I'm not sure how many Beauty and the Beast retellings I've read by this point but baby, I am ALWAYS ready for another one. I can't even remember how I stumbled across Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge but it magically appeared on my bookshelf and here we are. I wouldn't say this is one of …
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House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas is book three in the Crescent City series. I have read the first two books, you can find those reviews here. I've also read every other book Maas has written so I have a pretty good idea what to expect from her. She isn't my favorite …
Deerskin by Robin McKinley was my favorite book of 2023 so I knew I wanted to make reading her other books a priority. I decided to start with Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty & The Beast. I think the title pretty much explains exactly what you're going to get out of this …
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Friends, I have never been so conflicted about how to review a book. A Court of Sugar and Spice by Rebecca F. Kenney is so cringe but also a delightfully good time. This is my second The Nutcracker retelling that I've read this month; with the first being the Nutcracker of Crystalfall by Kay L. …
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I have read many books by Melanie Karsak (you can see them all here) and have greatly enjoyed them all. My latest read from her, Ice and Embers: Steampunk Snow Queen, is no different. She writes fantasy and romance in a way that I just love but I'll get more into that below. This review …
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