The Princess Bride
RECOMMENDED: The Princess Bride by William Goldman is $2.99 at Amazon! Goldman passed away on the 16th, so my guess is that this sale isn’t coincidental. This is a special illustrated edition of the book and the new cover looks absolutely gorgeous. Though, of course, because it’s illustrated, readers may want a hard copy of this rather than a digital one. We also recently ran a Squee from the Keeper Shelf review of The Princess Bride.
Here William Goldman’s beloved story of Buttercup, Westley, and their fellow adventurers finally receives a beautiful illustrated treatment.
A tale of true love and high adventure, pirates, princesses, giants, miracles, fencing, and a frightening assortment of wild beasts—The Princess Bride is a modern storytelling classic.
As Florin and Guilder teeter on the verge of war, the reluctant Princess Buttercup is devastated by the loss of her true love, kidnapped by a mercenary and his henchman, rescued by a pirate, forced to marry Prince Humperdinck, and rescued once again by the very crew who absconded with her in the first place. In the course of this dazzling adventure, she’ll meet Vizzini—the criminal philosopher who’ll do anything for a bag of gold; Fezzik—the gentle giant; Inigo—the Spaniard whose steel thirsts for revenge; and Count Rugen—the evil mastermind behind it all. Foiling all their plans and jumping into their stories is Westley, Princess Buttercup’s one true love and a very good friend of a very dangerous pirate.
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RECOMMENDED: Amberlough by Lara Elena Donnelly is $2.99! Carrie read this one and really loved it, giving it an A. However, she warns of a cliffhanger. The second book is out and Carrie reviewed that one too. Here’s what she had to say about Amberlough:
I’d recommend this book to anyone who can tolerate violence, morally murky characters, and cliffhangers. Readers who like political thrillers and spy novels will adore it, and fans of the 1920’s will like it, too.
Le Carré meets Cabaret in this debut spy thriller as a gay double-agent schemes to protect his smuggler lover during the rise of a fascist government coup
Welcome to Amberlough City, the illustrious but corrupt cosmopolitan beacon of Gedda. The radical One State Party — nicknamed the Ospies — is gaining popular support to unite Gedda’s four municipal governments under an ironclad, socially-conservative vision.
Not everyone agrees with the Ospies’ philosophy, including master spy Cyril DePaul and his lover Aristide Makricosta, smuggler and emcee at the popular Bumble Bee Cabaret. When Cyril’s cover is blown on a mission, however, he must become a turncoat in exchange for his life. Returning to Amberlough under the Ospies’ watchful eye, Cyril enters a complex game of deception. One of his concerns is safeguarding Aristide, who refuses to let anyone – the crooked city police or the homophobic Ospies – dictate his life.
Enter streetwise Cordelia Lehane, top dancer at the Bee and Aristide’s runner, who could be the key to Cyril’s plans—if she can be trusted. As the twinkling lights of nightclub marquees yield to the rising flames of a fascist revolution, these three will struggle to survive using whatever means — and people — necessary. Including each other.
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RECOMMENDED: Perfect Day by Sally Malcolm is 99c! This is part of today’s Kindle Daily Deals and is a gay contemporary romance with an Austen-esque flair. Carrie recently read this one and gave it a B+:
…this falls short of an A, but it’s excellent comfort reading. I very much enjoyed it and now would like to drink a latte by the ocean while wearing a large sweater, please. I’ll take some cookies, too.
First love conquers all in Perfect Day, a captivating contemporary male/male retelling of Jane Austen’s Persuasion.
Love doesn’t burn out just because the timing’s wrong. It grows. It never leaves.
When Joshua Newton, prodigal son of one of New Milton’s elite, fell in love with ambitious young actor Finn Callaghan, his world finally made sense. With every stolen moment, soft touch and breathless kiss, they fell deeper in love.
Finn was his future…until he wasn’t.
Love stays. Even when you don’t want it to, even when you try to deny it, it stays.
Eight years later, Finn has returned to the seaside town where it all began. He’s on the brink of stardom, a far cry from the poor mechanic who spent one gorgeous summer falling in love on the beach.
The last thing he wants is a second chance with the man who broke his heart. Finn has spent a long time forgetting Joshua Newton—he certainly doesn’t plan to forgive him.
Love grows. It never leaves.
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Virgin Territory by Lia Riley is 99c! This is the third book in the Hellions Angels series. I believe this can be read as a standalone, but previous characters do show up and the hero and heroine are present in the previous books. While it does have a virgin hero (catnip!), readers say it doesn’t fully explore all of the conflicts presented. (Which was part of my critique of the first book.)
Practice Makes Perfect
Patrick “Patch” Donnelly has what it takes to be the best goalie in the NHL…if only he could learn to control his temper. When Coach orders him to get his head in the game with private yoga classes, Patch isn’t having it. There’s no way this tough Boston guy would be caught dead downward dog-ing his way to inner peace. But if he refuses, he risks his starting position and the dream he sacrificed everything for, including joining the priesthood.
Yoga instructor Margot Kowalski is over men. After yet another toxic relationship, she’s eager to forget love and focus on growing her business. Doing the Hellions head coach a favor by helping out a troubled player can’t hurt, and it might give her career a high-profile boost. But free-spirited Margot is soon charming the pants off Patch. Literally. Her sassy combination of sweet and sexy proves irresistible to the goalie. Before Patch can give into temptation though, he’ll have to confess his biggest secret:
He’s a virgin.
But Patch is hiding more than sexual inexperience, and his dark past soon threatens to destroy his shot at true love.
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I love the Princess Bride. I still have my paperback copy from 80s – the movie tie-in. I used to have the response I got in the mail when I wrote to request “the Reunion Scene” but I loaned the book to my cousin and he lost it.
There are some excellent M/M title in today’s KDD, including a bunch of Rhys Ford titles at $1.99 (normally they’re in the $6 range).
Oooh… an illustrated Princess Bride! On my birthday! One-clicking that one right now!
@Hope: People who borrow books and then lose/damage them–no words!
@Deianira Happy Birthday.
@Hope – it’s online here: https://www.vulture.com/2012/01/the-princess-bride-letters.html
I still don’t believe we’re never gonna get Buttercup’s Baby 🙁
RIP
Heartily recommend AMBERLOUGH . My favorite read of last year, I own both the hardcover with the amazing original cover art, and a kindle copy. AMERISTICE adds so much to the world and I cannot wait for Book 3!
I snapped up PERFECT DAY. PERSUASION is my favorite Austen, after all.
True story…I read The Princess Bride when I was 10. The same year I discovered all those classic books my mom and I read together were actually abridged versions, which meant that I had to start all over again! I felt outraged and betrayed, and for the next several years punished my mom by making her take me to every library in the L.A. area searching for the S. Morgenstern unabridged version. At 15, I got a job as a library page and haunted the reference desks at our three city libraries for years. I even wrote the publisher and the Library of Congress. For my 17th birthday, my favorite reference librarian gave me a letter from a friend she said worked at the Library of Congress, assuring me that no such book or author existed. I immediately requested a transfer and didn’t speak to her for at least two years. I prefer to think of myself as sheltered and naive at that age, rather than stupid. Happily, my librarian friend and I eventually reconciled and celebrated by going to see the movie together. And I still love helping people search the stacks for just the right book.
I still have my 1974 first edition paperback of The Princess Bride, the one with red ink for the framing story (all later editions use black ink with italic fonts) & the infamous cover illustration (naked woman, snakes, skulls, bird with outspread wings perched on her head) that has no relation to the story. Time for a reread, I think.
I have the illustrated Princess Bride in hardcover and will be re-reading it this weekend (have not read the book for many years, since long before I got this copy) in celebration of Mr. Goldman.
Also, went to AMZ to snag that Amberlough deal and found three other things on my wishlist on sale. Oops.