Tag: retelling

Review: Circe

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Circe by Madeline Miller Published by: Bloomsbury Publishing UK Pub Date: April 10, 2018 Pages: 394 Format: hardcover| Source: gifted (thank you Ellis!!) Genres: adult, historical fiction, retelling Rating:  In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe has neither the look nor the voice of divinity, and is scorned … Continue reading Review: Circe

Backlist Books Review: A Curse Dark as Gold

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A Curse Dark as Gold by Elizabeth C. Bunce Published by: Arthur A. Levine Books Pub Date: March 1, 2008 Read: April 9-13, 2014 Pages: 396 Format: hardcover | Source: library Genres: young adult, historical fiction, retelling Rating:  Charlotte Miller has always scoffed at talk of a curse on her family's woolen mill, which holds her beloved small town together. But after her father's death, … Continue reading Backlist Books Review: A Curse Dark as Gold

Mini Review Monday: Ancient Rome

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Blood and Sand by C.V. Wyk Series: Untitled #1 Published by: Tor Teen Pub Date: January 16, 2018 Pages: 320 Format: arc | Source: borrowed Genres: young adult, historical fiction, retelling Rating:  FORGED IN BATTLE... FROM THE DUST OF THE ARENA... A LEGEND WILL RISE The action-packed tale of a 17-year-old warrior princess and a handsome gladiator who dared take on the Roman Republic―and gave … Continue reading Mini Review Monday: Ancient Rome

Mini Review Monday: Ripped Pages

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Ripped Pages by M. Hollis Published by: Amazon Digital Services LLC Pub Date: September 22, 2017 Pages: 60 Format: e-book | Source: purchased Genres: young adult, fantasy, retelling, LGBTQ Rating: Princess Valentina lives a reasonably comfortable life, but after her mother's death, her father gets tired of taking care of her and locks her in a tower. She spends years on her own, … Continue reading Mini Review Monday: Ripped Pages

Review: Girls Made of Snow and Glass

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Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust Published by: Flatiron Books Pub Date: September 5, 2017 Pages: 384 Format: hardcover | Source: library Genres: young adult, fantasy, retelling Rating:  Frozen meets The Bloody Chamber in this feminist fantasy reimagining of the Snow White fairytale At sixteen, Mina's mother is dead, her magician father is vicious, and her silent heart has never beat … Continue reading Review: Girls Made of Snow and Glass

Mini Review Monday: Backlist Books Edition

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Gilded Ashes by Rosamund Hodge Series: Cruel Beauty Universe #1.5 Published by: Balzer + Bray Pub Date: April 1, 2014 Date Read: April 8, 2014 Pages: 111 Format: ebook | Source: purchased Genres: young adult, retelling, fantasy Rating:  A romantic and fantastical reimagining of the classic Cinderella tale, Gilded Ashes is a novella by Rosamund Hodge set … Continue reading Mini Review Monday: Backlist Books Edition

Review: Geekerella- A Fangirl Fairy Tale

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Geekerella: A Fangirl Fairy Tale by Ashley Poston Published by: Quirk Books Pub Date: April 4, 2017 Pages: 320 Format: e-arc | Source: NetGalley Genres: young adult, contemporary, retelling Rating:  Geek girl Elle Wittimer lives and breathes Starfield, the classic sci-fi series she grew up watching with her late father. So when she sees a cosplay contest for a new Starfield movie, she has to … Continue reading Review: Geekerella- A Fangirl Fairy Tale