Tag: fairytales

Book Review: Scarlet by Marissa Meyer

Scarlet A young woman, searching for her grandmother, meets an unlikely companion and many secrets on the way to her goal. Favorites: As I’ve surely established in my other posts, I rarely enjoy romance in YA books, but I LOVE […]

Book Review: Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Favorites: I never saw the twist!!! Hit me in the face and never saw it coming. The turmoil at the end was so tragic an Least Favorites: Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Book Review: The Twice Lost by Sarah Porter

The Twice Lost After Luce finds evidence of humans’ true cruelty, she seeks to save those who are left. In her sorrow and isolation, she rises to the role that the world requires of her. How can she remain true […]

Book Review: The Siren by Kiera Cass

The Siren A young woman, bound to the sea, struggles to keep her century long vow to the ocean that saved her when she meets the one. A young man who survives the sirens’ song. Favorites: The play on soulmates […]

Book Review: Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly

Stepsister Isabelle, one of the beautiful Ella’s ugly step sisters, must learn to accept herself to change her fate with help of the Fairy Queen and the Marquis de la Chance. Favorites: As a child and teen, I was an […]

Book Review: Silence by Demelza Carlton

SilenceA young princess battles with her own desires and the sins of her brothers. Favorites: The end was darker than I expected but pretty satisfying. Least Favorites: I didn’t find this story particularly creative or intriguing. I disliked the audiobook […]

Book Review: The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaimen

The Sleeper and the Spindle A queen and her dwarf companions travel to a nearby kingdom to free the sleep-cursed princess and save her subjects from the spreading magic plague! Favorites: The tone and voice fit the fsirytale perfectly. The […]