Lips Touch: Three Times
Goblin Fruit
In Victorian times, goblin men had only to offer young girls sumptuous fruits to tempt them to sell their souls. But what does it take to tempt today's savvy girls?
Spicy Little Curses
A demon and the ambassador to Hell tussle over the soul of a beautiful English girl in India. Matters become complicated when she falls in love and decides to test her curse.
Hatchling
Six days before Esme's fourteenth birthday, her left eye turns from brown to blue. She little suspects what the change heralds, but her small safe life begins to unravel at once. What does the beautiful, fanged man want with her, and how is her fate connected to a mysterious race of demons?
This book was a beautiful surprise. Everything was beautiful in it. Writing, characters, plot... everything. All three storiesGoblin Fruit, Spicy Little Curses Such As These and Hatchlingin this pretty book were wonderful. I'm in love with it.The three stories involved a kisshence the titlethat would mean something important (in a soul level) to the kisser.The first oneGoblin Fruitis the shortest of the three. It's about how Goblin men lure young girls. A long time ago, they did it by offering
This is a story collection that I have very mixed feelings on, so I'll be color-coding my thoughts. ♔ will be for praise, ♚ will be for criticism. GENERAL REVIEW ♔ The writing is luscious and beautiful, with great atmosphere and tone. Maybe not quite as spectacular as her later writing, but she's definitely showing a great beginning here. And I love the addition of artwork!! I mean, just look at this. ♚ In general, this is a really great piece of 2000s YA. Unfortunately... it is also a piece
When you want to take a story that someone else has told and make it your own, do it like this. If you want to write a story, recognize your own magic, your own style, and add it to the story you want to steal. If you want to write a story, do what Laini Taylor did, and absorb the story, wait until it has seeped into the interstitial places of your writing, and give it back to your reader. Make it beautiful and true. And the only way you can do that is by figuring out what to you is beauty and
Yea, the first was the worst. You should have read the other two, because they had a stronger plot. Although, I fail to see how Goblin Fruit was at
Overall:Laini Taylor is a master of crafting darkly gorgeous and deliciously unique tales with all sorts of unearthly creatures. Each story featured strong heroines with very different personalities, and the same goes for the men they touch lips with.As usual, it was hard to get into her very flowery and descriptive writing, but nevertheless I enjoyed Lips Touch: Three Times as a whole.Goblin Fruit: (4 stars)Laini Taylor works magic with this story. I mean, who else can create such beautiful,
I read the horoscope. It said that you would meet a tall and handsome stranger. Avoid all yellow fruits and scarves are for nooses to hang in an ever after. Lips should be colored artificially. Don't get red lips from kissing lots of the wrong boys and blue lips from the cold. It's l-o-v-e red. Maybelline makes it. She's born with it, of course. Don't look in the mirror. You might not be drop dead gorgeous and have to go on living. No invitations to the ballet in the mail this week... I'm a
Laini Taylor
Hardcover | Pages: 272 pages Rating: 3.88 | 12830 Users | 2154 Reviews
Itemize Of Books Lips Touch: Three Times
Title | : | Lips Touch: Three Times |
Author | : | Laini Taylor |
Book Format | : | Hardcover |
Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 272 pages |
Published | : | October 1st 2009 by Arthur A. Levine Books |
Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Short Stories. Romance. Paranormal. Fiction |
Relation Toward Books Lips Touch: Three Times
Three tales of supernatural love, each pivoting on a kiss that is no mere kiss, but an action with profound consequences for the kissers' souls:Goblin Fruit
In Victorian times, goblin men had only to offer young girls sumptuous fruits to tempt them to sell their souls. But what does it take to tempt today's savvy girls?
Spicy Little Curses
A demon and the ambassador to Hell tussle over the soul of a beautiful English girl in India. Matters become complicated when she falls in love and decides to test her curse.
Hatchling
Six days before Esme's fourteenth birthday, her left eye turns from brown to blue. She little suspects what the change heralds, but her small safe life begins to unravel at once. What does the beautiful, fanged man want with her, and how is her fate connected to a mysterious race of demons?
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Original Title: | Lips Touch: Three Times |
ISBN: | 0545055857 (ISBN13: 9780545055857) |
Edition Language: | English |
Characters: | Kizzy, Esme |
Literary Awards: | Cybils Award Nominee for Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction (2009), National Book Award Finalist for Young People's Literature (2009) |
Rating Of Books Lips Touch: Three Times
Ratings: 3.88 From 12830 Users | 2154 ReviewsComment On Of Books Lips Touch: Three Times
I agree that the first story is much as you described. The second story is a little better, but still has some very dark themes. What I thought madeThis book was a beautiful surprise. Everything was beautiful in it. Writing, characters, plot... everything. All three storiesGoblin Fruit, Spicy Little Curses Such As These and Hatchlingin this pretty book were wonderful. I'm in love with it.The three stories involved a kisshence the titlethat would mean something important (in a soul level) to the kisser.The first oneGoblin Fruitis the shortest of the three. It's about how Goblin men lure young girls. A long time ago, they did it by offering
This is a story collection that I have very mixed feelings on, so I'll be color-coding my thoughts. ♔ will be for praise, ♚ will be for criticism. GENERAL REVIEW ♔ The writing is luscious and beautiful, with great atmosphere and tone. Maybe not quite as spectacular as her later writing, but she's definitely showing a great beginning here. And I love the addition of artwork!! I mean, just look at this. ♚ In general, this is a really great piece of 2000s YA. Unfortunately... it is also a piece
When you want to take a story that someone else has told and make it your own, do it like this. If you want to write a story, recognize your own magic, your own style, and add it to the story you want to steal. If you want to write a story, do what Laini Taylor did, and absorb the story, wait until it has seeped into the interstitial places of your writing, and give it back to your reader. Make it beautiful and true. And the only way you can do that is by figuring out what to you is beauty and
Yea, the first was the worst. You should have read the other two, because they had a stronger plot. Although, I fail to see how Goblin Fruit was at
Overall:Laini Taylor is a master of crafting darkly gorgeous and deliciously unique tales with all sorts of unearthly creatures. Each story featured strong heroines with very different personalities, and the same goes for the men they touch lips with.As usual, it was hard to get into her very flowery and descriptive writing, but nevertheless I enjoyed Lips Touch: Three Times as a whole.Goblin Fruit: (4 stars)Laini Taylor works magic with this story. I mean, who else can create such beautiful,
I read the horoscope. It said that you would meet a tall and handsome stranger. Avoid all yellow fruits and scarves are for nooses to hang in an ever after. Lips should be colored artificially. Don't get red lips from kissing lots of the wrong boys and blue lips from the cold. It's l-o-v-e red. Maybelline makes it. She's born with it, of course. Don't look in the mirror. You might not be drop dead gorgeous and have to go on living. No invitations to the ballet in the mail this week... I'm a
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