Retelling
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SOMEONE ELSE’S SHOES by Aldrea Alien (BOOK REVIEW)
Content warnings: domestic/family abuse and neglect (not graphic, consistent with Cinderella tropes); fantasy racism; fantasy slavery; multiple mentions of violent punishment/beatings/whippings; imprisonment; discussion of gender dysphoria ... -
A MIRROR MENDED by Alix E Harrow (BUDDY READ BOOK REVIEW)
After buddy reading A Spindle Splintered together, Nils and Beth are back with a buddy read review of the (MUCH ANTICIPATED) sequel, A Mirror Mended. Zinnia ... -
DAUGHTER OF THE MOON GODDESS by Sue Lynn Tan (BOOK REVIEW)
“Ours was a peaceful life, a pleasant one, and the years passed by as though they were weeks. Who knows how many decades would have swept ... -
A PEA EVER AFTER (ONCE UPON A WINTER) by Adie Hart (BOOK REVIEW)
Nils and I received copies of Once upon a Winter from MacFarlane Lantern Publishing, a collection of folk and fairy tales with a winter theme. Fellow reviewer ... -
WENDY, DARLING by A C Wise (BOOK REVIEW
Content warnings: A huge amount of medical abuse and gaslighting; depictions of abusive asylums; mentions of suicide; mentions of sexual assault. I don’t tend to consider ... -
A SPINDLE SPLINTERED by Alix E. Harrow (BUDDY READ BOOK REVIEW)
let’s not pretend girls with swords don’t get shit done… The Buddy Read Dream Team (Nils and myself, Beth) are back. Nils managed to get her ... -
WENDY, DARLING by A. C. Wise (BOOK REVIEW)
“Anger became her habit, Neverland her defense.” The story of Peter Pan and Wendy is a classic that originated from the play Peter Pan, The ... -
SISTERSONG by Lucy Holland (BOOK REVIEW)
“I wander so long, it feels as though I’ve crossed some hidden boundary. I’ve left our world for theirs – the nameless land where goddesses sing ... -
THE SECOND BELL by Gabriela Houston (BOOK REVIEW)
The Second Bell by debut author Gabriela Houston is a beautiful atmospheric blend of Polish folklore, coming of age and dark fantasy. The story centres around ... -
THORN by Intisar Khanani (BOOK REVIEW)
Content warning: Heroine’s family vary from emotionally to physically abusive. I first read Thorn in 2018, as a self-published novel, and I loved its smart, wry, ...
