Tag: #retelling

• After Alice Review

  Maguire is best known for his work retelling the stories of Oz’ famous characters (and inspiring the subsequent Broadway play) but as the library didn’t have Wicked, I decided to take a look at Maguire’s other fairytale works. After Alice is just as implied where a minor character from the original novel, Ada, falls down…

  rachelbeerwoman

  November 27, 2023

  Reviews

  #afteralice, #aliceinwonderland, #gregorymaguire, #rachelreads&reviews, #retelling, #williammorrow

• Book of a Thousand Days Review

  Well then, I think I finished the Shannon Hale fairytale catalogue and like Gail Carson Levine, she should be applauded for her creative twists on classic tales while paying homage to the darker elements of the originals and bringing her vivid descriptions of nature blending in with magic.

  rachelbeerwoman

  October 2, 2023

  Reviews

  #bloomsbury, #bookofathousanddays, #fairytale, #maidmaleen, #middlegrade, #rachelreads&reviews, #retelling, #shannonhale

• The Books of Bayern: The Goose Girl Review

  Hale’s haunting retelling of The Goose Girl starts with a princess, a princess born with a word at her tongue. Once she awakes three days later, she doesn’t know the name but she grows entangled with the speech of animals. It’s an ancient magic, and a distrusted one compared to people-speak. Princess Anidori-Kiladra Talianna Isilee…

  rachelbeerwoman

  September 16, 2023

  Reviews

  #bloomsbury, #fairytale, #fantasy, #middlegrade, #rachelreads&reviews, #retelling, #shannonhale, #thebooksofbayern, #thegoosegirl

• Ranking The Princess Tales

  It’s clear that Levine excells in her humorous fractured fairytales and the short stories of The Princess Tales are no exception. I highly suggest parents or at least librarians stock this series for story time. It’s a very whimsical series and kids are sure to enjoy it.

  rachelbeerwoman

  July 24, 2023

  Rankings

  #cinderellisandtheglasshill, #fairytales, #forbiddle’ssake, #gailcarsonlevine, #harpercollins, #princesssonoraandthelongsleep, #rachelreads&reviews, #retelling, #thefairy’smistake, #thefairy’sreturn, #theprincesstales, #theprincesstest

• Jenny Elder Moke Interview

  Jenny Elder Moke is the author of Hood, and the Samantha Knox series combining intense historical research with thrilling adventure. Here, she kindly took the time to discuss her inspiration, research and what’s coming next. 1. Where did your writing journey begin? Shortly after I graduated from college, I found myself working at an independent…

  rachelbeerwoman

  May 12, 2023

  Interview

  #asparkincinders, #curseofthespecterqueen, #disneyhyperion, #fantasy, #hood, #jennyeldermoke, #occultmystery, #rachelreads&reviews, #retelling, #riseofthesnakegoddess, #robinhood, #samanthaknox, #YA

• Snow and Poison Review

  De La Cruz’ sophmore fairytale retelling may have similarities to her first with a dying father, whirlwind romance and possibly wicked stepmother but she manages to deliver a new twist to this classic tale. It’s just unfortunate that with its shorter page length, the story feels rushed and less magical than its predecessor.

  rachelbeerwoman

  May 10, 2023

  Reviews

  #fairytale, #fantasy, #historicalfantasy, #historicalfiction, #melissadelacruz, #putnam'ssons, #retelling, #snowandpoison, #snowwhite

• Cinder & Glass Review

  This might be the last of my fairytale binge for some time, but what a way to end it. De La Cruz’s retelling of Cinderella is a historical. So no fairy godmother or dress-making mice here, but magic is still present in the air as Cinderellion enters the world of Versailles with its dazzling Hall…

  rachelbeerwoman

  March 25, 2023

  Reviews

  #cinderandglass, #cinderella, #fairytale, #historicalfiction, #melissadelacruz, #penguinrandomhouse, #putnam'ssons, #rachelreads&reviews, #retelling, #YA

• A Secret Princess Review

  Margaret Stohl and Melissa de La Cruz team up once again for a reimagining of beloved literary characters from Frances Hodgson Burnett’s canon. The choice of pairing Mary Lennox and Sara Crewe is perfect as they are just those two literary characters that you just picture like when one thinks of Wendy Darling, one also…

  rachelbeerwoman

  March 21, 2023

  Reviews

  #alittleprincess, #asecretprincess, #littlelordfauntlory, #margaretstohl, #melissadelacruz, #penguinrandomhouse, #putnam'ssons, #rachelreads&reviews, #retelling, #secretgarden, #YA

• 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

  Reviews

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

• Ranking The Rajes

  Dev brings a new spin to Austen’s famous works with her Rajes series, focusing on a formerly royal family settled in California as the hard-working new generation navigate social class nuances, chasing their dreams amid family pressures and expectations and of course, find love. For as Dev wrote in her author’s note for The Emma…

  rachelbeerwoman

  December 4, 2022

  Rankings

  #contemporaryromance, #harpercollins, #incenseandsensibility, #janeausten, #pride, #prideprejudiceandotherflavors, #rachelreads&reviews, #recipeforpersuasion, #retelling, #romance, #sonalidev, #theemmaproject, #therajes