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Fairy Tale Reviews: Snow
Snow by Tracy Lynn
Target Audience: YA/Teen
Summary: The Duchess Jessica's childhood began with a tragedy: her mother's death. Her father, heartbroken at the loss of his beloved wife, could not bear to raise the child. Largely ignored, Jessica spent the first eleven years of her life running free on the family estate, cared for only by the servants.
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2012: Reading in Review
So, I've been just awful this year about my supposed monthly reading reviews. I mean, positively AWFUL. I started my fairy tale blogging and the rest of it just kinda fell by the wayside. Well, I'm not gonna go back and catch up now (I have a feeling no one would read it), but I will do my end of the year catch-up.
So! Statistics!
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Fairy Tale Reviews: Snow White (According to Cassie)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (According to Cassie)
So, basically, there’s a queen who can’t have a kid, which is the start of about twelve dozen fairy tales, and half of them continue like this: the queen in question then pricks her finger on a needle and wishes on the drops of blood that she’ll have a child. Because that’s totally how ( Read more... ) -
Fairy Tale Reviews: The Snow Queen Wrap Up
The Snow Queen Wrap Up
So, bear with me for a moment, because I’m going to sneak a fifth review into this wrap-up. I’m sorry, or you’re welcome, whichever you’d prefer. :)
So every once in a while with a fairy tale, there’s one adaptation you encounter that defines that fairy tale in your mind from then on out. Or at least, that’s true for me. For “ ( Read more... ) -
Fairy Tale Reviews: Breadcrumbs
Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu
Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu
So, I’ve been super bad at posting reviews in December, evidenced by the fact that it’s January. Excuse of choice this week is the holidays and the crazy busy-ness that comes with them. So, apologies in advance for the onslaught of posts that will be made today as I catch up. New Year’s Resolution: ( Read more... ) -
Fairy Tale Reviews: A True Princess
A True Princess by Diane Zahler
Target Audience: Children, 9-12
Summary: Twelve-year-old Lilia is not a very good servant. In fact, she's terrible! She daydreams, she breaks dishes, and her cooking is awful. Still, she hardly deserves to be sold off to the mean-spirited miller and his family. Refusing to accept that dreadful fate, she decides to flee ( Read more... ) -
Fairy Tale Reviews: Frost
Frost by Wendy Delsol
Target Audience: Teen
Summary: After the drama of finding out that she's a Stork, a member of an ancient and mystical order of women, and that her boyfriend, Jack, is a descendent of the Winter People able to control the weather, Katla Leblanc is delighted when all signs point to a busy and peaceful Christmas. That is, until the ( Read more... ) -
Fairy Tale Reviews: Postponed
Today's review is postponed until tomorrow because I need to take tonight and spend it with family and friends ( Read more... ) -
Fairy Tale Reviews: Winter's Child
Winter’s Child by Cameron Dokey
Target Audience: YA/Teen
Summary: Free-spirited Grace and serious Kai are the best of friends. They grew up together listening to magical tales spun by Kai’s grandmother, and sharing in each other’s secrets. But when they turn sixteen and Kai declares his love for Grace, everything changes. Grace yearns for freedom and ( Read more... ) -
Fairy Tale Reviews: The Snow Queen (According to Cassie)
The Snow Queen (According to Cassie)
Hello again! Enjoy your month off? I know I did. But NaNo is done, my 50,000 words are written, and I am ready to dive back into another fairy tale, so without further ado, let’s look at Hans Christian Anderson’s The Snow Queen!
So, basically, there was this demon who had this mirror he’d made that distorted the ( Read more... )