way to true love, but if they remain open and honest with one another, then they can be one hell of a power-couple! :D

Synopsis:

A fate as unavoidable as love itself…

After spending the last four years trapped in a place of monsters, demons, and magick, the last thing the fierce teenage bounty hunter Greta expected was to ever be back on Earth. But a rare opportunity gives her and the Goblin King Isaac the opportunity to do just that. Now she’s home. With a boy in tow. And her parents have lots of questions.

Although Greta finally has her heart’s deepest wish—to see her family again—every step she takes to reconnect with them drives her further away from Isaac. Greta and Isaac planned for her to return to Mylena and become his queen, but she’s not sure if she can go back to that harsh world, though staying on Earth means giving up the boy she loves.

But a powerful enemy refuses to let Greta escape. A demon who will stop at nothing to destroy her and everything she loves. Even if it means following her to Earth and forcing her to face a fate as unavoidable as love itself.

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Greta and the Goblin King, Greta and the Glass Kingdom

Author Bio:

Chloe Jacobs is a native of nowhere and everywhere, having jumped around to practically every Province of Canada before finally settling in Ontario where she has now been living for a respectable number of years. Her husband and son are the two best people in the entire world, but they also make her wish she'd at least gotten a female cat. No such luck. And although the day job keeps her busy, she carves out as much time as possible to write. Bringing new characters to life and finding out what makes them tick and how badly she can make them suffer is one of her greatest pleasures, almost better than chocolate and fuzzy pink bunny slippers.

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Blog Tour: Greta and the Glass Kingdom by Chloe Jacobs

Hello, and welcome to the blog tour for Greta and the Glass Kingdom by Chloe Jacobs!

Title: Greta and the Glass Kingdom
Author: Chloe Jacobs
Publisher: Entangled Teen
Release: February 9, 2015
Series: Mylena Chronicles
Pages: 318
Review: 4.5 Stars

First Impressions

I loved Greta and the Goblin King, and have been excited to read this for ages. The book picks up pretty much where the first one ended. You're immediately thrown in to their world and their new set of problems.

Characters

Greta is pretty cool! She has to find a balance between being kick-butt and letting others take the lead. Greta has tons of problems in this book, but deals with them well. She never gives up hope, even when everyone else already has. Isaac isn't in this as much. I love the scenes with him, and love seeing him and Greta together!

Writing

While I think the writing could have been a little better (I noticed lots of common things, etc), it was overall pretty good! The story flowed well and kept me hanging until the very last page. The one thing I might have hoped for was a little down time between action scenes. They would defeat one thing, and then immediately something else would happen.

World-Building

Much of the world building occurred in the first book, so this didn't require as much. That said, Greta was going on a whole new journey to new places that hadn't been explained before. I really enjoyed seeing the new places and seeing how they dealt with all the obstacles they came across. I wish I could have seen more of the Glass Kingdom though, as that seems like a pretty interesting place.

Book Trailer:

Link to Trailer: https://sway.com/GX72TxU415oUlBKH

Synopsis:

Once upon a dark time…

Greta the human bounty hunter never quite fit into the shadowed, icy world of Mylena. Yet she's managed to defeat the demon Agramon and win the love of the darkly intense Goblin King, Isaac. Now Isaac wants her to rule by his side—a human queen. And the very announcement is enough to incite rebellion…

To make matters worse, defeating Agramon left Greta tainted with a dark magick. Its unclean power threatens to destroy her and everything she loves. With the Goblin King's life and the very peace of Mylena at stake, Greta must find a cure and fast.

Her only hope lies with the strange, elusive faeries in the Glass Kingdom…if she can get there before the evil within her destroys everything.

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Title: Greta and the Goblin King
Author: Chloe Jacobs
Release: December 11, 2012
Publisher: Entangled Teen
Series: Mylena Chronicles

Synopsis:

While trying to save her brother from a witch’s fire four years ago, Greta was thrown in herself, falling through a portal to Mylena, a dangerous world where humans are the enemy and every ogre, ghoul, and goblin has a dark side that comes out with the eclipse.

To survive, Greta has hidden her humanity and taken the job of bounty hunter—and she’s good at what she does. So good, she’s caught the attention of Mylena’s young goblin king, the darkly enticing Isaac, who invades her dreams and undermines her will to escape.

But Greta’s not the only one looking to get out of Mylena. An ancient evil knows she’s the key to opening the portal, and with the next eclipse mere days away, every bloodthirsty creature in the realm is after her—including Isaac. If Greta fails, she and the lost boys of Mylena will die. If she succeeds, no world will be safe from what follows her back...

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Author Bio:

Chloe Jacobs is a native of nowhere and everywhere, having jumped around to practically every Province of Canada before finally settling in Ontario where she has now been living for a respectable number of years. Her husband and son are the two best people in the entire world, but they also make her wish she'd at least gotten a female cat. No such luck. And although the day job keeps her busy, she carves out as much time as possible to write. Bringing new characters to life and finding out what makes them tick and how badly she can make them suffer is one of her greatest pleasures, almost better than chocolate and fuzzy pink bunny slippers.

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Waiting on Wednesday (44)

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking the Spines, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week, I am super excited for Greta and the Glass Kingdom by Chloe Jacobs! I actually signed up for the blog tour for it yesterday! I read Greta and the Goblin King earlier this year and really liked it. I majorly ship Greta and Isaac and can't wait to see what happens next!

Synopsis:

The sequel to the Hansel & Gretel retelling Greta and the Goblin King ups the stakes of danger and romance. As conflict surges across Mylena, the tough Greta struggles to save those she loves.

Against all odds, Greta and the Goblin King miraculously survived the battle against the evil Agramon. Greta should be happy to be alive and ready to claim her place in Mylena by Isaac's side. Yet nothing is the way she thought it would be. The battle against Agramon left a dark magick inside Greta that will eventually kill her. Isaac hasn't been the same since he almost went Lost. And there are whispers of a rebellion brewing throughout Mylena...

Determined to save Mylena from a bitter civil war, they travel to the mysterious Glass Kingdom to form an uneasy alliance with the deadly Faerie race. But when an unexpected disaster tears Greta and Isaac apart, she must make the journey on her own. Along the way, she discovers a conspiracy stretching back to events she never thought she would have to revisit, betrayal from allies whose loyalty she never questioned, and an enemy vying to control all of Mylena.

Follow Greta into unexpected romance, explosive secrets, and shocking betrayals that will leave her and all of Mylena forever changed in the stunning second installment of The Mylena Chronicles.

Release: February 9, 2015

Cover Reveal: Greta and the Glass Kingdom by Chloe Jacobs

You have no idea how excited I am to see these covers! I loved Greta and the Goblin King, and let me tell you, the redesign of book one, and the cover of book two are epically gorgeous!

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Title: Greta and the Goblin King

Author: Chloe Jacobs

Series: Mylena Chronicles

Release: December 11, 2012

Publisher: Entangled Teen

Synopsis:

While trying to save her brother from a witch’s fire four years ago, Greta was thrown in herself, falling through a portal to Mylena, a dangerous world where humans are the enemy and every ogre, ghoul, and goblin has a dark side that comes out with the eclipse.

To survive, Greta has hidden her humanity and taken the job of bounty hunter—and she’s good at what she does. So good, she’s caught the attention of Mylena’s young goblin king, the darkly enticing Isaac, who invades her dreams and undermines her will to escape.

But Greta’s not the only one looking to get out of Mylena. An ancient evil knows she’s the key to opening the portal, and with the next eclipse mere days away, every bloodthirsty creature in the realm is after her—including Isaac. If Greta fails, she and the lost boys of Mylena will die. If she succeeds, no world will be safe from what follows her back...

You Can Find it At:

Goodreads

Amazon

Barnes & Noble

Kobo Books

Title: Greta and the Glass Kingdom

Author: Chloe Jacobs 

Series: Mylena Chronicles
Release: February 2015

Publisher: Entangled Teen

Synopsis:

The sequel to the Hansel & Gretel retelling Greta and the Goblin King ups the stakes of danger and romance. As conflict surges across Mylena, the tough Greta struggles to save those she loves.

Against all odds, Greta and the Goblin King miraculously survived the battle against the evil Agramon. Greta should be happy to be alive and ready to claim her place in Mylena by Isaac's side. Yet nothing is the way she thought it would be. The battle against Agramon left a dark magick inside Greta that will eventually kill her. Isaac hasn't been the same since he almost went Lost. And there are whispers of a rebellion brewing throughout Mylena...

Determined to save Mylena from a bitter civil war, they travel to the mysterious Glass Kingdom to form an uneasy alliance with the deadly Faerie race. But when an unexpected disaster tears Greta and Isaac apart, she must make the journey on her own. Along the way, she discovers a conspiracy stretching back to events she never thought she would have to revisit, betrayal from allies whose loyalty she never questioned, and an enemy vying to control all of Mylena.

Follow Greta into unexpected romance, explosive secrets, and shocking betrayals that will leave her and all of Mylena forever changed in the stunning second installment of The Mylena Chronicles.

You Can Find it At:

Goodreads

Author Bio:

Chloe Jacobs is a native of nowhere and everywhere, having jumped around to practically every Province of Canada before finally settling in Ontario where she has now been living for a respectable number of years. Her husband and son are the two best people in the entire world, but they also make her wish she'd at least gotten a female cat. No such luck. And although the day job keeps her busy, she carves out as much time as possible to write. Bringing new characters to life and finding out what makes them tick and how badly she can make them suffer is one of her greatest pleasures, almost better than chocolate and fuzzy pink bunny slippers.

You Can Find Her At:

Website

Goodreads

Twitter

Facebook

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