cats

REVIEW: Cat’s Tale: A Fairy Tale Retold by Bettie Sharpe

REVIEW: Cat’s Tale: A Fairy Tale Retold by Bettie Sharpe

Dear Ms. Sharpe, I was a big fan of your previous reworking of the story of Cinderella, Ember, so when I heard you had another novella out based on a fairy tale, I was intrigued. I was slightly dismayed to discover that Cat’s Tale was based on Puss in Boots, which is a fairy tale [...]

REVIEW: Zoom Trilogy by Tim Wynne-Jones

REVIEW: Zoom Trilogy by Tim Wynne-Jones

Dear Mr. Wynn-Jones, Years ago, before I was on the internet or associated the word amazon with anything other than ancient female warriors, I used to get a book catalogue called “A Common Reader.” It was an eclectic mix of fiction and nonfiction with enticing descriptions which several times coaxed me into buying many books. [...]

REVIEW:  Hunting Love Novellas by Dana Marie Bell, Marie Harte, JB MacDonald

REVIEW: Hunting Love Novellas by Dana Marie Bell, Marie Harte, JB MacDonald

Hunting Love is a series of novellas offered by Samhain which feature shapeshifters of Felidae. Like all Samhain themed novellas, the books share a very similar look so that the reader can easily identify the connection. I read three of the four. * These books are related only by the topic and not the characters [...]

REVIEW:  Cat Tales: A Christmas Story by Leta Nolan Childers

REVIEW: Cat Tales: A Christmas Story by Leta Nolan Childers

Dear Ms. Childers, I admit I’m a sap for any books with cats in them and this one sounded cute and fluffy. Two older cats explain the magic and meaning of Christmas to a young kitten who’s puzzled by this whole Christmas Tree, packages, nativity scene and Santa idea. The story is sweet, the illustrations [...]