Blood,Sweat and Books

Book Trailer Tuesday is a Weekly Blog Post hosted by me at Blood Sweat and Books. Each week I choose two Book Trailers to showcase. One Trailer will be for an upcoming book and the other will be one that has already been released. This week I focus my spotlight on PennyRoyal Academy by M.A. Larson & My Seventh Grade Life in Tights by Brooks Benjamin. Available Now: PennyRoyal Academy by M.A. Larson Pennyroyal Academy: Seeking bold, courageous youths to become tomorrow's princesses and knights….Come one, come all! A girl from the forest arrives in a bustling kingdom with no name and no idea why she is there, only to find herself at the center of a world at war.  She enlists at Pennyroyal Academy, where princesses and knights are trained to battle the two great menaces of the day: witches and dragons. There, given the name “Evie,” she must endure a harsh training regimen under the steel glare of her Fairy Drillsergeant, while also navigating an entirely new world of f...

For this weeks From Page To Screen I have decided to cover Rapunzel by The Brother's Grimm. First let's discuss the book. Below is the cover. Here's a bit of back story in case some of you aren't familiar with the novel.  Rapunzel is a story written by The Brothers Grimm as part of a collection called Children's and Household Tales (published in 1812). The story of Rapunzel is adapted from the fairy tale Persinette by Charlotte-Rose de Caumont de La Force which was written some 200 years before the Grimm version. Let's take a look at some of the characters now, shall we . Rapunzel - The most beautiful girl in the entire world with long flowing golden hair.  She is smart, playful and resourceful. Due to being locked away Rapunzel is also more than a bit naive. While Rapunzel longs to explore the outside world she is also a very obedient daughter and will not go against her mothers wishes. Dame Gothel - An enchantress who kidnaps Rapunzel as a bab...