Books like Kelly Keaton's A Beautiful Evil (and Darkness Becomes Her, the first book in the series) are gold mines for us at Novel Novice. We totally dork out at all the history, lore and real-life tie-ins. The possibilities for using this series as a springboard are practically endless. Below, you'll find some ideas to kickstart... Continue Reading →
More exploration of Greek mythology today for Darkness Becomes Her and A Beautiful Evil by Kelly Keaton. In A Beautiful Evil, Pandora's Box becomes a very key part of the story and plot moving forward. So to help enrich your reading, here's a look at Pandora's Box in traditional Greek mythology. According to Greek mythology,... Continue Reading →
More exploration of Greek mythology today for Darkness Becomes Her and A Beautiful Evil by Kelly Keaton. In A Beautiful Evil, Pandora's Box becomes a very key part of the story and plot moving forward. So to help enrich your reading, here's a look at Pandora's Box in traditional Greek mythology. According to Greek mythology,... Continue Reading →
As part of our month-long feature on Darkness Becomes Her and the sequel A Beautiful Evil by Kelly Keaton today, we focus on some creatures from Greek mythology that play a key role in this series: Medusa and the Gorgons. In classic Greek mythology, Medusa is one of three Gorgon sisters -- horrifying female creatures... Continue Reading →
As part of our month-long feature on Darkness Becomes Her and the sequel A Beautiful Evil by Kelly Keaton today, we focus on some creatures from Greek mythology that play a key role in this series: Medusa and the Gorgons. In classic Greek mythology, Medusa is one of three Gorgon sisters -- horrifying female creatures... Continue Reading →
Intrigued by the world of Tahereh Mafi's Shatter Me? Here are some ways to explore the themes further: Essays: Earlier this month we discussed George Orwell's 1984. Read it and compare it to Shatter Me. Pick one or two elements to compare and contrast. We also discussed a writing technique called stream-of-consciousness, which is used in... Continue Reading →
Intrigued by the world of Tahereh Mafi's Shatter Me? Here are some ways to explore the themes further: Essays: Earlier this month we discussed George Orwell's 1984. Read it and compare it to Shatter Me. Pick one or two elements to compare and contrast. We also discussed a writing technique called stream-of-consciousness, which is used in... Continue Reading →
We've already talked about dystopian literature in relation to Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi, but there is one classic dystopian novel in particular that we thought deserved a special spotlight this month -- and that is 1984 by George Orwell. Not only is 1984 one of the best examples of classic dystopian literature, but there... Continue Reading →
We've already talked about dystopian literature in relation to Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi, but there is one classic dystopian novel in particular that we thought deserved a special spotlight this month -- and that is 1984 by George Orwell. Not only is 1984 one of the best examples of classic dystopian literature, but there... Continue Reading →
Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi is just the latest in a string of new dystopian novels to hit store shelves in the last year or so. The genre has sort of had an explosive year, especially as fans of The Hunger Games clamor for more books with similar themes. So as we've done in the... Continue Reading →
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