It’s been quite some time since I’ve read Enchanted by Alethea Kontis. I had gone into that book with some pretty high hopes and under the impression it was a fairy tale re-telling. What I got wasn’t a true re-telling but rather a mash-up of quite a few fairy tales. I’m pretty sure this skewed my enjoyment of the book. I went into Hero with […]
Tag: Fantasy
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor *Stephanie’s Review*
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor is one of those books that everyone claims is one of the best books in the universe. And it is. What they don’t tell you is that it takes time to appreciate it. What they don’t tell you is that it is so confusing until all of a sudden it’s not anymore. Karou is living the life […]
The Beast Within by Serena Valentino *Stephanie’s Mini-Review*
The Beast Within was a fun look into what happened before The Beast became the Beast and was just a Prince. Valentino covers everything the Disney movie sort of glossed over. Who was the Enchantress and why did she have such a beef with the Prince? What did the Prince do to end up a Beast? Valentino’s The Beast Within is a quick and light […]
The Witches by Roald Dahl
The Witches by Roald Dahl Genre: Juvenile Fiction Format: Paperback Pages: 208 Read: September 23 to September 25 Links Roald Dahl – Website Amazon – Paperback Add to: GoodReads ~ LibraryThing Summary This Roald Dahl classic tells the scary, funny and imaginative tale of a seven-year-old boy who has a run-in with some real-life witches! “In fairy tales witches always wear silly black hats and […]
Enchanted by Alethea Kontis
Enchanted by Alethea Kontis Genre: Young Adult Format: Kindle Read: August 5 to August 11 Links Alethea Kontis – Website ~ Facebook ~ Twitter Amazon – Paperback ~ Kindle Add to – GoodReads ~ LibraryThing Summary It isn’t easy being the rather overlooked and unhappy youngest sibling to sisters named for the other six days of the week. Sunday’s only comfort is writing stories, although […]