Today, I embrace that childâs perfect wisdom. But now it makes sense: she wanted those wings so she could fly away, because the pain of trying to reach for them was more tolerable than the pain of staying grounded, wherever she was.

I used to wonder why she risked getting sliced up just to touch a butterfly. Only, if you look very close, you can see the droplets are coming from above where a little girlâs wristâcamouflaged by a cluster of leavesâhas been pricked by thorns as she reached inside to catch a monarch. Its petals are white, and red liquid oozes from its heart, thick and glistening warm. ~ Gaston Leroux,Â The Phantom of the OperaĪt home, I have a poster on my wall of a rose thatâs bleeding. Yesterday I shared some exclusive info about the outside of RoseBlood,Â so today, I’d like to share a peek at the inside. As the two discover an otherworldly connection and a soul-deep romance blossoms, Thornâs dark agenda comes to light and heâs forced to make a deadly choice: lead Rune to her destruction, or face the wrath of the phantom who has haunted the opera house for a century, and is the only father heâs ever known. Hoping creative direction will help her, Runeâs mother sends her to a French arts conservatory for her senior year, located in an opera house rumored to have ties to The Phantom of the Opera.Īt RoseBlood, Rune secretly befriends the masked Thornâan elusive violinist who not only guides her musical transformation through dreams that seem more real than reality itself, but somehow knows who she is behind her own masks. Genres: Adaptations, Europe, Fairy Tales & Folklore, Fantasy, General, People & Places, Young Adult Fictionīuy the Book â¢ Goodreads In this modern day spin on Lerouxâs gothic tale of unrequited love turned to madness, seventeen-year-old Rune Germain has a mysterious affliction linked to her operatic talent, and a horrifying mistake sheâs trying to hide. Published by Amulet Books on January 10th 2017 Howard take over I’m going to share a little info about her newest upcoming book, which looks PHENOMENAL!! Also there are TWO amazing giveaways below for you guys to enter, please make sure to follow special instructions for the INTL giveaway!Â Welcome to the final stop on the RoseBlood Masks, Music, and MayhemÂ blog tour!īefore I let A.G.

Roseblood by ag howard