Tag «retelling»

DNF Series Review: Neverland by Heather C Myers

Series Review: Is this series worth your time? Does it get better as the novels progress? Or does it get worse? Find out below: Synopsis for Death in Neverland (from Goodreads): In the Neverland, people don’t grow up. Because they’re dead. Remy Cutler dies, and somehow escapes certain death. She returns to the land of …

Series Review: Blackhearts by Nicole Castroman

Series Review: Is this series worth your time? Does it get better as the novels progress? Or does it get worse? Find out below: Blackhearts Series Synopsis for Blackhearts (from Goodreads): Blackbeard the pirate was known for striking fear in the hearts of the bravest of sailors. But once he was just a young man …

Single Sundays: Mechanica by Betsy Cornwall

Single Sundays: While this blog may be focused on reviewing book series as a whole, we can’t forget about the good ole’ standalone novel! On Sundays, I will review a novel that is considered to be a standalone novel. Here is this week’s offering: Synopsis for Mechanica (from Goodreads): Nicolette’s awful stepsisters call her “Mechanica” …

Single Sundays: Crossing Stars by Nicole Williams

Single Sundays: While this blog may be focused on reviewing book series as a whole, we can’t forget about the good ole’ standalone novel! On Sundays, I will review a novel that is considered to be a standalone novel. Here is this week’s offering: Synopsis for Crossing Stars (from Goodreads): While the city of Chicago …

Series Review: Juliet Immortal by Stacey Jay

Series: Juliet Immortal Author: Stacey Jay # of Books: 2 (Juliet Immortal, Romeo Redeemed) Book Order: Connected Complete?: Yes Genre: Young Adult, Romance, Supernatural, Shakespeare, Immortals Heat Rating: cool Point of View: First Person Thoughts: I’m a sucker for anything Shakespeare so when I see books that are retellings of Shakespeare or involve his stories …

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 …

Series Review: Scarlet by A.C Gaughen

Series Review: Is this series worth your time? Does it get better as the novels progress? Or does it get worse? Find out below: Scarlet by A.C. Gaughen | Scarlet Series   Series: Scarlet Trilogy Author: A.C. Gaughen # of Books: 3 (Scarlet, Lady Thief, Lion Heart) Complete?: Yes Genre: Young Adult, Historical, Action, Retelling, …