Sweetly
SWEETLY is a companion book to SISTERS RED, and a retelling of Hansel and Gretel.
Twelve years ago, Gretchen, her twin sister, and her brother went looking for a witch in the forest. They found something. Maybe it was a witch, maybe a monster, they aren’t sure—they were running too fast to tell. Either way, Gretchen’s twin sister was never seen again.
Years later, after being thrown out of their house, Gretchen and Ansel find themselves in Live Oak, South Carolina, a place on the verge of becoming a ghost town. They move in with Sophia Kelly, a young and beautiful chocolatier owner who opens not only her home, but her heart to Gretchen and Ansel.
Yet the witch isn’t gone—it’s here, lurking in the forests of Live Oak, preying on Live Oak girls every year after Sophia Kelly’s infamous chocolate festival. But Gretchen is determined to stop running from witches in the forest, and start fighting back. Alongside Samuel Reynolds, a boy as quick with a gun as he is a sarcastic remark, Gretchen digs deeper into the mystery of not only what the witch is, but how it chooses its victims. Yet the further she investigates, the more she finds herself wondering who the real monster is, and if love can be as deadly as it is beautiful.
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Order the book:
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SWEETLY will be released in:
UK, by Hodder Childrens’ Books
Australia
Commonwealth Nations
Germany, published by Droemer Knaurs’ new Pan imprint
Indonesia, published by PT Se rambi
Russia, published by AST-Release
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i cant wait for it to come out! i may go insane
i read the first one in a day, it was amazing
love your books so much x
WANT!
2011?! ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL US, JACKSON PEARCE? ;-;
I have a short little question here, so this story doesn’t have any of the characters from Sisters Red in it? ( i know that Samuel R. is but anyone else?)Not Scarlett or her sister or Sylas?
That bites. there are no charactors companioning this book from Sisters Red??? And are you trying to kill me??!!!! I can’t wait a year!!! this is just another book that I have to wit FOR!!!! Gosh!!! (snifle snifle) 8(
I kinda stumbled upon Sisters Red and the local lIbrary. I do enjoy a good horror novel. And I love a good werewolf book. But I gotta admit I kinda cringe at alot of what passes for horror novels now. I mean to be frank, I can stand that Vampire romance stuff that everyone seems to love now. To be fair, those books are not meant for me. Im pretty sure Im not you target reader as well. But i still found your novel. The cover kinda stood out I guess. I was kinda embarresed to check it out. Im mean lets face it I am over 30 black man checking out Sisters Red. But I braved the odd looks I got and checked out any way. 47 pages later I returned it to said library. Got in the car went to Barnes and Nobles and paid for it. Worth every single penny. Thank you for a hell of a book. I wont be as shy when I pick up Sweetly. I hope anyway.
I know! the whole, “i want to read about vampires-who-love-you-but desperately-want-to- suck-your-blood and who sparkle in the sun,” thing isn’t really my cup of tea either…. and respect to you that you braved some weird looks to get possibly one of THE BEST books ever!
yeah Twilight sucked ass bigtime… why couldnt he just drink human blood lie to her, and then kill her in the end? would have made a much better read!
I’ve wanted to buy Sister’s Red for FOREVER! If Barnes & Noble isn’t out, I’m buying it TONIGHT along with Mark Twain’s autobiography.
It’s really easy to find, like anywhere, or you could just order it… i got it when it came out!
PS i love your name, the “Perfect” guy in my head has the name michael, and i’m begining to wonder if you’re hot!
You do realize she’s female, right?
Anyway, I loved “As you wish” and “Sisters Red” and there’s no way I’m not gonna buy “Sweetly”, too.
Unfortunately, pre-ordering from Germany is not possible yet. Or, at least if you do, you’ll get it in October. Which sucks.
But I guess I waited this long, I’ll be able to hold out two months longer
I think that once Sweetly comes out that I’d want to read Sister’s Red, I almost read it but then put it back and regret ever doing it, fairytales fascinate me so much and I can’t wait to eventually read them both!! <3 By the way I love your name it is quite charming
I received Sweetly at an English Teacher’s convention I went to. It is the unpublished, unedited copy of the book. It is a wonderful story. I read the whole book in one day! I was very impressed. I teach 9th graders, and I am sure that a lot of my students will really like this book. I’ve never read any other book by this author, but judging by this book, I am excited about reading her others. I love the idea of taking an old story like Hansel & Gretel and making it into a modern tale. SO GOOD!!!
Just awesome!!!!!!!!!!! Congratz for your new book! Can’t wait to read it!
i cant wait for it to come out! i finished reading sisters red yesterday, its amazing! xoxo
SO VERY EXCITED!
eeekkk! counting down the dayyss! <3
is there going to be a companion novel to Sweetly?
or…
AWWWEE. I want it to come out sooner!!! I cant wait
Sisters red was soooo good, I could hardly put it down and now I can’t wait for Sweetly. I’m really excited, you’re awesome Jackson Pearce <3
I love your stories and can’t wait for the next ……
I positively adore this book. I got the ARC book, it’s wonderful! My mom gave it to me, and as soon as I opened it I couldn’t put it down! I loved it because I am pretty good at guessing the twists and turns of a book, and how it ends, but I guessed wrong this time, it was a complete suprise! Keep writing! I love your stories.
Thanks, Sawyer
I love this cover. I hope it’s published in my country with no changes!
this book looks SO good! i pre-ordered it….twice:)
When does “Sweetly” come out in New Zealand or Australia?
holy F**k that sounds good… didnt know if you allowed cussing, so i put the stars!
I read Sister’s Red, and decided to comment on that book’s page about it, but wow. I can’t wait to read the book! It sounds amazing. I like how it’s plot is from the original fairytale, not Disney. You know, your book comes out right in time, because I’m going to Paris, and I could read your book during the flight! Yes! That’s it! Anyway, can’t wait!
I’m really excited to read this book! It sounds amazing!
Omg i love this book, waaaay better than sisters red (even tho i liked it too) cant wait for all ur fairytales to come out <3
Thanks again for the chat.
I bought the book Yesterday and finished it today and i truly loved it. The story is remarkable and truly an amazing companion book for sister’s red. I can truly feel Sophia Kelly’s emotions jump off the page and i find myself smiling when she does. I love the way you used the Sea shells. The characters are amazing the book is EPIC!! Great work.
I bought Sweetly on Friday – planned on reading it slowly during the weekend at my cottage – and I ended up finishing it the same day. I loved it. Throughout the whole book
I
Just
Smiled.
Although I have to admit I was a bit disappointed on the choice of the antagonists (not spoiling anything) because I was looking forward to finding out what type of demon-type thing the Witch was. I wasn’t expecting you to use the same old but with a change of eye color. However, I came to accept them and liked the added lore to the species (and I’m starting to use this new knowledge to make a theory about Fathomless.)
Can not wait me and my sister both love sisters red can’t wait for sweetly
Hey when the he’ll does it come out in ausralia
I’m not sure about the Australian release date, but I think it’s Oct 6.
I loved the book. I read it twice!
same !
It’s sitting on my shelf, waiting to be held and petted and read… *glances at stack of books to read first*
i love your books this is my first time reading it because i heard about it from a friend and i think it is an amazing book. Im gonna continue reading all your books and ordering them online. Once again they are amazing.
You RRROOOCCCKKK dude like i look up to you and ima keep on commenting about you on here and f@cebook……
loved it
when i first saw it was coming out i told my parents to pre-order it so i could get it straight away now i sit reading sweetly alot ;D loved how you made it ! never used to read found it boring then i saw sisters red now i love reading but only if it’s your books!:D
Just wanted to say that I’m a fan of your Sisters Red series. I just read Sweetly. I read it all in a couple of days. I could’ve finished it sooner if it weren’t for college papers. Darn them. However, as soon as I read the last sentence I hated myself for rushing. The characters were all interesting. I liked that the Fenris are present. I thought it tied everything together nicely. All that talk about candy made it impossible to diet. I live in South Carolina, about an hour from Charleston, so I liked that I recognized many of the places that were mentioned. Live Oak reminds me of the town where my Great-grandma lives. Your books are awesomely addicting. I can’t wait for Fathomless!
P.S. I laughed out loud when I saw my name among the missing Live Oak girls. XD
ok, so i jsut finished Sweetly like, what? 10 miutes ago, and now that iv finished it, i MISS IT SO MUCH! and u have NO idea how much Sophia BLEW my mind, i was all like WHAT THE HELL!? when she started acting all strange! and i LOVE LOVE LOVE ur books, i can’t even wait for Purity, keep writing amazing books, and KEEP TO UR STYLE! DON’T EVEN THINK ABOUT CHANGING UR WRITTING STYLE, and keep writting bout fantasy, cuse if u change ur style and don’t ryt bout fantasy i will offically be heart broken, and once again i LOVE ur books like hell, words can’t explain how much i love ‘em.
defiantly the best book you’ve written.
i read it three times in one week (:
I read the book, and I loved it… however, one of the characters, Samuel, sounds similar to someone in bleach… do you read it? Just a Q…
You need to make a new book with the characters from Sisters Red!
Hi everybody ! I’m french and I’m so sorry to sea that the book will not be released in France… It’s killing me.
I think I will order the book and read it in english ^^
Because I can’t live without this book !!! I love Sisters Red so… I really want this book !!! Thnaks Jackson to be an awesome author !! Love you. Kiss from france !
Thanks ! no Thnaks lol sorry
is there no second book 2 sisters red???!!!
u killing me !! i loved the book!
Italian readers deserve to read this one!
I love this book!!! I also loved sisters red! It’s so hard for me to find a book and read it without being able to predict how its going to end. It was AMAZING!!! I cant wait to read your next book! I have a weakness for twisted fairytales! Giggles. You’re one of my favorite authors. But I’ve just one question for you…
Is Samuel related to Silas and Pa Reynolds form sisters red?!
I loved this book!! I feel like Samuel is related to Silas too… Haha gonna go pick up As You Wish from borders tonight!
Yes! I just finished reading SWEETLY and it has been so long since I read a book without being able to predict what goes on at the end! My heart was. literally palpitating at end of the book where the story unraveled! It’s really pure magic and beauty! I really love love love this book! And actually all 3 books that have been published so far! I’m looking forward to the 2 books that’s coming soon! I will probably be purchasing either of the 3 books! Anyway, I’m a BIGGG! Fan of yours and will definitely support you in the books you publish in the future! (P.S. If I ever hapened to cross paths with your grandparents, I would most probably squeled at how I’m already a fan! XD)
i bought sisters red for barnes and nobles a while back and i LOVED it. super good. cant wait to read sweetly!!! i only have one question… is sweetly the sequel to sisters red?
are you the witch?
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