Damsel Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Worlds for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest opinion. CONTENT WARNING: blood, gore, death, death of a parent, grief A damsel in distress takes on the dragon herself in this epic twist on […]
The Magician’s Daughter Thank you to Redhook and Angela Man for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: mention of torture, murder, PTSD From the author of The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep and the Shadow Histories duology comes a […]
Today I want to spotlight a new release of a favorite fantasy series of mine: The Nihryst by Cait Marie. Here’s the summary from Goodreads: A prophecy foretold by the stars. A fragile treaty between two kingdoms. A web of lies to unweave. Growing up, Princess Adalina loved […]
Nettle and Bone Author: T. Kingfisher Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: April 26, 2022 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for providing me with an ALC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: miscarriage, domestic violence, death of a child, murder […]
Malice Author: Heather Walter Genre: Fantasy/Fairy Tale Retelling Publication Date: April 13, 2021 Publisher: Del Rey Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book. I am offering my honest opinion voluntarily. CONTENT WARNING: bullying, child abuse A princess isn’t supposed to fall for […]
Winter Author: Marissa Meyer Genre: YA Sci-Fi Publication Date: November 10, 2015 Publisher: Feiwel & Friends Series: The Lunar Chronicles #4 You can find my other reviews for the series here: Cinder (Book #1), Scarlet (Book #2), and Cress (Book #3). TRIGGER WARNING: hallucinations, torture, death of an […]
Here’s the rules: We all know those classic fairytales, but sometimes a retelling can blow the classic out of the water. This curious wannabe fae wants to know what are some fairytale retellings that you have enjoyed! I love fairy tale retellings, so the struggle this week is […]
Cinderella is Dead Author: Kalynn Bayron Genre: Fairy Tale Retelling, YA Publication Date: July 7, 2020 Publisher: Bloomsbury YA Thank you to NetGalley for providing me an ARC of this book and the chance to review it. It’s 200 years after Cinderella found her prince, but the fairy […]
A Curse So Dark and Lonely Author: Brigid Kemmerer Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: January 29, 2019 Publisher: Bloomsbury YA Series: Cursebreakers #1 TRIGGER WARNING: cancer, kidnapping, threat of sexual assault, gore, violence, off-page parental death Fall in love. Break the curse. Cursed by a powerful enchantress to […]
The Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden is an absolute gem of a book. If you haven’t read The Bear and the Nightingale and The Girl in the Tower, you may want to skip over this review until you have. I don’t want to reveal any plot […]
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