I am thrilled to be hosting a spot
on the THE WICKED ONES by Robin Benway Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out
my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!
About The Book:
Title: THE
WICKED ONES (Dark Ascension, 1)
Author: Robin Benway
Pub. Date: January 10, 2023
Publisher: Disney Press
Formats: Hardcover, eBook, Audiobook
Pages: 320
Find it: Goodreads, https://books2read.com/THE-WICKED-ONES
“Blood is blood…and one way or
another, we all bleed.”
Drizella and Anastasia only know one thing for certain: they will never end up
like their mother, Lady Tremaine. When their father left them as young girls,
he took what was left of their family’s fortune and their mother’s dignity with
him. A few years and one deceased stepfather later, the only version of Lady
Tremaine that Drizella and Anastasia know is a bitter and cruel head of house.
Anastasia and Drizella have promised themselves―and each other―that they’ll be
different. They’ll find love, see the world, and never let their hearts go
cold.
But both sisters are all too aware of what it can mean when cast into disfavor
with their mother, and fueled by Lady Tremaine’s tendencies to pit the
daughters against one another, Drizella and Anastasia are locked into a
complicated waltz of tenuous sisterhood. On the cusp of the royal debut
party―their one chance to impress the Prince and live up to their mother’s
expectations―the sisters at last get a glimpse of what life could be like
outside of Lady Tremaine’s intentions: Drizella discovering a love of science
and Anastasia sparking a secret romance. But never underestimate the power a
mother whose greatest talents lie in manipulation, and the sisters may learn
that even the cruelest of hearts can spill blood.
This first book in the new Disney Villains Dark Ascension series by National
Book Award-winning author Robin Benway explores the complex sibling rivalry
between the two wicked stepsisters from Cinderella that turned
them into the characters we know today.
My Review:
3.5 stars
This was an interesting take on the Disney Cinderella story! I thought the overall vibes were cool and it was a quick read for me. This was definitely a complex story of parental abuse, which delved further into the relationship between the girls. I definitely felt for them throughout the book!
About Robin Benway:
Robin Benway is a National Book Award-winning and New York
Times-bestselling author of eight novels for young adults, including Far From the Tree,
Audrey, Wait!, the AKA series, and Emmy & Oliver. Her books have
received numerous awards and recognition, including the PEN America Literary
Award, the Blue Ribbon Award from the Bulletin for the Center of Children’s
Books, ALA’s Best Books for Young Adults, and ALA’s Popular Paperbacks for
Young Adults. In addition, her novels have received starred reviews from
Bookpage, Kirkus, Booklist, and Publishers Weekly, and have been published in
more than 25 countries. Her sixth novel, Far From the Tree, won the
National Book Award for Young People’s Literature, the PEN America Award, and
was named one of the best books of the year by The New York Times, the Los
Angeles Times, NPR, PBS, Entertainment Weekly, and the Boston Globe. In
addition to her fictional work, her non-fiction work has appeared in the Los
Angeles Times, Bustle, Elle, and more. Her latest book, A Year To the Day,
was published on June 21, 2022, and her next book, The
Wicked Ones, the origin story of Cinderella’s wicked stepsisters, will be
released by Disney Books on January 10, 2023.
Robin grew up in Orange County, California, attended NYU,
where she was a recipient of the Seth Barkas Prize for Creative Writing, and is
a graduate of UCLA. She currently lives in Los Angeles with her dog, Hudson.
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Giveaway Details:
1 winner
will receive a finished copy of THE WICKED ONES, US Only.
Ends
February 4th, midnight EST.
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Tour Schedule:
Week One:
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1/2/2022 |
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1/3/2022 |
Excerpt/IG Post |
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1/4/2022 |
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1/5/2022 |
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1/7/2022 |
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Week Two:
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1/8/2022 |
TikTok Review/IG Post |
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1/9/2022 |
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1/10/2022 |
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1/11/2022 |
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1/14/2022 |
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1/20/2022 |
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1/21/2022 |
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1/22/2022 |
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1/23/2022 |
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1/27/2022 |
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1/28/2022 |
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1/29/2022 |
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1/31/2022 |
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