Marigold has always had it all, beauty, wealth, and the tiara to go with it. But after finding herself enchanted by an unlikely foe while out in the grounds of Grimm Academy, her fairy tale starts coming true. Can she stop it before it’s too late? – Lilies Of Loss is a fantasy academy retelling of the Frog Prince. It’s part of the Once Upon An Academy series, and is set at Grimm Academy. It … Grimm Academy. It includes an m/f romance (non-RH, non-bully)
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Marigold goes to Grimm Academy where she hopes she will be able to break her prophecy. She know she has a prophecy but she does not know the details. One day the head mistress calls her into her office. She tells Marigold about her prophecy. One day while Marigold is outside by the pond she meets Theo who is a huntsmen. She goes to the pond again to find Theo but meets a frog instead. Marigold wants to help the frog break his curse. Marigold believes she has to make sure the frog does not kiss her. This was a slight twist in the telling of the frog prince fairy tale. The story was a little slow in capturing my interest.
We haven’t had much exposure to the huntsmen. Princess Marigold just found out she has a prophecy and is being sent to Grimm Academy to protect her. Problem is she’s not sure what it is. Theo is a huntsman at the Academy and when they meet things start to change. Hopefully he’ll help her get through it and not help it along.
This is the retelling of the Frog Prince fairy tale
with a bit of an adult slant on it.
The only thing I found wrong is its a bit short.
The characters are interesting and have chemistry.
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This is a great retelling of the Frog Prince. It is book 2 in the Grimm Academy series where everyone seems to be trying to avoid their prophecies. Marigold is a charming protagonist and you can’t help but like her. Greenwood puts her own spin on these retellings which makes them much more enjoyable in my opinion. Her characters are always well developed and complex, not two dimensional like the original characters in the fairy tales. I highly recommend this book and series if you enjoy fairytale retellings.
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Really enjoyed this magical retelling of a classic. Was filled with enchanting and engaging charters, witty banter, heart racing twist, emotional turns and action packed adventure. Great reading.
There are several reasons why this is an awesome read. You don’t have to be up to date on your fairytale knowledge. The story is easy to follow and brings other characters into the mix. The story provides a quick get away from your daily routine. Loved it.
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Great take on the Frog Prince fairy tale. It’s enthralling and the story just grabbed me. I love that it’s not too long but still has enough and not leave you wondering.
This is book 2 of the Once Upon An Academy series. I thought this was a good story with well developed characters. The story held my interest and I thought was a great take on the classic fairy tale. I would recommend reading.
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Marigold is the Princess of the richest land in the kingdom and quite the show-piece for her father, the King. So much so, her father has commissioned a new dress to be made for her regularly and its emulated by the ladies of the Court. Truthfully, she just wishes people would like her for her rather than her status. The King and Queen explain to her that her ‘Prophecy’ has been made known to them. Therefore, they are sending her to Grimm Academy and while there she can make connections and associations with people from other kingdoms. (aka find a husband) Once the details of the prophecy have been made to them, they assured Marigold they would send word to the academy. This was a cute story with a twist. It wasn’t anything dramatic or intriguing but it did hold my interest. Since it’s a quick, easy read it gave a few hours of escape and entertainment.
Like the play on the story Frog Prnce. Interesting and entertaining characters tell a great story. A real page turner. Like the fantasy and imagination. Good read.
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She’s being hoodwinked. Marigold has been sent to Grimm Academy because of a prophecy about her. Months after being there she finds out what her prophecy is but all she knows is that it has something to do with a missing ball and a frog. One day while walking in the woods, she sits on a rock near the water and meets Theo a Huntsman. They talk and when she goes back the next day he’s there but doesn’t show himself and is voice is slightly different. After several days he finally reveals himself as a frog under an enchantment and he wants her to kiss him. She declines because she doesn’t quite trust the frog like she did when he was a man. But will she ever kiss him and break his curse, or has he been lying to her the whole time? I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review
Lilies of Loss is a retelling of The Frog Prince with a Grimm Academy twist. The Grimm Academy is where fairy tale characters go to avoid their fate. When Marigold is called into the headmistress’s office to find out about her prophecy she doesn’t pay attention and doesn’t read her prophecy. This is a short read but it is packed with drama, mystery, suspense, twists, interesting characters and a great ending.
Some frogs are definitely not worth kissing
Marigold faces her prophecy and little seems to be known about the details of it. She learns to be quite content at Grimm Academy generally, but a certain sadness hangs over her after an encounter with a talking frog
Will a kiss bring her a fate worse than death?
A loyal huntsman may be trying to curse or save het. Can she trust her heart to know which?
Loyalty and friendship can see her through – with her future hanging by a kiss
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The second book in the Once Upon An Academy series a well written, fantasy academy retelling of the Frog Prince. This is Princess Marigold, and Huntsman Theodore’s story which I enjoyed reading. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I love this series so far and this story was just as good as expected. I love the twist of the classic fairy tales with the heroines all attending a magical school and knowing each other. This story is about Marigold and how her prophecy ends up coming true in away not quite expected. The story was sweet yet fun and clean to read. Just made me laugh and kept me reading to see how it would end and how Marigold would overcome her challenges.
In this retelling of “The Frog Prince” with the author’s signature twist, Marigold has always had everything she could want, beauty, wealth, and the tiara to go with it. She attends Grimm Academy with others the reader may know and recognize. Many of them have unpleasant prophecies that may need breaking, and the academy and other students are there to help. Unfortunately, Marigold doesn’t know what her prophecy warns of, so it’s difficult to prepare to defend against it, but she did see the one word of warning about a lost gold ball and a cursed frog!
Wandering around, she meets a huntsman named Theo who is very attractive and she can’t stop thinking about him. When a frog speaks to her in her room, it claims to be Theo. Is the prophecy starting to unfold? Will she be able to stop it before things go too far?
I really enjoyed this version of the classic fairy tail of ‘The Frog Prince’. This retelling had quite a few differences and some twists that the original fairy tail did not contain. I love reading fairy tail retellings and enjoyed this one very much. It was sweet, exciting, and ended with a HEA.
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Good fairytale retelling. The characters are well done and the story is fresh and new while still sticking with the important parts of the original story.
This is a fun fairy tale reboot.. I liked it… It has neat twists to the original, and really kept my attention..
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Marigold is a Princess going to school at Grimm Academy. She happens to be good friends with Rapunzel, Briar, Ella and a select few others who we have already met in the Grimm Academy Series. As we already know, many of the students, male and female, have ‘Prophecies’ and the Academy is there to assist them somehow in helping break them. Marigold knows she has a prophecy but she has no idea what it is.
The Headmistress finally calls Marigold into her office and gives her the prophecy while assuring her that all the staff at the school could assist her in breaking it. Marigold just nods, scans the prophecy and exits. She can barely read it! No, it isn’t because she can’t read, it’s because it almost seems to be written by a doctor since the handwriting is so difficult to read! She then doesn’t bother to ask her friends, or even at the time she received the prophecy, she didn’t even comment that she couldn’t make out what it said. In the meantime, she’s exploring the grounds a bit and runs into a Huntsman named Theo. Handsome, dashing, sweet and kind. They definitely have a connection.
As a minor character in the other series, we only saw glimpses of her, but this is HER story so we get to know her much better. Sort of. For the most part, once she’s given her prophecy, she gives up on it and decides all she has to do is not kiss a frog (frog was one of the only things she could make out). For the most part, even before the spell takes hold, she’s kind of an unusual girl, at least to me. Once the magic takes hold she is most definitely a strange girl. She befriends a frog that she thinks is Theo and spends incredible amounts of time trying to help him break his curse. She doesn’t mention any of this to her friends while she’s getting more and more sucked into the magic of her own prophecy/curse. As I have said in my other reviews, I have many of Ms. Greenwood’s books since I enjoy her writing. However, I have found that if I don’t have any familiarity with the fairy tale the story is based on, I don’t particularly get into the story. That is the case with this story. It’s still well written, but I just couldn’t get into Marigold’s story.
I was given this book for free in exchange for an honest review, but I actually [re-ordered it from Amazon before this. I have said this before in other reviews, I always give honest reviews whether people appreciate them or not.