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January 10, 2023

REVIEW: Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

JayneB Reviews / B- Reviews / Book ReviewsDark Fantasy / Fairy / Fairyland / Fantasy / First-Person / Historical / rivalry / rivals to lovers / scholar / socially awkward2 Comments

Cambridge professor Emily Wilde is good at many things: She is the foremost expert on the study of faeries. She is a genius scholar and a meticulous researcher who is writing the world’s first encyclopaedia of faerie lore. But Emily Wilde is not good at people. She could never make ... more >

November 30, 2020

REVIEW: Princess Floralinda and the Forty-Flight Tower by Tamsyn Muir

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsDark Fantasy / Fairy / fairy tale retelling / Fantasy / monsters / self discovery6 Comments

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When the witch built the forty-flight tower, she made very sure to do the whole thing properly. Each flight contains a dreadful monster, ranging from a diamond-scaled dragon to a pack of slavering goblins. Should a prince battle his way to the top, he will be rewarded with a golden ... more >

October 31, 2020

REVIEW: The Trouble with Trolls: An Enchanted Fairy Tale (The Chronicles of Forget-Me-Not Forest) by Sarina Dorie

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsFairy / fairy tale retelling / novella / TrollComments Off on REVIEW: The Trouble with Trolls: An Enchanted Fairy Tale (The Chronicles of Forget-Me-Not Forest) by Sarina Dorie

Magic. Mystery. Twisted Fairy Tales to Delight! Move over Beauty and the Beast—Make room for Beauty and the Troll. In this fractured fairy tale, a wicked and selfish king accidentally marries a big beautiful troll. Their child is a troll changeling who becomes the king’s pet warrior, filling the role ... more >

October 10, 2017

REVIEW: Where After Is by Ashleigh Schmidt

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsFairy / Fantasy / LGBTQIAP+ / short-story / strong heroine / transgenderComments Off on REVIEW: Where After Is by Ashleigh Schmidt

Marie of Stahlbaum is inching closer to marriage with the Rat King, until her friend Drosselmeyer realizes it’s time to help her and fix his century old mistake. Prince Cristian Dietrich was cursed to remain a doll for the rest of his life instead of facing death with the rest ... more >

June 29, 2017

REVIEW: River Tale by Jau N.

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsf/f romance / Fairy / Fairy-Tales / LGBTQIA romance / naiad / short-story2 Comments

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Bakwa’s uncle is king. He is also under the curse of a wizard and to save him, Bakwa must venture deep into a magical forest to locate the rare flower that can save him. When she is set a series of tasks by the guardians fairies of the forest, a ... more >

Not Your Ordinary Faerie Tale by Christine Warren
November 23, 2011

REVIEW: Not Your Ordinary Faerie Tale by Christine Warren

JaneC ReviewsChristine Warren / Fairy / opposites / Paranormal / Romance / St.-Martins-Press2 Comments

Dear Ms. Warren: Robin used the word affability to describe Jill Shalvis’ writing and for me,  I would apply the same descriptor to your books.  They are generally affable with likeable characters and likeable settings, however, they’ve often felt truncated to me and this one more so than previous ones ... more >

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