Title: Stitching SnowAuthor: R.C. LewisRating: 3.8/5Retelling of: Snow WhiteThe Twist: Snow White set in an interplanetary space setting between four planets, where the dwarfs are robot drones and Snow gets a lot more done than sleep in a glass coffin. I bought this book a while back but it’s been sitting …
Title: A Curse So Dark and LonelyAuthor: Brigid KemmererRating: 5/5Retelling of: Beauty and the BeastThe Twist: The Beast spends more time as a human man than a beast, cursed to relive the same season until he can find the girl to break his curse. Also, Beauty is an awesome, positive representation of …
Title: The Merchant’s Daughter Author: Melanie Dickerson Rating: 4/5 Retelling of: Beauty and the Beast The Twist: Set like a historical fiction in medieval England, there’s a distinct lack of magic involved, so this is a more realistic retelling of Beauty and the Beast. Melanie Dickerson is a wonderful author …
Last Saturday I got the opportunity to review A Touch of Gold by Annie Sullivan, which I loved. And I love it even more now that I’ve gotten to chat with Annie Sullivan herself. Curious about the sorts of things that go on “behind the scenes” or in a writer’s …
Title: A Touch of GoldAuthor: Annie Sullivan Rating: 4.5/5 Retelling of: King Midas The Twist: The curse of Midas has already happened, and we see how it affects the daughter he turned to gold during his curse. Also, pirates. Let me just open by saying — yes, this isn’t a …
We’re trying something different today! Instead of a typical review of a fairy tale retelling, I’ve had the pleasure of interviewing an author who has written one. Kristy Brown is the author of Cinderfella, a modern-day adaptation where the roles of the prince and Cinderella are reversed, as well as …
Title: The Stillness of the Sky Author: Starla Huchton Rating: 7/10 Retelling of: Jack and the Beanstalk The Twist: Genderbending mainly, but also weaving in other fairy tales, and generating sympathy for the giants, rather than malice or violence Finally got around to reading the next in Starla Huchton’s Flipped …
Title: Beauty and the Beast Author: Megan Kearney Rating: 9/10 Retelling of: Beauty and the Beast The Twist: Though the story is Classic Beauty and the Beast, we see other underlying fairy tales that connect to the plot. Megan Kearney’s Beauty and the Beast is an artfully told, fully drawn …
Title: Cursed – Enchanting TalesAuthor: Felicity HarperRating: 7/10Retelling of: The Frog PrincessThe Twist: Though still including fantasy elements, the book is set in a Regency world, giving it a distinctly Jane Austen feel, almost like a crossover. Also, the frog princess is prince cursed into an ogre, not a frog. …
Title: Shadows on SnowAuthor: Starla HuchtonRating: 10/10Retelling of: Snow WhiteThe Twist: Gender-Swap. “Snow White” is a prince named Leopold, and the story is told from the point of view of Raelynn, who is the youngest of seven sisters. They’re not dwarves, but they all possess magical abilities that aid the …
