Tag: #fairytale

• Fairest Review

  Since I tackled Ella Enchanted, I decided to read another of Levine’s classic fairytale retellings. This time she tackles Snow White and she does it with plenty of twists and panache. I’ve said before, but I’ll repeat again I really admire her imagination when building her magic system and creating distinct languages, lore and other…

  rachelbeerwoman

  February 17, 2023

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  #fairest, #fairytale, #fantasy, #gailcarsonlevine, #harpercollins, #middlegrade, #rachelreads&reviews, #retelling

• Cursed Review

  Cursed starts right where the action left on, the stakes high as Serilda submitted to the Erlking’s proposal, become his wife, pretend her unborn child is his and obey almost all his wishes until Percheta returns. Then he could gift his evil huntress Serilda’s baby and dispose of Serilda herself. It will all be worth…

  rachelbeerwoman

  December 3, 2022

  Reviews

  #cursed, #fairytale, #feiwel&friends, #gilded, #macmillan, #marissameyer, #rachelreads&reviews, #retelling, #rumplestilskin, #YA

• Disney books

  Handsome Heroes and Vile Villains: Men in Disney’s Feature Film by Amy M. Davis A semi-sequel to her book Good Girls and Wicked Witches, Davis turns to the portrayal of masculinity in Disney movies from 1934 to 2012. This topic has been missing in Disney studies due to the focus of the Princess line but…

  rachelbeerwoman

  November 21, 2022

  Book Suggestions

  #amym.davis, #beyondthetiara, #bythebook, #contemporaryromance, #disney, #disneyhyperion, #disneyprincesses, #emilyzemler, #fairytale, #handsomeheroesandvilevillains, #iftheshoefits, #jasmineguillory, #jodibenson, #juliemurphy, #meanttobe, #memoir, #natalieholt, #nonfiction, #partofmyworld, #queensofanimation, #rachelreads&reviews, #retelling

• The Lunar Chronicles: Stars Above Review

  With this lovely anthology of stories, Meyer returns to the world of the Lunar Chronicles, filling in the gaps, revealing angst, sweetness and turning point moments in their lives.

  rachelbeerwoman

  November 3, 2022

  Reviews

  #aftersunshinepassesby, #anathology, #carswell'sguidetogettinglucky, #fairytale, #feiwel&friends, #glitches, #macmillan, #marissameyer, #rachelreads&reviews, #scifi, #somethingoldsomethingnew, #starsabove, #thekeeper, #thelittleandroid, #thelittlemermaid, #thelunarchronicles, #themechanic, #theprincessandtheguard, #YA

• The Lunar Chronicles: Fairest Review

  Meyer does it again with this prequel to her popular Lunar Chronicles series. Fairest is technically a prequel as it sets up events years before Cinder but it was released between Cress and Winter. But since it’s such a stand-alone you can read it before, after or in between. The main point is to give…

  rachelbeerwoman

  November 2, 2022

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  #fairest, #fairytale, #fantasy, #feiwel&friends, #macmillan, #marissameyer, #rachelreads&reviews, #scifi, #thelunarchronicles, #YA

• Gilded Review

  We’re back in Meyer’s fairytale world and this time she thoroughly delves into the tale of Rumpelstilskin, creating a distinct new world that unexpectedly fits in with the Halloween season considering the haunted castles and undead creatures that populate it.

  rachelbeerwoman

  October 10, 2022

  Reviews

  #fairytale, #feiwel&friends, #gilded, #macmillan, #marissameyer, #rachelreads&reviews, #rumpelstilskin, #YA

• Heartless Review

  Meyer steps away from the sci-fi landscape of Luna society and Earth to step into a world of magical realism where Victorian-era human characters chat with talking candles and animal beings in this tale of hearts stolen and broken.

  rachelbeerwoman

  October 3, 2022

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  #fairytale, #fantasy, #feiwel&friends, #heartless, #macmillan, #magicalrealism, #marissameyer, #rachelreads&reviews, #YA

• The Lunar Chronicles: Winter Review

  Now it might be typical for me to say that a YA book about a ordinary girl becoming the face of a revolution reminds me of The Hunger Games. But it does. It’s a testament to Meyer’s skill because like Collins’ Hunger Games trilogy she doesn’t sugarcoat the ugly aspects of war and revolution. Poor…

  rachelbeerwoman

  September 29, 2022

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  #fairytale, #fantasy, #feiwel&friends, #macmillan, #marissameyer, #rachelreads&reviews, #scifi, #thelunarchronicles, #winter, #YA

• The Lunar Chronicles: Cress Review

  I really enjoyed Meyer’s take on the classic Rapunzel tale in Cress, giving further insight to the turncoat shell and hacker, Crescent Moon as well as giving Thorne some spotlight as well.

  rachelbeerwoman

  September 28, 2022

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  #cress, #fairytale, #fantasy, #feiwel&friends, #macmillan, #marissameyer, #rachelreads&reviews, #scifi, #thelunarchronicles, #YA

• The Lunar Chronicles: Scarlet Review

  Meyer creates a spooky horror atmosphere in her sophmore adventure of The Lunar Chronicles that continues the adventures of fugitive Cinder and takes on the Red Riding Hood tale.

  rachelbeerwoman

  September 26, 2022

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  #fairytale, #fantasy, #feiwel&friends, #macmillan, #marissameyer, #rachelreads&reviews, #scarlet, #scifi, #thelunarchronicles, #YA