Title: A Song of Wraiths and RuinAuthor: Roseanne A. BrownRating: 5/5Retelling of: Ghanaian Folk TalesThe Twist: I’m not sure what the twist is for particular folk tales, but the biggest draw of this book is the African-inspired setting, cast of color, and unique magic system! A Song of Wraiths and Ruin …
Today is my brother’s birthday (Happy Birthday my dude!) so in honor of him I asked him what his favorite fairy tale was so I could do a fairy tale spotlight. Turns out, I was a bit surprised by his answer. My brother isn’t as big into fairy tales as …
Fairy tale artwork can be some of the most beautiful or most terrifying artwork out there, especially when certain art styles meet certain dark, creepy, or downright strange fairy tales. But I have a soft spot for the softer, prettier types of artwork that often gets included alongside fairy tales. …
A while back I took a class on game studies and game theory and had the curious pleasure of playing a relatively short indie game called Her Story. Set up like a true crime investigation, the game asks you to hunt down and watch various clips of a series of …
In recent weeks, the United States has seen tragedy after tragedy and protest after protest, first in outcry against George Floyd’s murder by Minneapolis police, then in attempts to address larger issues within the nation regarding systemic racism, police brutality, and the lack of justice for crimes against black lives. …
Last Tuesday we looked at 3 Disney movies exactly like their original tales, and discussed briefly the trend of Disney transforming and retelling fairy tales. In the years following the success of Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty, Disney picked up and tried out several fairy tales, garnering lots of success from …
In the early days of its career as an entertainment business, Disney, under the direction of Walt Disney and his staff, kept fairly true to the stories of the fairy tales they were transforming into animated and live-action films. Short pieces in the 1920s and 30s were almost carbon copies …
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 …
Evil stepmothers have been present in fairy tales almost since the beginning. And they’ve been problematic almost as long. Many scholars point out that stepmothers weren’t uncommon, any more than they are today, in the ages before fairy tales and when fairy tales were rising in popularity. This is due …
