Tag: #retelling

• November Books

  Hotel of Secrets by Diane Biller It is New Years Eve in Vienna and Maria Wallner is determined to rebbuild the Wallner Hotel, her family legacy even though her mother neglected it throughout the economic downturn. The hotel is her life and provides a distraction from romance which all of Vienna is waiting for her…

  rachelbeerwoman

  December 1, 2023

  Book Suggestions

  #anitakunz, #ashleyherringblake, #avonromance, #berkleyromance, #blackstonepublishing, #chrisbohjalian, #chriscolfer, #coraline, #crystalsmithpaul, #dianebiller, #didyouhearaboutkittykarr, #historicalfiction, #iriskellydoesn’tdate, #janeausten, #justahat, #kilalaprincess, #manga, #memoir, #middlegrade, #midwives, #neilgainman, #nikkipayne, #nonfiction, #pantheonbooks, #prideandprotest, #rachelreads&reviews, #retelling, #rikatanaka, #robinbenway, #skubiar, #strangerthanfanfiction, #theextraordinarysecretsofaprilmayandjune, #thelastblackunicorn, #tiffanyhaddish, #toyokopop, #womenshistory, #YA, hotelofsecrets

• Mirror, Mirror Review

  Maguire sets his tale of vanity and murder in 16th century Italy where the wicked queen is played by a historical domain character, Lucrenzia Borgia, sister to Ceseare Borgia who was the inspiration for Machavelli’s The Prince. Lucrenzia is vain but her jealousy of Bianca, the girl as white as snow stems from her brother’s…

  rachelbeerwoman

  November 29, 2023

  Reviews

  #fairytale, #gregorymaguire, #mirrormirror, #morrowpaperbacks, #rachelreads&reviews, #retelling, #retlelling, #snowwhiteandthesevendwarfs, #williammorrow

• Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister Review

  Maguire takes the tale of Cinderella to Holland during the height of the Tulip madness. Beauty is the theme of the day, the traditional aesthetic beauty of femininity, the beauty immortal captured on canvas, the beauty in nature, and of course, the inner beauty in charity.

  rachelbeerwoman

  November 29, 2023

  Reviews

  #cinderella, #confessionsofanuglystepsister, #gregorymaguire, #morrowpaperbacks, #rachelreads&reviews, #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