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Beware the goblin men and the wares they sell.

All her life, nineteen-year-old Liesl has heard tales of the beautiful, mysterious Goblin King. He is the Lord of Mischief, the Ruler Underground, and the muse around which her music is composed. Yet, as Liesl helps shoulder the burden of running her family’s inn, her dreams of composition and childish fancies about the Goblin King must be set aside in favor of more practical concerns.

But when her sister Käthe is taken by the goblins, Liesl journeys to their realm to rescue her sister and return her to the world above. The Goblin King agrees to let Käthe go—for a price. The life of a maiden must be given to the land, in accordance with the old laws. A life for a life, he says. Without sacrifice, nothing good can grow. Without death, there can be no rebirth. In exchange for her sister’s freedom, Liesl offers her hand in marriage to the Goblin King. He accepts.

Down in the Underground, Liesl discovers that the Goblin King still inspires her—musically, physically, emotionally. Yet even as her talent blossoms, Liesl’s life is slowly fading away, the price she paid for becoming the Goblin King’s bride. As the two of them grow closer, they must learn just what it is they are each willing to sacrifice: her life, her music, or the end of the world.

I'm in!

I am so looking forward to this! Must. Make. Myself.WAIT. Until. March. 20. :D

Book pulled... ready to start reading tomorrow ( if I finish Hunted) or Tuesday!

I just grabbed my copy too!!

so....looks like we don't have chapter numbers

how should we tackle reading this and checking (updating) so we know we're at the same spot??

Do you have a hard copy? I do.....if you do, we can go by page count?

Trisha wrote: "I just grabbed my copy too!!

so....looks like we don't have chapter numbers

how should we tackle reading this and checking (updating) so we know we're at the same spot??

Do you have a hard copy?..."

I also have a hardcover but I saw that some of the 'chapters' have a name so we could try to go by that or even by % if Lisa doesn't have a hardcover.

I have a hardcover copy too. :)

oooh, it also looks like the book is Broken into Parts &
there are 4 parts - so we'd come back to update/comment 5 times.

How does that sound? Much easier than working out pages! lol

That works! :D

Works for me. :D

I love the little bit of Korean at the beginning of the book where she talks about her grandmother. It allowed me to practice my Hangul. love was harder than grandmother but I got it! :D

So I'm just over half done and so far it's reminding me of Labrynth.

I loved the movie so it's a good thing but it was not what I was expecting. :/

Ok.. I am actually starting this today! I got behind on my previous read. I am looking forward to lunchtime so I can start.

So... I decided I could read the little Overture at the beginning of the book before classes started.... and WOW, what a great first line (really paragraph) to start a book! Hooked--- hope to stay that way! (Now REALLY counting down until lunch!)

After the Overture, it felt a little slow and I had to get my bearings, but now I am invested in this story hook, line and sinker! I relate to the main character and being someone who loved the movie LABYRINTH, as soon as The Goblin King starts showing up, I got all the feels I did from the movie. (view spoiler)["Wolf's eyes. The Devil's eyes. He could see into the darkness. He could see into me." The Goblin King is the ultimate "bad boy". I want to love him. I want to hate him. He gives me feels lol. (hide spoiler)] The language in this book is lovely and thought-provoking. Like this line, (view spoiler)["You may prefer the pretty lie to the ugly truth." (hide spoiler)]. (view spoiler)[The "no one else remembers" part of the ending of this section is so simple but really has an impact. All kinds of compassion and worry for the Liesl and what she is going through... and has to do. I admit, I love some romance and the little hints of one between Liesl and Hans has me intrigued. I like the strong female characters who doesn't need it but is okay with help from a possible hero who wants to work alongside her. (hide spoiler)] I am looking forward to the rest of this book!

Update: After reading the next little section, maybe (view spoiler)[the Goblin King can turn out to be the Beast-type character who becomes the hero.... (hide spoiler)] I would like that, I'll admit LOL!

Ok... twists and turns! Wow. Internezzo (p.87-114) Disregard most of what I said in my previous comment lol. (view spoiler)[ No one remembers because the Goblin King made it that way! Argh. AND the whole pretty lie thing is really out there in full force! NIX the whole Hans as a romantic hero... nope. I don't see that in the final and I hope it doesn't. He and Kathe seem made fir each other, but NOT Hans and Leisl. She is having such real human reactions- realizing it is the pretty lie but trying to grab it anyway. AND I already have mixed feelings about Der Erlkonig! Feel sorry for him- bound by sn ancient sacrifice. Make him who he is? Can he be redeemed? More to him then we know? The sacrifice of the music was so well done.... interested to see what happens next in this new place. Sidenote: Constanze- lol don't know whether I love her or can't stand her lol. She is definately a different kind of grandmother. (hide spoiler)]

Part 2 was a bumpy ride! Finding out he (view spoiler)[ was human after some great foreshadowing of it and that he is as stuck as she is. Feel bad for both of them... and wondering how this is all going to work out in the end. (hide spoiler)]

Part 3... I have no words. Just feelings-compassion, sadness, happiness, anger, forgiveness, confusion, understanding. I want this to work out with a fairy tale ending, but not sure that can happen.

Hope!!! I have hope!!! (view spoiler)["Their love was a bridge, and so they crossed it." (hide spoiler)] I have tears.... and 77 pages until the end! This book is just one emotional, beautiful ride!

Wow. The ups and downs of this journey. I see it as a stand alone book, but in my head and heart, I want more... (view spoiler)[a solution... a happy ever after... (hide spoiler)] but it ends where it needs to end. I really enjoyed this read!

*****Restarting February 16th*****

I want to try and join this :)

Yay! Please do

Kylara wrote: "I want to try and join this :)"

The more the merrier! :D

Part One (view spoiler)[ Well Kathe is gone, but damn if Liesl's grandmother didn't warn her. Girl chose her brother over Kathe. So obviously there's a german part to this, but I wonder if Goblins are similar to fae, because the lore seems real similar. Maybe germany had Goblins while Ireland/UK had faeries?? Either way I'm enjoying this and I love how the narrator pronounces everything, it sounds beautiful. (hide spoiler)]

Intermezzo (view spoiler)[ Okay I was mad as hell when Liesl started going around and playing in this new life. GIRL YOUR SISTER NEEDS YOU!!! I wanted her grandma to hit her or something. Was super frustrated, but I was glad she managed to pull herself out of it. (hide spoiler)]

Part Two (view spoiler)[ I don't know whether I should be mad at the Goblin King for his games or sad for him because his past is so sad. I think he and Liesl would be good for each other tho. I was so glad Liesl managed to get Kathe out, I didn't think it would happen. And I'm kind of excited for Liesl to marry the Goblin King. (hide spoiler)]

I want to read this but I need to read my other books first XD

Maddison wrote: "I want to read this but I need to read my other books first XD"

It's pretty good, I was getting a bit of A cruel prince/ACOMAF vibe from it so far

Oh wow! XD Apparently it's a Labyrinth retelling, and I love that movie growing up.

Maddison wrote: "Oh wow! XD Apparently it's a Labyrinth retelling, and I love that movie growing up."

I didn't know that!! And I haven't seen that movie.

Yeah someone said :)

Also did you know ToG started off as a Cinderella retelling? XD

Part Three (view spoiler)[ I was really struggling with Liesl's resentment at the Goblin King, I didn't understand it. But when they argued I was like oh now everything makes sense!! I'm glad Liesl and the Goblin King have figured out their relationship finally. Kind of reminded me of Feyre's relationship evolution in ACOMAF (hide spoiler)]

Maddison wrote: "Also did you know ToG started off as a Cinderella retelling? XD"

Yep I knew that haha

I didn't XD So shocked

Finally starting this one! :D

Finished (view spoiler)[ Wow so Liesl got to go back to the real world. So surprising! I would've thought that maybe she'd find a way to bring the Goblin King with her. And Yosef is a changeling omg!!! That's so crazy and I wasn't expecting that at all. I was really suspicious of that other changeling offerring to take Liesl to the surface, she really should've known better. I was so disappointed in her at that part. (hide spoiler)]

I think it's weird so far. And I don't like how the girls talked to their grandmother.

I can't wait to find out about the Goblin King. (view spoiler)[And I'm wondering who this hooded figure is. Maybe he's the Goblin King! :D (hide spoiler)]

Still trying to work on this book. I'm only at 13%. I'm just not that intrigued right now. I need something to happen to make me want to continue reading. -.-

Okay so the chapters aren't really numbered or anything. I just got to "Intermezzo". Not really sure what that means. But I'm at 19%

(view spoiler)[I finally got a little something. She finally talked to the Goblin King. And i finally got something that made me want to continue reading!

Kathe is missing! And no one remembers her! Holy cow! That's crazy. That's going to make finding her even harder.

I also understand what he meant when he said about the pretty lie rather than the ugly truth. The pretty lie is her being a part of a family that doesn't have Kathe.

This is starting to get good. I must say. :D (hide spoiler)]

I think I'm DNFing this for now. -.-

Intermezzo is a musical term.

Oh wow XD Not liking it? Don't force yourself to read it.