Apologies for another late wrap up, I've been keeping a little more up to date on my Instagram, but I haven't had the time for the extra work that I put into writing blog posts recently! But I figured an imperfect blog post is better than no post at all, so this will be a… Continue reading (Late) Reading Wrap Up- August 2020
Tag: fairytales
The Sisters Grimm by Menna van Praag – Review #thesistersgrimm
4 Stars Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an earc of this book. The Sisters Grimm is a magical realism novel set in London and a dream world called Everwhere. The premise of the book is really interesting - anyone could be one of the sisters Grimm. There are thousands of them, all… Continue reading The Sisters Grimm by Menna van Praag – Review #thesistersgrimm
Brightfall by Jaime Lee Moyer – Review
3.75 Stars Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for an arc of this book. This was an enjoyable read!Robin Hood, curses, the fae and magic are mixed together in a really unique way, and I really enjoyed the mixture of source material and new ideas. This wasn't quite a retelling as it was set after… Continue reading Brightfall by Jaime Lee Moyer – Review
Reading Wrap Up – October 2019
I meant to post this on here a few days ago, but I clearly completely forgot, so this is a bit late. Oops I have been trying to spend more time reading recently which has meant my blog has fallen a little by the wayside, though I've been keeping up my Instagram which is what… Continue reading Reading Wrap Up – October 2019
The Beholder by Anna Bright – Review
3.5 Stars ‘The Beholder’ was a book I was really intrigued and excited about. Initially I saw mention of it being an Odyssey retelling but that was thankfully quickly taken out of the synopsis, as it is nothing like the Odyssey. The premise was interesting, and was a concept I hadn’t seen before. Though it… Continue reading The Beholder by Anna Bright – Review
A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer – Review
5 Stars Retellings of classic fairy tales with a new spin on them are some of my favourite things. So obviously I was extremely excited to read ‘A Curse So Dark & Lonely’. Beauty and the Beast was my joint favourite Disney film (along with Hercules) as a child, and Robin McKinley’s ‘Beauty’ is my… Continue reading A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer – Review
The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert – Review
5 Stars I really love fairy tales and have been reading them since I was a small child obsessed with The Brother’s Grimm - I had a slightly child friendlier collected works than the original tales, but it was still extremely creepy and my parents threw it away when they realized how dark the stories… Continue reading The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert – Review
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