Wolves & Roses: Book 1 in the Fairy Tales of the Magicorum - Softcover

Bauer, Christina

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1945723076 ISBN 13: 9781945723070

Publisher: Monster House Books, 2017

Synopsis

Seventeen-year-old Bryar Rose has a problem. She's descended from one of the three magical races―shifters, fairies, or witches. That makes her one of the Magicorum, and Magicorum always follow a fairy tale life template. In Bryar's case, that template should be Sleeping Beauty.

Should being the key word.

Trouble is, Bryar is nowhere near the sleeping beauty life template. Not even close. She doesn't like birds or woodland creatures. She can't sing. And she certainly can't stand Prince Philpot, the so-called "His Highness of Hedge Funds" that her aunties want her to marry. Even worse, Bryar's having recurring dreams of a bad boy hottie and is obsessed with finding papyri from ancient Egypt. What's up with that?

All Bryar wants is to attend a regular high school with normal humans and forget all about shifters, fairies, witches, and the curse that Colonel Mallory the Magnificent placed on her. And she might be able to do just that--if only she can just keep her head down until her eighteenth birthday when the spell that's ruined her life goes buh-bye.

But that plan gets turned upside down when Bryar Rose meets Knox, the bad boy who's literally from her dreams. Knox is a powerful werewolf, and his presence in her life changes everything, and not just because he makes her knees turn into Jell-O. If Bryar can't figure out who―or what―she really is, it might cost both her and Knox their lives... as well as jeopardize the very nature of magic itself.

Fairy Tales of the Magicorum 
1 - Wolves and Roses
2 - Moonlight and Midtown
3 - Shifters and Glyphs
4 - Slippers and Thieves
5 - Bandits and Ball Gowns

More from Christina Bauer:
- Angelbound (YA Dark Fantasy)
- Beholder (YA Dark Fantasy)
- Dimension Drift (YA Urban Fantasy)

About this title

About the Author

Christina Bauer thinks that fantasy books are like bacon: they just make life better. All of which is why she writes romance novels that feature demons, dragons, wizards, witches, elves, elementals, and a bunch of random stuff that she brainstorms while riding the Boston T. Oh, and she includes lots of humor and kick-ass chicks, too. Christina lives in Newton, MA with her husband, son, and semi-insane golden retriever, Ruby. She loves to connect with her fans at BauersBooks.com.

Reviews

Gr 9 Up—Seventeen-year-old Bryar Rose is one of the Magicorum, which means her life is supposed to follow a traditional fairy-tale "template." Although she lives with three fairy aunties and takes special medication to fight off a sleeping curse, the Sleeping Beauty template has never quite fit her. Bryar Rose is far more interested in translating Egyptian papyri from an ancient Book of Magic than she is in the insufferable "Prince" Philpot. She is supposed to marry him on her 18th birthday. However, Bryar Rose's fascination with the papyri lands her an internship translating it for the incredibly wealthy Alec LeCharme, who is her own age. Soon she is thrust into a larger magical world of wizards, fairies, werewolves, mummy-zombies, and the villainous Julius Caesar. Along the way, the protagonist falls hard for a werewolf named Knox and discovers she may not be the ordinary human she believed she was. It's hard to cram the requisite amount of world-building and development into this fast-moving series debut, but fans of supernatural adventure and romance likely won't mind. This world is a mishmash of fairy-tale conventions, the paranormal, Ancient Rome, and Ancient Egypt—with a playful twist on all of it (e.g., Cinderella, "Elle," is Bryar Rose's bestie and a master con artist). VERDICT A fun romp for Twilight fans; an additional purchase.—Sara White, Seminole County Public Library, Casselberry, FL

Edition details

• Publisher: Monster House Books
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1945723076
• ISBN 13: 9781945723070
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 290