A Fairy Tale Out of Time… in more Ways than One

Enchantment By: Orson Scott Card I’ve been collecting fairy tale retellings recently and yeah for me for actually reading one! I was drawn to Enchantment (despite not being the biggest fan of Card) for one reason: the time element. For Sleeping Beauty is out of time and Ivan (circa early 90’s) first goes back in … More A Fairy Tale Out of Time… in more Ways than One

Spinning Silver Needed Cuts

Spinning Silver By: Naomi Novik Grade: C Spinning Silver was one of my most anticipated books of the year and unfortunately, it was a bit of a let-down. I loved Uprooted (the authors last novel) but I think this one could have used another pass at editing.

Geekerella

Geekerella by: Ashley Poston Grade: B Geekerella is a Cinderella retelling featuring fandom, conventions, copious texting and the magic pumpkin actually being a Vegan food truck. The hardcover version of this book is just lovely and it’s been getting a lot of buzz from some of my favorite Youtubers so I thought I’d totally fall … More Geekerella

Heartless

Heartless Author: Marissa Meyer Grade: A The origin story for the Queen of Hearts as told by Marissa Meyer! I really enjoyed Meyer’s Lunar Chronicles series and I always love Wonderland so this was one of my most anticipated books in 2016.

Vassa In The Night

Vassa in the Night Author: Sarah Porter Grade: A The night’s are never ending. Her stepsister is driving her crazy. The magic talking doll she keeps secret has sticky fingers that are getting her into trouble. So when the idea of taking a midnight stroll to the local convenience store, where shoplifters happen to get … More Vassa In The Night

Winter

Winter: The Lunar Chronicles Author: Marissa Meyer Genre: YA/Fairy-Tale Retelling Grade: A- First off I did a little happy dance because I actually finished a series! (Don’t tell me if there’s going to be another one.) The Lunar Chronicles has followed the story of Cinder the lost Princess of Luna as she makes friends, whom … More Winter