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September 7, 2018

REVIEW: Cat Wishes by Calista Brill

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewscats / children's literature / childrens-books / fairy tale retelling / picture booksComments Off on REVIEW: Cat Wishes by Calista Brill

In this playfully subversive fairytale, perfect for fans of Jon Klassen, the ever-skeptical Cat learns that wishes can come true—just not always in the ways we expect. At turns sly and sweet, this clever story about friendship will leave no doubt that true magic lies in our connections with others, ... more >

July 13, 2018

REVIEW: The Ninety-Ninth Bride by Catherine Faris King

Joanne RenaudA Reviews / Recommended Reads#ownvoices / bride / fairy tale / fairy tale retelling / Fantasy / Historical Fantasy / Middle East / YA3 Comments

Recommended Read

Dear Catherine Faris King: We should all know the story of Scheherazade, right? It’s the frame story of the Arabian Nights, and famous enough in its own right. Once there was a murderous king, who, after he finds his first wife to be unfaithful, marries dozens of women, murdering every ... more >

April 19, 2018

REVIEW: Slipper by Hester Velmans

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews17th-century / doctor hero / dysfunctional family / England / fairy tale retelling / family relationships / France / Historical / Netherlands / painter / War / Military1 Comments

Her life is the inspiration for the world’s most famous story. Lucinda, a penniless English orphan, is abused and exploited as a cinder-sweep by her aristocratic relatives. On receiving her sole inheritance—a pair of glass-beaded slippers—she runs away to France in pursuit of an officer on whom she has a ... more >

March 26, 2018

REVIEW: Fighting Sleep by Jenniffer Wardell

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewscurse / fairy tale retelling / strong heroine / Young-AdultComments Off on REVIEW: Fighting Sleep by Jenniffer Wardell

It’ll take more than true love’s kiss to break this curse. After years of trying to find a cure, Princess Elena feels like she’s made her peace with the century-long nap in her future. But when the curse threatens to come early and a rogue prince wants to hurry it ... more >

September 16, 2017

REVIEW: Two Left Feet by Jenniffer Wardell

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsfairy tale retelling / Fairy-Tales / short-storyComments Off on REVIEW: Two Left Feet by Jenniffer Wardell

What do you do when you’re one of the 12 Dancing Princesses but are really, really bad at dancing? For Thea, it was a choice between boredom and accidentally maiming her dance partners, and she wasn’t terribly fond of either option. But just as the nightly dances start to get ... more >

April 10, 2017

REVIEW: Peter Darling by Austin Chant

SiriusB- Reviews / Book Reviewsfairy tale retelling / m/m romance / transgender character6 Comments

Ten years ago, Peter Pan left Neverland to grow up, leaving behind his adolescent dreams of boyhood and resigning himself to life as Wendy Darling. Growing up, however, has only made him realize how inescapable his identity as a man is. But when he returns to Neverland, everything has changed: ... more >

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