Tag «Fairy Tale Retelling»

Series Review: Beau Rivage by Sarah Cross

Series Review: Is this series worth your time? Does it get better as the novels progress? Or does it get worse? Find out below: Series: Beau Rivage Author: Sarah Cross # of Books: 2 (Kill Me Softly, Tear Me Apart) There are two novellas: After the Ball and Twin Roses Book Order: Connected but follow …

Series Review: The Iron Fey by Julie Kagawa

SERIESous’ Top Book Series: Top Series #11, Must-Read Author Series: The Iron Fey Author: Julie Kagawa # of Books: 4 (the Iron King, The Iron Daughter, The Iron Queen, The Iron Knight) There are lots of novellas and extras that take place between the books. A full list is here. There is also a spin-off …

Single Sundays: Of Beast and Beauty by Stacey Jay

Synopsis (from Goodreads.com): In the beginning was the darkness, and in the darkness was a girl, and in the girl was a secret… In the domed city of Yuan, the blind Princess Isra, a Smooth Skin, is raised to be a human sacrifice whose death will ensure her city’s vitality. In the desert outside Yuan, …

Movie Mondays: Ella Enchanted

Movie Mondays: On Mondays, I will review a book series or novel that has been made into a movie. I will then answer the question that everyone asks: which is better, the movie or the book? Here is this week’s offering: Book: Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine | Movie: Ella Enchanted (2004) Which did …

Single Sundays: A Kiss in Time by Alex Flinn

Synopsis (from Goodreads.com): Talia fell under a spell…Jack broke the curse. I was told to beware the accursed spindle, but it was so enchanting, so hypnotic… I was looking for a little adventure the day I ditched my tour group. But finding a comatose town, with a hot-looking chick asleep in it, was so not …

Movie Mondays: Beastly

Movie Mondays: On Mondays, I will review a book series or novel that has been made into a movie. I will then answer the question that everyone asks: which is better, the movie or the book? Here is this week’s offering: Book: Beastly by Alex Flinn | Movie: Beastly (2011) Which did I read/see first? …

Single Sundays: Cloaked by Alex Flinn

Synopsis (from Goodreads.com): I’m not your average hero. I actually wasn’t your average anything. Just a poor guy working an after-school job at a South Beach shoe repair shop to help his mom make ends meet. But a little magic changed it all. It all started with the curse. And the frognapping. And one hot-looking …