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Tag Archives: curses
A Human and Hideous Snow White
Reading A Tale of Two Castles put me in a mood to reread a favorite Gail Carson Levine book, Fairest. Set in the same world as Ella Enchanted (and very loosely connected), this one is a retelling of Snow White. … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Reviews, Young Adult
Tagged book review, children's books, children's fantasy, curses, fairies, Fairiest, fairy tales, Fairy tales retold, Gail Carson Levine, magic, reading, Snow White
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Sleeping Beauty, Awake and Fighting
What if Sleeping Beauty didn’t turn out the way all those fairies at her christening intended? That’s one element–and my favorite–of Spindle’s End by Robin McKinley. There’s a line in The People the Fairies Forget when Tarry wonders what christening-gifted … Continue reading
When Fairy Tale Retelling Fails
As you know if you visit here regularly, I love retold fairy tales. But…not always. Unfortunately, including fairy tale elements is not a guarantee of a high quality book (just a usually promising sign). Towards the end of last year, … Continue reading
Ordinary–But Charming
I’ve read several books about ordinary princesses. The danger is that ordinary can sometimes be only half a step from boring, and when you set out to make your heroine ordinary, you sometimes end up with a heroine who is so very … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Juvenile, Reviews
Tagged book review, book reviews, books, children's books, children's fantasy, Children's Fiction, curses, fairies, fairy tales, fantasy, fiction, imagination, M. M. Kaye, magic, princess, reading, The Ordinary Princess
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A Multiplicity of Jacks, and One Tom
I really, really wanted to love The Secret History of Tom Trueheart by Ian Beck. But I didn’t. My feelings were much more mixed. I really do love the premise. Tom has six older brothers named Jack, who all go … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Juvenile, Reviews
Tagged adventure, book review, book reviews, books, children, children's books, children's fantasy, Children's Fiction, Cinderella, curses, fairy tales, fantasy, fiction, Jack and the Beanstalk, magic, Rapunzel, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, The Frog Prince
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