I love fairy tale retellings. Three of the novels I've written are retellings. My current WIP is inspired by a fairy tale. So, yeah. I really love retellings, both writing and reading them! If you're a fellow fairy tale fan, here are some retellings to check out! A Dragon by Any Other Name by S.… Continue reading Fairy Tale Retellings
Tag: middlegrade
Book Review: Fenris and Mott
by Greg Van Eekhout publisher's synopsis When Mott finds a puppy abandoned in a recycling bin, she's ready to do everything she can to protect him. What she doesn't realize, however, is that this is the legendary wolf Fenris, who's prophesied to bring about the end of the world by eating the moon. Now Mott… Continue reading Book Review: Fenris and Mott
Book Review: Daisy and the Missing Mona Lisa
by J. T. Allen publisher's synopsis Miss Daisy Tannenbaum, almost thirteen, and homeschooling in Paris with her Aunt Millicent, takes a break from the City of Light and her dreaded math homework, and heads to a rambling chateau in the Loire Valley to help her Aunt Mill’s friend, former-spy Felix, catalog his art collection. But… Continue reading Book Review: Daisy and the Missing Mona Lisa
Books I Loved Growing Up
What were some of your favorite books growing up? Here are some of mine! I don't have specific reviews for most of them, but they're all clean. Have you read any of them? Review for The Giant Slayer https://www.instagram.com/reel/CU0EqXmjj-M/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Book Review: Magic Hunters: The Journey Begins
by Jill and Brad Williamson Publisher's Synopsis: Hunter, the son of the huntsman who nearly killed Snow White, is tired of the shame that labels his family. Tricked into making a wish upon a magic mirror, he accidentally unleashes a curse that banishes magic from the Story Realms. In order to right this wrong, Hunter… Continue reading Book Review: Magic Hunters: The Journey Begins
Book Review: All The Queen’s Sons
by Elizabeth Kipps Publisher's Synopsis "All the queen's sons have such a talent for spoiling their shoes, and no one can tell why. Not even the greatest detectives!" Lucerne is a great queen, beloved by her people, but constantly thwarted by her own sons and the secrets they keep. Verity Grandin is a feisty shoemaker’s… Continue reading Book Review: All The Queen’s Sons
Book Review: The Inkwell Chronicles
by J. D. Peabody publisher's synopsis Immerse yourself in this fast-paced middle-grade fantasy about magic ink, a secret society, and a boy who yearns to make his mark. When their father goes missing after a mysterious train crash, Everett and his little sister Bea find a curious pen in his belongings, and its magical Ink… Continue reading Book Review: The Inkwell Chronicles
Book Review: The Girl Who Could Not Dream
by Sarah Beth Durst publisher's synopsis Sophie loves the hidden shop below her parents' bookstore, where dreams are secretly bought and sold. When the dream shop is robbed and her parents go missing, Sophie must unravel the truth to save them. Together with her best friend—a wisecracking and fanatically loyal monster named Monster—she must decide… Continue reading Book Review: The Girl Who Could Not Dream
Book Review: The Star That Always Stays
by Anna Rose Johnson publisher's synopsis When bright and spirited Norvia moves from the country to the city, she has to live by one new rule: Never let anyone know you're Ojibwe. Growing up on Beaver Island, Grand-pere told Norvia stories--stories about her ancestor Migizi, about Biboonke-o-nini the Wintermaker, about the Crane Clan and the… Continue reading Book Review: The Star That Always Stays
Book Review: The Library of Ever
by Zeno Alexander publisher's synopsis With her parents off traveling the globe, Lenora is bored, bored, bored—until she discovers a secret doorway in the library and becomes its newly appointed Fourth Assistant Apprentice Librarian. In her new job, Lenora finds herself helping future civilizations figure out the date, relocates lost penguins, uncovers the city with… Continue reading Book Review: The Library of Ever
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