This is a children’s book of 15 short stories by various fantasy writers. Overall it was a decent collection. The stories are very short and there are some poems thrown in between stories. My favorite story of the bunch was Catherynne Valente’s “A Delicate Architecture.” I also really enjoyed “Skin” …
This is the first book I have read by Jessica Day George. Overall I really enjoyed this book. This was a quick read, written in a classic fairy tale style. The main character was never named by her mother, but her siblings called her pika. She has numerous brothers and …
I wasn’t sure what to expect when I got this book. It is definitely a children’s chapter book; it took me maybe 20 minutes to read. Overall though it was a very good read. This book tells the somewhat classic tale of a princess locked up by her evil father. …
This is the first book that I have read by Shannon Hale, although I have a few more books of hers that I want to read. This is actually a graphic novel/novella. I really liked this book. This is the story of Rapunzel; with a few twists. Rapunzel escapes from …
This is a retelling of Beauty and the Beast with some changes; firstly the book is set in the modern day and secondly it is from the Beast’s point of view. When I started this book I wasn’t sure I was going to like it but as the story continued …
I got this as an ARC (advanced reading copy) through Amazon vine program. I love fairy tale retellings, and this book was a re-telling of Cinderella. I really loved this book; it was darker than the Disney version but happier and lighter than the Grimm’s version. If you know the …
I was excited to read a novel by Gail Carson Levine; but this book turned out to be less than I was hoping for. It make work out better for young girls, but I seriously doubt young adults or adults will find it all that engaging. On a side note …
I love reading re-telling of fairy tales. This book was just that, a sweet and unique re-telling of Sleeping Beauty. The beginning of the story follows somewhat with the classic fairy tale but about halfway through the book some interesting twists take place that really make this book a good …
I picked up this book quite a while ago and am just now getting to reading it. The book starts out a bit dry but ends up as a wonderful classic retelling of some of my favorite fairytales. As so many of these books about children wandering into unknown lands …
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