#kanin chronicles

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My all-time favorite authors

Holly Black

Brigid Kemmerer

Stephanie Garber

Katee Robert

Amanda Hocking

Rick Riordan

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JOMP BPC - September 3rd - Mythical Being

I know the "trolls" in Amanda Hocking's books are basically just elves but I still love them <3

[ayumidah]

Books read in 2024:

1. Three-Martini Lunch by Suzanne Rindell

2. Purity by Jonathan Franzen

3. The Improbable Theory of Ana & Zak by Brian Katcher

4. Provenance by Ann Leckle

5. Thrive by Arianna Huffington

6. The Passion of Dolssa by Julie Berry

7. Frostfire (Kanin Chronicles #1) by Amanda Hocking

8. Ice Kissed (Kanin Chronicles #2) by Amanda Hocking

9. Crystal Kingdom (Kanin Chronicles #3) by Amanda Hocking

10. Who Killed Piet Barol? by Richard Mason

[minniemouse199]

After binge reading the Kanin chronicles, crying for 3 days and then spending 2 hours on tumblr i accidentally went and bought 3 more Amanda hocking books about trolls.

...God help me

[readaroundtherosie]

Completed Trilogies in my collection  //  2 / 6

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Between the Blade and the Heart by Amanda Hocking *SPOILER FREE*

When the fate of the world is at stake Loyalties will be tested Game of Thrones meets Blade Runner in this commanding new YA fantasy inspired by Norse Mythology from New York Times bestselling author Amanda Hocking. As one of Odin's Valkyries, Malin's greatest responsibility is to slay immortals and return them to the underworld. But when she unearths a secret that could unravel the balance of all she knows, Malin along with her best friend and her ex-girlfriend must decide where their loyalties lie. And if helping the blue-eyed boy Asher enact his revenge is worth the risk—to the world and her heart.

Review: 

Between the Blade and the Heart is set in a futuristic world, where immortals, demons, and mythical creatures roam the streets. The story is a cool combination of Norse mythology and sci-fi tech. It focuses on Malin, our badass main character. She is a Valkyrie-in-training under the mentorship of her mother and the organization that she serves, the Evig Riksdag. The job of the Valkyries is to kill and “return” immortals to the underworld city of Kurnugia. But, what happens when a Valkyrie fails to do so?  

The world-building in this novel is very interesting. The settings encountered by the reader are often familiar places that have been totally reimagined by Hocking. She doesn’t just use Norse mythology in the story, though that is the bulk of the mythology used. She beautifully intertwines many different mythologies to create a totally enamoring world. I really enjoyed the breadth of new and interesting creatures and beings that existed alongside well-known ones.

The story was told in first person POV in Malin’s perspective. I enjoyed seeing the story unfold through her eyes.

The pace of the story was not too fast and not slow. It was fast-paced in action-packed scenes and slower and more descriptive in others. The plot was very clear and the story was easy to follow, but, it still took me by surprise with a few unexpected twists and turns.

The characters were dynamic and relatable, especially Malin. They had distinct personalities and looks, and they ranged from Valkyries to Demons, and I was never underwhelmed with the all of the different characters in the story. I really had fun with them. Also, two thumbs up for having a bisexual main character and lots of LGBTQ+ representation.

Overall, I wish the story progressed a little bit faster and there were some more action-packed scenes. I enjoyed the twists and turns that were there, but I was hoping for some more surprises.

This was still such a fun read. If you are a fan of sexy paranormal books with dynamic worldbuilding, kickass ladies, and cool mythology, give Between the Blade and the Heart a read!

--Urooj, Coffee with Reviews

Stay caffeinated!

Did the above sound interesting to you? Check out the first chapter of Between the Blade and the Heart here: 

ONE

The air reeked of fermented fish and rotten fruit, thanks to the overflowing dumpster from the restaurant behind us. The polluted alley felt narrow and claustrophobic, sandwiched between skyscrapers.

In the city, it was never quiet or peaceful, even at three in the morning. There were more than thirty million humans and supernatural beings coexisting, living on top of each other. It was the only life I’d ever really known, but the noise of the congestion grated on me tonight.

My eyes were locked on the flickering neon lights of the gambling parlor across the street. The u in Shibuya had gone out, so the sign flashed SHIB YA at me.

The sword sheathed at my side felt heavy, and my body felt restless and electric. I couldn’t keep from fidgeting and cracked my knuckles.

“He’ll be here soon,” my mother, Marlow, assured me. She leaned back against the brick wall beside me, casually eating large jackfruit seeds from a brown paper sack. Always bring a snack on a stakeout was one of her first lessons, but I was far too nervous and excited to eat.

The thick cowl of her frayed black sweater had been pulled up like a hood, covering her cropped blond hair from the icy mist that fell on us. Her tall leather boots only went to her calf, thanks to her long legs. Her style tended to be monochromatic—black on black on black—aside from the shock of dark red lipstick.

My mother was only a few years shy of her fiftieth birthday, with almost thirty years of experience working as a Valkyrie, and she was still as strong and vital as ever. On her hip, her sword Mördare glowed a dull red through its sheath.

The sword of the Valkyries was one that appeared as if it had been broken in half—its blade only a foot long before stopping at a sharp angle. Mördare’s blade was several thousand years old, forged in fires to look like red glass that would glow when the time was nigh.

My sword was called Sigrún, a present on my eighteenth birthday from Marlow. It was a bit shorter than Mördare, with a thicker blade, so it appeared stubby and fat. The handle was black utilitarian, a replacement that my mom had had custom-­made from an army supply store, to match her own.

The ancient blade appeared almost black, but as it grew closer to its target, it would glow a vibrant purple. For the past hour that we’d been waiting on our stakeout, Sigrún had been glowing dully on my hip.

The mist grew heavier, soaking my long black hair. I kept the left side of my head shaved, parting my hair over to the right, and my scalp should’ve been freezing from the cold, but I didn’t feel it. I didn’t feel anything.

It had begun—the instinct of the Valkyrie, pushing aside my humanity to become a weapon. When the Valkyrie in me took over, I was little more than a scythe for the Grim Reaper of the gods.

“He’s coming,” Marlow said behind me, but I already knew.

The world fell into hyperfocus, and I could see every droplet of rain as it splashed toward the ground. Every sound echoed through me, from the bird flapping its wings a block away, to the club door as it groaned open.

Eleazar Bélanger stumbled out, his heavy feet clomping in the puddles. He was chubby and short, barely over four feet tall, and he would’ve appeared to be an average middle-­aged man if it wasn’t for the two knobby horns that stuck out on either side of his forehead. Graying tufts of black hair stuck out from under a bright red cap, and as he walked ahead, he had a noticeable limp favoring his right leg.

He was a Trasgu, a troublemaking goblin, and his appearance belied the strength and cunning that lurked within him. He was over three hundred years old, and today would be the day he died.

I waited in the shadows of the alley for him to cross the street. A coughing fit caused him to double over, and he braced himself against the brick wall.

I approached him quietly—this all went easier when they didn’t have time to prepare. He took off his hat to use it to wipe the snot from his nose, and when he looked up at me, his green eyes flashed with understanding.

“It’s you,” Eleazar said in a weak, craggy voice. We’d never met, and I doubt he’d ever seen me before, but he recognized me, the way they all did when their time was up.

“Eleazar Bélanger, you have been chosen to die,” I said, reciting my script, the words automatic and cold on my lips. “It is my duty to return you to the darkness from whence you came.”

“No, wait!” He held up his pudgy hands at me. “I have money. I can pay you. We can work this out.”

“This is not my decision to make,” I said as I pulled the sword from my sheath.

His eyes widened as he realized I couldn’t be bargained with. For a moment I thought he might just accept his fate, but they rarely did. He bowed his head and ran at me like a goat. He was stronger than he looked and caused me to stumble back a step, but he didn’t have anywhere to go.

My mother stood blocking the mouth of the alley, in case I needed her. Eleazar tried to run toward the other end, but his leg slowed him, and I easily overtook him. Using the handle of my sword, I cracked him on the back of the skull, and he fell to the ground on his knees.

Sigrún glowed brightly, with light shining out from it and causing the air to glow purple around us. Eleazar mumbled a prayer to the Vanir gods. I held the sword with both hands, and I struck it across his neck, decapitating him.

And then, finally, the electricity that had filled my body, making my muscles quiver and my bones ache, left me, and I breathed in deeply. The corpse of an immortal goblin lay in a puddle at my feet, and I felt nothing but relief.

“It was a good return,” my mother said, and put her hand on my shoulder. “You did well, Malin.”

 Copyright © 2018 by Amanda Hocking in Between the Blade and the Heart and reprinted by permission of St. Martin’s Griffin.

Amanda Hocking is the author of over twenty young adult novels, including the New York Times bestselling Trylle Trilogy and Kanin Chronicles. Her love of pop culture and all things paranormal influence her writing. She spends her time in Minnesota, taking care of her menagerie of pets and working on her next book.

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The Kanin Chronicles By Amanda Hocking

Book One: Frostfire (Kanin Chronicles, #1)

Pages: 321

Synopsis: Bryn Aven is an outcast among the Kanin, the most powerful of the troll tribes. Set apart by her heritage and her past, Bryn is a tracker who's determined to become a respected part of her world. She has just one goal: become a member of the elite King’s Guard to protect the royal family. She's not going to let anything stand in her way, not even a forbidden romance with her boss Ridley Dresden. But all her plans for the future are put on hold when Konstantin– a fallen hero she once loved – begins kidnapping changelings. Bryn is sent in to help stop him, but will she lose her heart in the process?

Book Two: Ice Kissed (Kanin Chronicles, #2)

Book Three: Crystal Kingdom (Kanin Chronicles, #3)

Goodreads: Here

[booklover1312]

Spending this rainy morning reading wrapped in a fuzzy blanket. Couldn't think of a better way to spend it

[blogthefiresidechats]

If you like Twilight....

If you like Twilight….

If you are a fan of the Twilight series, then here are some other book suggestions for you. (I thought this would be a good one since Valentine’s day was just around the corner.) Crave series by Tracy Wolff = This series follows a girl named Grace who moves to Alaska after the death of her parents. She starts going to a new school once she gets settled in but strange things start happening once…

[bangtangurlarmy]

It's unfair how there are little to none fanarts of The Kanin Chronicles, by Amanda Hocking.

That was a thrilling series and god I'd do anything to see some fanarts.

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LUCY SHUNS AUDITIONS

July 21, 1950

[In the below article, reprinted verbatim, Johnson writes using a lot of imagery and insider jargon.  This sort of article was common in trade papers like Variety, but seems odd in a daily newspaper.]

Hollywood—(NEA) Lucille Ball slipped me the lowdown on her failure to pin to the canvas the dumb chick role in “Born Yesterday” and make it holler uncle. (1)

She’s got a touch of Francis the mule in her when it comes to auditions. (2)

Instead of scrimmaging for the role with Evelyn Keyes, Judy Holliday, Marie Wilson, Shelly Winters and Jan Sterling, (3) Lucille went bolting the other way. 

The “let’s-see-if-you’re-it” boys pleaded and cajoled. 

But Miss Anti-Auditions wasn’t having any of the competition, thank you. 

“I figure if they want you, they want you,” Lucille plainspoke it. If you’ve got to read and test for it, to heck with it.’

She isn’t chronicled in Hollywood history, but once, badgered by her RKO bosses, Lucille went tripping over to David O. Selznick’s office for a whack at the Scarlett O’Hara role in “Gone With the Wind.” 

That’s what curdled her in the first place. 

“It was awful,’’ Lucille shudders. I was shaking all over when I hit Selznick’s office. My knees gave way. I did the whole audition in scrubwoman position. Selznick laughs and says thanks a lot. (4)

Judy Holliday landed the junkman’s doll role and Lucille grabbed a railroad ticket for a personal appearance tour with hubby Desi Arnaz. She strutted to Latin rhythms, swung a glittering purse in a manner dear to runaway girls and wisecracked for the customers. (5)

MIMICS OSCAR WINNER 

At the last moment she nixed a dancing and singing routine. The star with the forest-fire hair shrugged: 

“I decided it would be silly to compete with Grable.” (6)

A lot of movie queens laid in fresh supplies of smelling salts, ice beanies and copies of “Release From Nervous Tension” when word got around that Lucille was about to whoop it up on the six-a-day circuit. (7)

She’s a blister-raiser from way back and the air was shrill with ouches about a year ago when she whipped up an impression of an Academy Award winner. 

But the girls can go back to worrying about other things—like shrinking from larger-than-life to television screen size. 

Lucille didn’t let any “furriners” see the routine. 

“It's for Hollywood only," she said. “I should take radio-active material on the road?” 

Her Oscar-grabber routine is strictly for unreal anyhow, she says. and no blood relation to Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Ingrid Bergman or any other Screen Duse. (8) She insisted:

“She's any movie star, even me. This character has to go up on that stage and act surprised. She’s only been rehearsing what she's going say flor eight weeks. So she says, ‘Ye gads, me?  But I’m so unprepared. Really, I didn’t dream...” Lucille is generally is as unflinching about the movie queen business as Pearl White was about onrushing trains. (9)

But her knees executed some wobbles that aren’t in Arthur Murray’s rhumba dance book when she checked into her first vaudeville dressing room. (10)

“Those stages—they’re so big.” she gasped. “Hey, I’d hate to get caught in the middle of one of those stages without bread and water.” 

Lucille didn’t take any chances with out-of-town press interviews, either. “I once did a personal appearance tour with Maureen O'Hara and had to show up at a press party,” she grinned. (11)

My sinus - I just die from it - was acting up. The reporter next to me didn’t understand my puffed eyes and cold sores. He called Maureen a lady in his story. But he referred to me as a whisky tenor with red-runny eyes.” 

Lucille’s brain cells work on direct current and she’s not one to make with the figure eights when a straight glide to home base would get her there quicker. 

They still laugh about her exit line to Louis B. Mayer. (12) Mayer always referred to her as a thoroughbred and sometimes compared her to his famous horses. "Yes, and like your other nags, I'm leaving your stable," Lucille said when she decided to bow out of her contract. 

She has high hopes for her new picture “The Fuller Brush Man.” Not that she enjoyed it: (13)

“Honey, this ones that I don t enjoy turn out be the best ones.  This one put me in the hospital. My feet are still bandaged up. I’m a mess. No more physical-type pictures for me.”

#   #   #    FOOTNOTES FROM THE FUTURE

(1) The 1946 Broadway hit comedy Born Yesterday by Garsin Kanin was bought by Columbia Pictures. Things got complicated when its stage star, Judy Holliday, swore she would not do the film version. Columbia used this as fuel for publicity about who would win the role.  Naturally, Lucille Ball was considered a top contender.  As the article states, she was not eager, however, to prove her worth to the ‘let’s-see-if-you’re-it’ boys (aka producers).  There was talk of Lucille performing the play in London, or summer stock, but her film contracts would not allow her time off for a stage run. 

(2) Mules are supposedly notoriously stubborn animals - just like Lucy. Francis the Talking Mule was the star of seven popular Universal-International film comedies. The character originated in the 1946 novel Francis by David Stern III, adapting his own script for the first entry, simply titled Francis.  On “I Love Lucy” Fred Mertz sometimes called Ethel “Francis” to indicate she was being stubborn about something. 

(3) These were some of the Hollywood stars looking to play the part of Billie Dawn in the film Born Yesterday. Evelyn Keyes (1916 – 2008) was best known for playing Sue Ellen, Scarlett O’Hara’s kid sister, in Gone With The Wind (1939).  Judy Holliday (1921-65), changed her mind about playing the role she originated on Broadway, but by then the casting net was cast, and she was just another performer on the short list. She eventually got the role, which defined her career. Marie Wilson (1916-72) was a zany comedic actress in the style of Gracie Burns. She was widely known as the star of radio and TV’s “My Friend Irma”. Shelley Winters (1920-2006) would be nominated for an Oscar the year after this article. She was adept at playing drama and comedy, and had a long-lasting career in Hollywood.  She appeared on “Here’s Lucy” in 1968; Critics raved about her Jan Sterling’s portrayal of Billie Dawn in the Chicago touring company of Born Yesterday and Columbia brought her out to the West Coast to test for the film. At one point, she was actually announced to play the part but the role ultimately went to Holliday.

(4) Lucille Ball did indeed read (not screen test) for the role of Scarlet O’Hara, just like nearly all of the women in Hollywood in 1938. Ball told the story several times on television, each time with varying details, but probably most completely on “Bob Hope’s Unrehearsed Antics of The Stars” (1984).

(5) This is a vivid description of the “Cuban Pete / Sally Sweet” portion of Lucy and Desi’s nightclub act to convince sponsors to buy them as a couple. 

(6) Betty Grable (1916-73) was considered one of the most famous pin-up girls in history. In addition to her million dollar gams (legs), she could sing, dance, and act, too. She guest starred with her then-husband Harry James on “Lucy Wins A Racehorse”, an installment of “The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour” aired on February 3, 1958.

(7) “Release from Nervous Tension” was an actual best-selling book by Dr. David Harold Fink, published in 1950. Vaudeville and Burlesque shows were often known as the ‘six-a-day circuit’ because sometimes there would be as many as six performances of the same act in a day.  Naturally, this did not apply to Lucy and Desi, who were big film and radio stars at the time. 

(8)  These were some of Hollywood’s top-line dramatic actors. Bette Davis (1908-89) had won two Oscars, and was nominated for several others during her long career. She was supposed to guest-star on “The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour” in “The Celebrity Next Door” in 1957 but dropped out after a horse-riding accident, leaving the role to Tallulah Bankhead; Olivia de Havilland (1916-2020) had also won two Oscars, the second the year this article was published. She was best remembered for playing Melanie Wilkes in Gone With The Wind (1939); Ingrid Bergman (1915-82) was a Swedish-born actress, who, by career’s end, had scored three Academy Awards.  When Johnson talks about “any other screen Duse” he is referring to Eleonor Duse (1858-1924), an Italian-born stage actress known for her grand, dramatic style.  

(9) Pearl White (1889-1938) was best known as the silent film actress who was tied to the railroad tracks in “The Perils of Pauline” (1914).  

(10) Arthur Murray (1895-1991) was a ballroom dancer and businessman best known for the chain of dancing schools that bear his name. Murray was often a punchline on “I Love Lucy,” especially when the subject of dancing came up. The Rhumba was a Latin dance that took America by storm in the late 1940s and 1950. Desi Arnaz often called his orchestra a ‘rhumba band.’ 

(11) Maureen O’Hara (1920-2015) and Lucille Ball had starred in Dance, Girl, Dance in 1940. As a result, the two went on a promotional tour that took them to several US cities, including the nation’s capitol. 

(12) Louis B. Meyer (1884-1957), along with Samuel Goldwyn and Marcus Loew of Metro Pictures, had formed a new motion picture company called Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) in 1918. Over the next 25 years, MGM was "the Tiffany of the studios," producing more films and movie stars than any other studio in the world. Mayer became the highest-paid man in America, and one of the country's most successful horse breeders. Both he and MGM reached their peaks at the end of World War II, and Mayer was forced out in 1951, just a year after this article was written. 

(13) Erskine Johnson gets the title wrong. Lucille had madeThe Fuller Brush Girl, a sequel to The Fuller Brush Man (1948).  The film was released in mid-September 1950. 

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Winter Photo Challenge - Day 9 - It’s too cold!

The Kanin Chronicles by Amanda Hocking

#1 - Frostfire #2 - Ice-Kissed #3 - Crystal Kingdom

[ayumidah]

I do this list on other social media sites and now I've decided to start keeping track on here as well

Books read in 2024: 1. Three-Martini Lunch by Suzanne Rindell 2. Purity by Jonathan Franzen 3. The Improbable Theory of Ana & Zak by Brian Katcher 4. Provenance by Ann Leckle 5. Thrive by Arianna Huffington 6. The Passion of Dolssa by Julie Berry 7. Frostfire (Kanin Chronicles #1) by Amanda Hocking 8. Ice Kissed (Kanin Chronicles #2) by Amanda Hocking 9. Crystal Kingdom (Kanin Chronicles #3) by Amanda Hocking

[dreamingofaizawa]

What's your top 5 fav books

Hmm I used to read a lot but I haven't picked up a book in so long oml. From my very limited list that I ran when I was.... under 15 years old:

1) The Kanin Chronicles written by Amanda Hocking. It's a trilogy, in order: Frostfire, Ice Kissed, and Crystal Kingdom

It's a really good series about a society of trolls hidden around the world and a scandal in their kingdoms. It's a great adventure and I've re-read the trilogy like....4 times

2) The Kane Chronicles by Rick Riordan (Basically like Percy Jackson but with Egyptian mythology)

3) The Heroes of Olympus series also by Rick Riordan

4) Earth Girl by Janet Edwards

4) Spirit Animals is a pretty good series. It's written by a bunch of different people, one of the authors is Brandon Mull

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do you have any recs for young adult fantasy series? multiple books the longer the better

Hi! Here are some YA fantasy series that our members have enjoyed. Since you didn’t specify what type of fantasy you’re looking for, some of the recs are low fantasy and a few could also be considered sci-fi. We hope you find something that interests you! 😊

Multiple Series in the Same Universe

Grishaverse: The Grisha Trilogy (Alex, Julia, Franzi) + Six of Crows (Elle) and Nikolai Duology (Franzi) by Leigh Bardugo

The Shadowhunter Chronicles: The Mortal Instruments + The Infernal Devices + The Dark Artifices by Cassandra Clare (Franzi)

The Tortall Universe: Song of the Lioness + The Immortals + Protector of the Small + Daughter of the Lioness + Beka Cooper + The Numair Chronicles by Tamora Pierce (Mels)

Trylle + Kanin Chronicles by Amanda Hocking (Anna)

Vampire Academy + Bloodlines by Richelle Mead (Anna)

Trilogies

Caraval by Stephanie Garber (Anna)

Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor (Veronica)

Empirium by Claire Legrand (Elle)

Girls of Paper and Fire by (Elle)

House of Furies by Madeleine Roux (Anna)

Legacy of Orisha by Tomi Adeyemi (Julia)

Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton (Anniek)

Red Winter Trilogy by Annette Marie (Elle)

Ruby Red Trilogy by Kerstin Gier (Veronica)

Simon Snow by Rainbow Rowell

The Folk of the Air by Holly Black (Franzi)

The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi (Elle)

The Iron Fey by Julia Kagawa (Isabel)

The Queens of Renthia by Sarah Beth Durst (Anna)

The Winner’s Trilogy by Marie Rutkoski (Anniek)

The Young Elites by Marie Lu (Franzi)

Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake

Winternight Trilogy by Katherine Arden (Marisa)

Longer Series

Air Awakens by Elise Kova (Isabel)

An Ember in the Ashes by Saba Tahir (Julia, Anna)

Elemental by Brigid Kemmerer (Isabel)

Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes (Anna)

Mirrorworld by Cornelia Funke (Sabrina)

Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children (Isabel, Alex)

Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard (Teona)

Seven Realms by Cinda Williams Chima (Mels)

Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi (Elle, Alex)

The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon (Isabel)

The Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini (Isabel, Vee, Julia)

The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer (Franzi, Alex, Mi)

The Old Kingdom by Garth Nix (Nickie)

The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater (Teona)

The Witchlands by Susan Dennard (Anniek, Anna)

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas (Franzi)

Twilight by Stephanie Meyer (Franzi)

- Alex