"The world was called Montefiore, as far as she knew, and from her aerie on every side all the world descended."

'The year is 1502, and seven-year-old Bianca de Nevada lives perched high above the rolling hills and valleys of Tuscany and Umbria at Montefiore, the farm of her beloved father, Don Vicente. There she spends her days cosseted by Primavera Vecchia, the earthy cook, and Fra Ludovico, a priest who tends to their souls between bites of ham and sips of wine.

But one day a noble entourage makes its way up the winding slopes to the farm - and the world comes to Montefiore. In the presence of Cesare Borgia and his sister, the lovely and vain Lucrezia - decadent children of a wicked pope - no one can claim innocence for very long.

When Borgia sends Don Vincente on a years-long quest to reclaim a relic of the original Tree of Knowledge, he leaves Bianca under the care - so to speak - of Lucrezia. She plots a dire fate for the young girl in the woods below the farm, but in the dark forest there can be found salvation as well...'

Organising an international ring - participants are:

1- Vekiki (UK - UK)
2- ArabellaFigg (UK - intl)
3- Jengif (USA - USA)
4- gomboggit (USA - intl)
5- IceAgent (Canada - intl)
6- jneni (Singapore - intl)
7- lauraloo29 (Canada - intl not Canada)
...
then back to me!

Recieved today - looking forward to it

Had to give up on this one I'm afraid.. i found myself about half way through and just not carin nought abut the story to finish it! I had the same with Wicked but love the audiobook so I'l try to get hold of a copy of this one too

Picked this up this morning, thanks Vekiki.I have a few bookrings at the mo but will start reading it as soon as. Looking forward to it!

Finally finished this book, sorry about the hold up. It was a bit of a struggle, like Vekiki I just wasn't that into it, though some bits were easier to read than others. I was quite dissappointed because I really enjoyed wicked.
I'll post it on as soon as possible.

Mirror Mirror arrived safely in North Carolina. Thanks ArabellaFigg for waiting until I finished moving to send the book!

Mirror Mirror was okay. It was easier to get through than the other Maguire books I have read. Plus it was short. Adding the Borgias was an interesting twist. I wasn't overly excited by the ending though. I think Maguire could have done a little better.

Mailed to Gomboggit in Oregon

Received in the mail, will begin reading ASAP.

I have waited a long time to read this. I found it interesting, maybe not the best book he has written but it was still an enjoyable read. I will PM the next in line and get this mailed ASAP. Thanks for including me!

Received and Read! Thank you for including me in this ring.
I thought the story was ok.
pm'd the next in line :)

Arrived safe and sound today. I have another ring before it, but I will keep it moving. :)

Finished this book last night. An okay read. The ending was disappointing for me. Interesting about the Borgias, but weird if I think about it too much. I'm always intrigued by fairytale retellings. Will be sending this book home this week. Thank you for sharing!

Apologies, late entry... The book came safely back home before Christmas. Thanks to everyone who participated in this ring!