Why Did I Read? I loved Timekeeper by Tara Sim and The Count of Monte Cristo is a favorite of mine (both movie and book!) so when I heard about this latest book by her, I was sold! My Thoughts: This was a really cool Count of Monte Cristo retelling! It’s a loose retelling: the bones of that story of revenge are there but set in its own unique fantasy world. There are many differences that make the story original […]
Why Did I Read? Oh the hype was huge for this one! The cover is gorgeous! Dark fairytales! It sounded fascinating and JUST like my sort of thing! My Thoughts: Spoiler alert: I was such a black sheep on this one. The premise is really intriguing. Alice has spent her whole life moving around with her mom because bad luck always seems to find them. Her grandmother is sort of famous for writing a book of dark fairy tales — a […]
Why Did I Read? I love fairy tale retellings. Every time that’s in a blurb, I’m like I need it! My Thoughts: I really loved the first half of this book! This Snow White retelling was super original and had some really fascinating aspects and twists on the classic Snow White fairytale. That’s my favorite part about retellings — seeing the unique twists that authors come up with and how they fit into this brand new story and still seeing […]
Why Did I Read? I really enjoyed the first book in the series, A Shadow Bright and Burning and have been eager to see what is going to happen next! My Thoughts: So one of the main things that I really love about this series is the backdrop of Victorian England– but with magic! Magicians and sorcerers and monsters and hints of other worlds out there. It appeals to my love of all things fantasy combined with historical fiction plus Victorian England […]
Why Did I Read? I love this series by Rae Carson! I was eager to see what was going to happen in the conclusion to this trilogy! The Sound: The narrator Erin Mallon was brilliant! The voices were spot on and really put the whole historical fiction story into vivid detail. My Thoughts: Firstly, I have to say that I absolutely love the characters in this series. I love Leah and her strength, independence and loyalty to her friends. I […]