Category: retelling
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Book Review: Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser
Cinderella was my favorite Disney Princess when I was little, so naturally, whenever I come across retellings or new adaptations, my interest is piqued. I’ve never come across a retelling based on Lady Tremaine outside of the Disney universe…
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Book Review: The Frog Knight by E.B. Roshan
I always enjoy reading E.B. Roshan’s comics, but seeing that this story is a retelling of The Frog Prince, I was even more excited than usual!…
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Book Review: The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Carlota has spent most of her life in a sort of isolation. Her father’s estate provides enough companionship and entertainment that she can’t picture her life anywhere else. She sees herself inheriting the estate someday and taking care of her father’s experiments — the hybrids…
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Book Review: Wendy, Darling by A.C. Wise
I’ve never actually read Peter Pan and have only seen the play and Disney versions a couple of times, however, I enjoy Peter Pan retellings for some reason. Wendy, Darling has been on my TBR since reading Darling Girl. I can see that this is where some inspiration might have come from for that book, but it didn’t hit me quite the…
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Book Review: These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong
These Violent Delights has an interesting premise, and frankly, one I liked more than the original Romeo and Juliet tale (sorry, I’ve never been able to get into Shakespeare…), but I didn’t enjoy it as much as I thought I would…
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Book Review: The Shadow of Perseus by Claire Heywood
Of all of the Greek mythology retellings, The Shadow of Perseus has been my favorite. I am inexplicably drawn to these stories even though they make me realize how little I actually know of their origins…
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Book Review: Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese
I’ll be honest. I wanted to read this book because the cover is gorgeous. I paid minimum attention to the synopsis until later when I was discussing it with the person I ended up buddy-reading it with. Once I fully realized what it was about and where it was set, I was 100% sold…
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Book Review: Darling Girl by Liz Michalski
I’ve always loved the story of Peter Pan. The idea of being whisked away to another world? Even as someone who doesn’t often care for fantasy, I’m enchanted by every production and adaption I’ve seen. As far as retellings go, I didn’t think anything would top the movie ‘Hook’. How wrong I was!…