B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsDark Fantasy / Fairy / fairy tale retelling / Fantasy / monsters / self discovery6 Comments
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 >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsFairy / fairy tale retelling / novella / TrollNo Comments
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 >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsFairy / Fantasy / LGBTQIA / 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 >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsf/f romance / Fairy / Fairy-Tales / LGBTQIA romance / naiad / short-story2 Comments
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 >
C 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 >
B- Reviews / C+ ReviewsACE-ROC / demons / Fairy / louisiana / shapeshifters / Sookie Stackhouse / Urban-Fantasy / vampires11 Comments
Dear Ms. Harris: I must admit to a bittersweet experience reading Dead Reckoning, in part because I know there are only two more books to come in a series that has given me such reading pleasure for almost ten years now (I came to the series a couple of books ... more >