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October 16, 2025

REVIEW: F*cked Up Fairy Tales: Sinful Cinderellas, Prince Alarmings, and Other Timeless Classics by Liz Gotauco

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsfairy tale / fairy tale retelling1 Comments

Bawdy, shocking, and hilarious interpretations of classic and rare fairy tales from a beloved TikTok storyteller. Based on the wildly popular web series, F*cked Up Fairy Tales presents modern retellings of some of the strangest and darkest stories humans had the audacity to invent. Inspired by sources from around the ... more >

July 4, 2024

REVIEW: The Moonlight Market by Joanne Harris

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsDark Fantasy / fairy tale / Fairy-Tales / Fantasy / LondonComments Off on REVIEW: The Moonlight Market by Joanne Harris

Deep in the heart of London, a young photographer named Tom Argent walks the streets and captures whatever catches his eye: an old man drinking coffee; a striking woman sipping champagne in St. Pancras station; a cloud of moths taking flight across the sky. He’s orphaned, lonely, and lost in ... more >

December 18, 2023

REVIEW: The Lover by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

JayneBook Reviews / C+ ReviewsDark Fantasy / fairy tale / Shapeshifter / short-story / wolf4 Comments

During a brutal winter, a young woman longing for love finds more than she expected in the woods, in this wickedly sensuous short story by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic. Judith knows her sister, Alice, is the pretty one—but that doesn’t stop her from ... more >

September 21, 2023

REVIEW: Rumaysa: A Fairytale by Radiya Hafiza

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews / C ReviewsCinderella story / fairy tale / fairy tale retelling / Magic / middle grade / Muslim / POC / POC author / Rapunzel / Sleeping Beauty / witchComments Off on REVIEW: Rumaysa: A Fairytale by Radiya Hafiza

Step into a Once Upon a Time where anything is possible . . . Radiya Hafiza’s enchanting and funny debut weaves together three stories, spinning the classic fairytale to show that anyone can be a hero. ‘Rumaysa, Rumaysa, let down your hijab!’ For as long as she can remember Rumaysa ... more >

June 3, 2023

REVIEW: Jayne’s Children’s Books Review

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewschildren's book / fairy tale / flowers / friendship / gardening1 Comments

When Little Owl Met Little Rabbit by Przemyslaw Wechterowicz Little Owl and Little Rabbit live in the same oak tree, but they’ve never met. How can the two animals become friends when Little Owl wakes up just as Little Rabbit goes to sleep? A heart-warming story of celebrating difference and ... more >

October 6, 2021

REVIEW: The Beatryce Prophecy by Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by Sophie Blackall

JayneBook Reviews / C+ Reviewsfairy tale / found family / friendship / Historical fiction / middle grade / self discovery6 Comments

From two-time Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo and two-time Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall comes a fantastical meditation on fate, love, and the power of words to spell the world. We shall all, in the end, be led to where we belong. We shall all, in the end, find our way home. ... more >

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