I rarely come across Shakespeare retellings, so you know I had to read this one for the @Tropeicalreads retelling prompt!
Fantasy
Review: Where The Veil Is Thin – An Anthology Series [ARC]
My first anthology series! I could not resist a short story collection of faerie tales, especially when I could use it for @Tropeicalreads
Review: Chosen Ones by Veronica Roth [ARC]
I was excited to receive an ARC for Veronica Roth’s first adult book! I actually buddy read this with the lovely Natalia and you can check out her review here! This book will count towards ARC August, hosted by Read.Sleep.Repeat. TW: Suicide, depression, PTSD, emotional abuse, trauma Rep: Black representation, LGBTQ+ representation My Review: Decent Story … but SO VAGUE! This book…
Review: The End Of Magic by Mark Stay – BLOG TOUR
Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for The End of Magic by Mark Stay! If you are looking for an intense and engaging standalone fantasy story, then this is the one for you! My Review: Everything You Could Ask For From High Fantasy I don’t generally read high fantasy but the premise and the fact that it’s a standalone…
Review: All The Ever Afters by Danielle Teller
I am such a fan of retellings of classic fairy tales and stories. I’ve read quite a few that have featured Cinderella but I’m always searching for a new take on this classic and I was really excited to give this one a shot! Here is my review: My Review This was quite an interesting story, told from the perspective…
Review: The Mermaid by Christina Henry
With the success of the movie The Greatest Showman, which is about the famous P. T. Barnum, it comes with no surprise that I was super excited to find out that someone had written a book featuring him. I had already read a previous work of Christina Henry’s before called Lost Boy , which was absolutely amazing so I knew…
Review: An Unkindness of Magicians by Kat Howard
Lately, I’ve been looking for standalone fantasy stories. There’s just this satisfaction that comes from reading just one book and having the story all wrapped up. Don’t get me wrong, I love series, too. But I hate waiting for the next book to come out and sometimes I don’t get the time to read them. As I was searching for…
After Alice by Gregory Macguire
The first book I ever read by Gregory Maguire was Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister and it was fantastic. It was a different take on the classic Cinderella story and it was the first time I ever read a retelling. You could say that this is what got me into this genre in the first place. With After Alice, I…
Tess of the Road by Rachel Hartman
I read Seraphina a while back and I fell in love. It had dragons and court life and great world-building. It was definitely very different from most fantasy stories I’ve read but I enjoyed it immensely. When I saw that LibraryThing was hosting an Early Reviewer giveaway for Tess of the Road, I immediately jumped at the chance, and was delighted to receive…
Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor
Although I’ve heard of Laini Taylor, I’ve never read anything by her. I’ve seen loads of posts about her Daughter of Smoke and Bone series, and while I’ve been intrigued, I just haven’t found the time to get into it. However, I couldn’t resist this novel. The cover was gorgeous and the synopsis was too good to pass up. So, here is my…