Tag: Fairy Tales
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FOR THE WOLF by Hannah Whitten (BUDDY READ BOOK REVIEW)
The first daughter is for the Throne. The second daughter is for the Wolf. For the Wolf is the debut novel of author Hannah Whitten, and ... -
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, ... -
OF CATS AND ELFINS by Sylvia Townsend Warner (BOOK REVIEW)
“What is the prevailing mood of these stories we call folk stories? Is it heated and sentimental like the undoubted products of the human imagination – ... -
The Girl in Red by Christina Henry (Book Review)
I have always enjoyed glimpsing the subtle nuances and influences by which one story’s DNA might have intruded into another, much more so than the bland ... -
Interview with Jane Yolen (FINDING BABA YAGA)
Jane Yolen is the author of over 365 books. She has written an incredible range of stories, from children’s picture books through young adult and middle ... -
Kingdoms of Elfin by Sylvia Townsend Warner (Book Review)
I am entranced and fascinated by stories about fairies and the mythology that surrounds them. I have enjoyed a wide range of reimaginings and retellings of ... -
Briar Rose by Jane Yolen
“We are made up of stories. And even the ones that seem the most like lies can be our deepest hidden truths.” An argument used to ... -
No Man of Woman Born by Ana Mardoll
This review may contain spoilers. “No Man of Woman Born” by Ana Mardoll is a collection of short stories, intending to be retellings of fairy-tales with ... -
The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
The biggest issue I had with The Bear and the Nightingale is that the titular Bear is not identified until halfway through, and the Nightingale does ... -
Roses and Rot by Kat Howard
This is the thing about fairy tales: You have to live through them, before you get to happily ever after. That ever after has to be ...
