This is a short essay I wrote in university, on one of the first courses I had. It is academic, but it was not accepted in the school, because I had mistakenly did it on a subject which I was not supposed to do. I did an essay on the book I'd just read, Cinderella … Continue reading Cinderella is Dead: Reimagining a Fairy Tale for The Modern World – A Short Essay
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Simonetta – An Almost Accurate Portrait of a Life
There is something when a book makes the effort to be as historically accurate as possible, since history itself can be so intriguing, yet this book does not capture one's attention as it should. Summary: Have you ever wondered about who Botticelli chose to depict in his immortal painting Birth of Venus? Was she a … Continue reading Simonetta – An Almost Accurate Portrait of a Life
Monstrous Nights – A Solid Finale!
And onto the second book! Trigger Warnings: Physical and psychological abuse by a partner (in the past, but recalled often), strong language, violence/gore, murder, illness (mentioned briefly), vomiting, arrest and imprisonment, drugging, drinking/intoxication and arson Synopsis: With her magic reclaimed and her role in the community of Chernograd restored, Kosara’s life should finally be back … Continue reading Monstrous Nights – A Solid Finale!
Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast – Sweet, But Too Short
This might have been one of the first fairy tale retellings I read as a teenager, and it being of Beauty and the Beast, my favourite fairy tale in the world, I had to have this book. Now, rereading this book as an adult, I wanted to see what ideas came to me as I … Continue reading Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast – Sweet, But Too Short
Allerleirauh – Good, but Could Have Been Better
I read this book a while back, and thought it was good, so here is my review! Trigger Warning: Incest and rape. Synopsis: A beautiful princess must escape one treacherous vow… And she must do so alone…without a prince to save her. Princess Aurelia is bound to the wicked king of Tränen by her mother’s single, … Continue reading Allerleirauh – Good, but Could Have Been Better
My Throat An Open Grave – More Fantasy Than Horror
This book did not go through the way I expected it to go, and I am thankful that it did. Trigger Warnings: Blood, gore, suicidal ideation, animal death (deer), body horror, death, murder, childbirth, pregnancy, and religious trauma. Summary: Labyrinth meets folk horror in this darkly romantic tale of a girl who wishes her baby … Continue reading My Throat An Open Grave – More Fantasy Than Horror
A Song to Drown Rivers – Punched Me in the Gut
Glad to finally review this book by one of my favourite authors! Summary: Inspired by the legend of Xishi, one of the famous Four Beauties of Ancient China, A Song to Drown Rivers is an epic historical fantasy about womanhood, war, sacrifice, and love against all odds. Her beauty hides a deadly purpose. Xishi’s beauty … Continue reading A Song to Drown Rivers – Punched Me in the Gut
Lady Macbeth – Middling at Best, Too Symbolic at Worst
I love Ava Reid's work and this book was the one I read straight through, without stopping, for almost a day and half period. It gripped me so throughly. Summary: The Lady knows the stories: how her eyes induce madness in men. The Lady knows she will be wed to the Scottish brute, who does not … Continue reading Lady Macbeth – Middling at Best, Too Symbolic at Worst
A Dark and Drowning Tide – Does Not Live Up To Its Potential
I am right now on a reading spree, mainly because I have the time and energy, and there are just so many great books I want to review here. Summary: Lorelei Kaskel, a folklorist with a quick temper and an even quicker wit, is on an expedition with six eccentric nobles in search of a … Continue reading A Dark and Drowning Tide – Does Not Live Up To Its Potential
The Little Corner 