Writing and exploring stories with fairy tale inspirations.
I read the eARC Mass Supervision by Vincent Schiraldi. Thank you, NetGalley and The New Press. This book explores the way Probation and Parole have failed in their original goals of offering people a chance to get their lives to a point where they can be part of the community. The book starts in its … Continue reading Mass Supervision by Vincent Schiraldi -Book Review
I read an eARC of The Scarlet Veil by Shelby Mahurin. Thank you, HarperCollins Children’s Books and NetGalley. I read this after I forgot it’s set in the world of Serpent and Dove. As someone who forgot Serpent and Blood after reading it, and reading this, I’m not sure I missed anything, but it definitely … Continue reading The Scarlet Veil by Shelby Mahurin-Book Review
I read the eARC Mister Magic by Kiersten White. Thank you, NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group. This is a book about adults that grew up playing and learning lessons on a TV show. This is about how adults try to reconcile their memories of growing up under a cult and their rosy vision of … Continue reading Mister Magic by Kiersten White-Book Review
I read an eARC of Her Radiant Curse by Elizabeth Lim. Thank you, Random House Children’s and NetGalley for this chance. This is a prequel to the book Six Crimson Cranes, and I’m not sure if I would have rather read the duology first or if it just inspired me to really want to read … Continue reading Her Radiant Curse by Elizabeth Lim -Book Review
I read an eARC of The Third Daughter by Adrienne Tooley. Thank you, NetGalley and Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This is a story about two young women: the daughter of a queen who feels cheated of the crown and the power that could have given her, and the daughter of an apothecary, … Continue reading The Third Daughter by Adienne Tooley – Book Review
I read an eARC of All the Yellow Suns by Malavika Kannan. Thank you, NetGalley and Little Brown Books. This is a book full of emotions. It is the story of Maya, an Indian American who has been a good girl all her life with amazing grades, even getting in Calculus in her Sophomore year … Continue reading All the Yellow Suns by Malavika Kannan-Book Review
I read a eARC of The Last Girl Standing by Jennifer Dugan. Thank you, NetGalley and Penguin Group. This is the type of Final Girl story that takes place after all the carnage appears to be over, and the final girl, or final girls in this case, are dealing with the aftermath. Our protagonist is … Continue reading The Last Girl Standing by Jennifer Dugan-Book Review
I read an eARC of Guardians of Dawn: Zhara by S. Jae-Jones. Thank you, NetGalley and St. Martins Press. I think comparing this to Sailor Moon doesn’t quite set the right tone. Think of this more as the setup to a magical girl book series with the Cinderella twist for romantic spice. This book has … Continue reading Guardians of Dawn: Zhara by S. Jae-Jones — Book Review
I read an eARC of Silver Nitrate by Silvia Morena-Garcia. Thank you NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group-Ballantine. This a slow-burn horror story about Montserrat, a talented sound editor, often overlooked because sound editing is a boy’s club, and Tristan, a man who once was a budding opera star who is scrambling for work after … Continue reading Silver Nitrate by Silvia Morena-Garcia: Book Review
I read an eARC of Their Vicious Games by Joelle Wellington. Thank you NetGalley and Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers. This book falls neatly into what I dub the “Death Game” genre. Where, for whatever reason, our protagonist is in a deadly game that is probably aimed to end in all but one … Continue reading Their Vicious Grames by Joelle Wellington-Book Review
Magical Fairy Tale 