Tag: Fairy Tales
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ANGELA CARTER’S BOOK OF FAIRY TALES collated by Angela Carter (BOOK REVIEW)
Angela Carter’s Book of Fairy Tales is an infamous compendium of folk and fairy tales from across the world. Angela Carter is known for gothic eroticism ... -
Enchanted History: Bringing Fairy Tales to Life Through Their Origins – GUEST POST by E. C. Hibbs
Today, we’re delighted to welcome E. C. Hibbs back to the Hive, to celebrate the release of her latest novel The Shade Between Shadows with a guest ... -
THIEF LIAR LADY by D. L. Soria (BOOK REVIEW)
‘Truth is what we make it to be’ D. L. SORIA is the author of Thief Liar Lady, Iron Cast, Beneath the Citadel, and Fire with Fire. She lives with ... -
EMILY WILDE’S ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF FAERIES by Heather Fawcett (BOOK REVIEW)
“I suppose most children fall in love with faeries at some point, but my fascination was never about magic or the granting of wishes. The Folk ... -
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 ... -
BEASTS AND BEAUTY: DANGEROUS TALES by Soman Chainani (BOOK REVIEW)
Content warnings: Traditional fairy tale grimness, including violence, death and murder, child abuse, forced marriage, and so on; racism and colourism. Nothing is graphically described. You ... -
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 ... -
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 – ...
