#Diana peterfreund

[tenshichan1013]

all is found a frozen anthology 

[lillyli-74]

Amazing how being bathed in arterial blood can wash out any lingering romantic disappointments.

~Diana Peterfreund

[marzzthehuman]

has ANYONE read the "A Clue Mystery" series by Diana Peterfreund?? Because I can't find anything on the internet about it besides a few reviews.

[books-to-add-to-your-tbr]

Title: Killer Unicorns

Author: Diana Peterfreund

Series or standalone: series

Publication year: 2009

Genres: fiction, fantasy, paranormal, romance, supernatural

Blurb: Astrid has always scoffed at her eccentric mother’s stories about killer unicorns, but when one of the monsters attacks her boyfriend - thereby ruining any chance of him taking her to the prom - Astrid finds herself headed to Rome to train as a unicorn hunter at the ancient cloisters the hunters have used for centuries. However, at the cloisters, all is not what it seems. Outside, the unicorns wait to attack, and within, Astrid faces other unexpected threats: from the crumbling, bone-covered walls that vibrate with a terrible power to the hidden agendas of her fellow hunters to - perhaps most dangerous of all - her growing attraction to a handsome art student...an attraction that could jeopardise everything.

[whatsheread]

The Year of the Audiobook - Part 3 the Final

The Year of the Audiobook – Part 3 the Final

Here are the last of my one-sentence audiobook reviews. I know one resolution I have for 2023 – not let the number of outstanding reviews pile up throughout the year! There is nothing quite as satisfying as a series, whether it be on television or written, that never loses its intensity throughout its span and ends with a spectacular finish, as Mr. Scalzi does with this one. I don’t think I could…

[agentsofmarvel]

i know i’m a marvel account, but i also post little things from other fandoms. as it is frozen’s 10th anniversary, ten frozen authors wrote “all is found”, a book filled with ten short stories that take place within different times in the frozen franchise.

so due to my hyperfixation of anything frozen, and my desperate need for more frozen content, i will be

over analyzing “all is found” and breaking down each story for details and references !! (part one!)

spoilers ahead ⚠️

Anna and the Silver Skates

Author: Diana Peterfreund

this first story takes place during anna and elsa’s childhood, probably less than five years after anna and elsa were separated.

elsa secretly leaves anna a pair of their mothers old ice skates as anna couldn’t find her own (and spent hours trying to skate with cloths tied to her boots).

this inspires anna to secretly leave the castle to enter a skating competition in disguise, as she hasn’t been to the village since before the gates were closed.

anna needs a disguise, but cannot find anything, so elsa (without anna knowing again) sneaks her some of her mother’s old clothes.

anna successfully sneaks out to the village and joins the competition. elsa, being so worried about anna sneaking out, causes problems with her magic, so iduna invites her to watch the festival with her from the royal carriage.

elsa agrees, hoping to distract iduna from seeing anna. but while they’re watching the race, anna’s disguise comes off and iduna catches her. instead of being mad, iduna lets anna have fun.

iduna later explains she feels bad that anna had to sneak out because she is so desperate for interaction, and promises to talk to agnarr about stopping the isolation.

we know from the movies that this never happens though, and i wonder what would have happened if this plan had actually went through.

other facts: this story claims that elsa never spoke back to anna when they were separated (anna would speak to elsa’s door, but elsa would never respond).

there’s no other big references i caught other than some quick nods to iduna and agnarr’s childhoods together in Dangerous Secrets.

my rating: 4/5 ⭐️

(this is going to be the longest story explanation, i didn’t know how else to write it)

Engaging Anna and Kristoff

Author: Jen Calonita (author of Conceal Don’t Feel & Polar Nights)

this story takes place after frozen 2, and tells the story of elsa trying to plan an engagement party for anna and kristoff.

she hires oaken, who tries to make the party fit for a queen, along with asking the trolls to help, who try to make it a troll engagement party.

so they go back and forth trying to outdo each others decorations and elsa finally convinces them to do a bit of both to represent both anna and kristoff.

meanwhile, anna and kristoff are trying to keep each other busy both thinking their distracting each other for different surprises.

they’re so many little details from other frozen novels and frozen properties!!

oaken’s party service is a reference from the arendelle dinner experience aboard the disney wish cruise ship

my favorite reference came from a list of bakeries anna and kristoff had to pick up cookies from as a distraction. blodget’s and the waffle brothers have both been mentioned in other frozen books, the olsen’s could be a reference from olaf’s frozen adventure, and tomally’s is a reference to the family that raised anna in Conceal Don’t Feel.

my rating: 3.5/5 ⭐️

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[tnt-tourney]

putting in some propaganda for my favourite transgenders since the submissions got extended to sunday!! GUYS PLEASE SUBMIT THE CHARACTERS FROM CLUE/CLUEDO I’M BEGGING!! Here’s some silly facts about them!!

- There are 8 main characters across the series (Green, Mustard, Plum, Boddy/Black, Orchid, Scarlett, White, Peacock) and of them, everyone but Miss Scarlett has had a gender neutral title affixed to their name at least once!

- As player characters, they’re meant to represent you, and so are all simultaneously gendered AND genderless?? Let’s go transgenderism!!

- Mustard (who is SO masc in English versions) has been translated as a woman in several international versions!!

- In the Clue Mysteries books (by Diana Peterfreund), Plum and Peacock are exes that are described as a short, pretty boy with thick lashes, an intimate knowledge of the girls dorm layout, and only female friends… and an “amazonian” girl with severe height dysphoria who (transphobia tw) gets her placing in a tennis tournament questioned purely because the other girls don’t like her. THAT’S A T4T COUPLE WDYM??? HOW IS THIS NOT CANON??? Trans :)

- Look at any version of Miss Scarlett. Transfem swag.

That is all thank you <3333

@supercluedofan (<< me)

every single character from the clue game is transgender u r so real for this tumblr user supercluedofan ive been saying this 4 YEARS...

[sleepyowlwrites]

sleepy attempts to recall the premise/plot of some of the books she read in high school

The Safe-Keeper's Secret by Sharon Shinn premise: there's a girl who people tell their secrets to plot: I don't remember, guess I should reread it

Dragon's Keep by Janet Lee Carey premise: there's a girl who was born with one finger as a dragon claw and people think she's cursed or something! plot: she has to go learn about being part dragon? guess I should reread it

The Storyteller's Daughter by Cameron Dokey premise: it's a retelling of 1001 nights plot: this girl inherited her mother's ability to read stories in cloth and it's a retelling of 1001 nights, I am still going to reread it

Fairest by Gail Carson Levine premise: this girl named Aza is considered to be ugly and beauty in in the eye of the beholder plot: she strikes up a friendship with a prince, I think, and there are magic shenanigans? the writing style is delightful and smart, looking forward to rereading it

Black Ships Before Troy by Rosemary Sutcliff premise: it's a really short iliad retelling plot: it's a really short iliad retelling

The Light of the Oracle by Victoria Hanley premise: there's a girl who can talk to birds? I think? plot: no idea, got to reread it

Ever by Gail Carson Levine premise: this girl falls in love with an immortal and can only be with him if she becomes immortal by passing some trials plot: she goes through the trials (this book was the first time I read something in alternating first person povs, every other chapter no less)

Princess of the Midnight Ball, Princess of Glass, Princess of the Silver Woods by Jessica Day George premise: fairytale retellings, 12 dancing princesses, cinderella, and red riding hood respectively plot: in midnight ball, the guy who figures it out KNITS. we stan. in glass, it's a foot, not a slipper. I don't remember the twist in silver woods.

The Singer of All Songs by Kate Constable premise: magic is controlled by songs and people can only use one type/sing one type of song. except the mc, who can! plot: they have to go on a quest and I do not remember any of the details.

The Naming by Alison Croggon premise: magic users are called bards and there's this guy the winter king who is ruining the land or whatever and our main gal is plucked from obscurity to become a bard. plot: she learns to be a bard and there is SO MUCH WORLDBUILDING. SO MUCH LORE. SO MUCH HEFT. story? don't really remember.

Faerie Wars by Herbie Brennan premise: probably the only time I ever felt like faeries were presented as genuinely intimidating creatures, but I'm wondering if that effect will remain upon my reread plot: I assume there were wars

Eon by Alison Goodman premise: girl pretends to be a boy to train to be some kind of warrior or magic user, can't remember plot: shenanigans ensue? gotta reread

Rampant by Diana Peterfreund premise: there are killer unicorns plot: girl trains to kill the killer unicorns, I think

The Diamond of Drury Lane by Julia Golding premise: a young girl is a thief in I think Victorian London plot: there's a mystery surrounding a diamond

Rowan Hood: Outlaw Girl of Sherwood by Nancy Springer premise: young girl version of Robin Hood, obvi plot: adventures in Sherwood forest

The Ranger's Apprentice: The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan premise: young boy trains to be a ranger plot: we fall in love with the guy who trains Wil to be a ranger

The Magic Thief by Sarah Prineas premise: a boy didn't intend to steal any magic? plot: but that's what happened?

Elissa's Quest by Erica Verrillo premise: girl discovers she has magic, is thrust into a world beyond her ken plot: suddenly she's really important and must go questing and learn magic and stuff (I remember loving the first two of the trilogy and then being slightly letdown by the ending of the last one)

The Books of Umber: Happenstance Found by P.W. Catanese premise: I don't remember plot: really don't remember

this year I decided to start collecting the books I remember loving and checking out from the library more than once. I hope next year I actually read them.

[ericmicael]

There was a new update on the “All is Found: A Frozen Anthology” news, and I decided to make a new post with this update since the other one is a little old.

The Ten Tales:

Karen Anne Buljo: a Northuldra legend

Jen Calonita: KristAnna's Engagement Party (Kristoff + Anna)

Lorie Langdon

Tiffany Schmidt

Delliah S. Dawson

Lou Anders

Mari Mancusi: “Coronation Day”. Focused on Agduna (Agnarr + Iduna), and promises to thrill

Carey Cory

Vera Strange: a spooky story involving Elsa

Diana Peterfreund

IMPORTANT: If the only time the Northuldra tribe appears in the book is in the first tale I wouldn't be surprised. Honeymaren and Ryder will not have relevance, maybe they will be mentioned as they were in "Polar Nights", that's the only hope. Yelana? This information comes from Mari Mancusi herself, my question was about the three (Honeymaren, Ryder and Yelana), and she did not mention Yelana, and before you theorize that she may be present in the tale of Northuldra legend remember that in "Polar Nights" the woman was not even named.

Sometimes I hope I'm being too alarmist about the Northuldra's absence from the book, perhaps in reality Mari meant that they won't be the focus, not that they won't appear beyond the tale of legend. But considering that to this day the only thing that develops the tribe other than "they're migrating" has been a mobile game, I highly doubt I'm overreacting.

[supercluedofan]

i am BEGGING people to read the clue mysteries series by diana peterfreund. i want FANDOM!! i want to TALK ABOUT IT!!! cmon folks get crazy with it

[musingsofabookworm1]

My Last Five Reads of Summer 2024

Last day of summer. One of the saddest days on the calendar. But at least I snuck in two books this weekend.

*By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult I pre-ordered this ages ago. I avoided reading anything about it until it arrived on my doorstep. And as if I wasn't excited enough, Shakespeare was a huge part of the plot! Most people who know enough about Shakespeare know that it is widely accepted that he didn't write his works. There are various reasonings which all make sense, and there are a number of people at the time who are pointed to as potential authors of his plays and his poems. Picoult's novel sets out to show how Emilia Bassano - the first woman in England who declared herself a professional poet - could be the writer of Shakespeare's work.

The book is written in two timelines. Obviously Bassano's is one of them. The other is one of her ancestors in, for the most part, present day: Melissa Green. Melissa, too, is playwright. Years prior to the plot, in college, a critic ripped one of her plays to shreds and told her what to write instead. So ten years later, she wrote it. And her friend, unbeknownst to Melissa, sent it in to a contest. If her play wins, it'd be performed.

I liked that part of the book. A lot. But Emilia's part dominated much more of the almost 500 pages. And her part got long. And, at times, boring. And I am someone that read a lot of Shakespeare in college and enjoyed it.

*Sigh* to three stars. Here's hoping her next effort is better.

*Small Game by Blair Braverman I had this one on hold as an ebook for a long time as the library didn't have it. Which is odd because it's by a Wisconsin author and takes place in Northern Wisconsin.

Protagonist Mara is one of four strangers chosen to be dropped into the wilderness of northern Wisconsin for a survival-themed reality show. If she survives for six weeks, she wins a big chunk of change.

That's all I knew going in, and I think that made for a solid reading experience. Until the end. Being totally up front and honest, this was one of the most disappointing endings I've ever read it. It was like the author had reached a quota or decided she didn't want to write anymore. She tried to bring the whole novel together in a page and a half. And it deserved more.

4 stars only because of the ending.

The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett I loved this book! There was no prose. None! It was all written in texts and emails and dialogs. This is definitely not for everyone, but it was definitely for me. I haven't felt this sucked into a book in awhile!

The title group is cult who tricked a teenaged girl into thinking her baby was the anti-Christ. When they wanted to kill the baby, the girl called the police. The cult committed suicide, and the underage mother and baby disappeared.

18 years later, as the baby is coming of age, author Amanda Bailey wants to write a true crime book about the Alperton Angels. That's what this book is about. She wants to find the girl and the baby as well as the baby's father to get the real info about what went down.

The plot works with being written this way as texts and emails are exchanged between Amanda and people who are related to the case. When she meets up with some, the dialogs come to light. The plot does get a bit convoluted at the end but not in a confusing way.

5 stars for this one!

In the Study with the Wrench and In the Ballroom with the Candlestick by Diana Peterfreund

The second two books of a young-adult trilogy based on the board game. So nothing to report here. But I did actually like them better than the first. Oddly, I liked the second book most of all, and those are usually the worst of trilogies! 4 stars each

[stories-poetry4all]

It was one of those fine little love stories that can make you smile in your sleep at night." - Hunter Thompson

"We loved with a love that was more than love." - Edgar Allen Poe

"You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams." - Dr. Suess

"For the two of us, home isn't a place. It is a person, and we are finally home." - Stephanie Perkins

"Love is a promise, love is a souvenir, once given never forgotten, never let it disappear." - John Lennon

"I love you, not only for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you." - Roy Croft

"Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same." - Emily Bronte

"I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you simply, without problems or pride." - Pablo Neruda

"To love is to burn, to be on fire." - Jane Austen

"I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love." - Mother Teresa

"Where there is love there is life." - Mahatma Gandhi

"To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides." - David Viscott

"At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet." - Plato

"When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible." - Nora Ephron

"We would be together and have our books and at night be warm in bed together with the windows opens and the stars bright." - Ernest Hemingway

"The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in." - Mitch Albom

"Love me when I least deserve it, because that's when I really need it." - Swedish Proverb

"You are more powerful than you know; you are beautiful just as you are." - Melissa Etheridge

"You and I, it's as though we have been taught to kiss in heaven and sent down to Earth together, to see if we know what we were taught." - Boris Pasternak

"The best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more, that plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds." - Nicholas Sparks

"I remember who I am when I'm with you." - Nicole Christie

"All I've ever wanted was to be near you." - Shannon Hale

"You are whatever a moon has always meant and whatever a sun will always sing." - E.E. Cummings

"No matter where I went, I always knew my way back to you. You are my compass star." - Diana Peterfreund

"So, I love you because the entire universe conspired to help me find you." - Paulo Coehlo

"Love is a game that two can play and both win." - Eva Gabor

"Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies." - Aristotle

[allthingsdarkanddirty]

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The Year of the Audiobook - Part 2

The Year of the Audiobook – Part 2

Part two of my one-sentence reviews for the many audiobooks I’ve listened to this year. Hang in there! I wanted to love this one so hard because it’s Neil Gaiman, but I found myself nodding off one too many times to say I enjoyed it. We all know that John Scalzi is a master author, but this first book of his Interdependency series is masterful. It seems that all my friends love this series, and…