Welcome back to Fairy Tale Friday! We were going to have a retelling of “Rapunzel” as the first post of July since that won the popular vote. However, there was an issue with the library and after waiting a long time, I decided to just buy it myself. I now have my copy, but I still… Continue reading Strands of Bronze and Gold by Jane Nickerson
Welcome back to Fairy Tale Friday! By popular vote, we are looking at another retelling of “The Twelve Dancing Princesses.” The timing couldn’t be better because this month marks the one year anniversary of this feature, and the first book I posted on was also a retelling of this tale. My Rating: 3 stars Warning: Contains… Continue reading The Firethorn Crown by Lea Doué
Welcome back to Fairy Tale Friday! Today we’re looking at the first “Sleeping Beauty” retelling of this feature. So let’s jump right in! My Rating: 2 stars Warning: Contains spoilers As a Retelling: Hillyer draws from the more well-known Grimm version of the tale called “Little Briar-Rose,” which ends with the prince waking Sleeping Beauty. Earlier… Continue reading Spindle Fire by Lexa Hillyer
Welcome back to Fairy Tale Friday! This has been in the works since late January, and now it’s finally getting posted. Yay! Today we’re looking at the first “Snow White and Rose Red” retelling of this feature. It’s also the first retelling of this tale that I’ve ever read. Blanca & Roja has elements of Swan Lake as well. I’ll… Continue reading Blanca and Roja by Anna-Marie McLemore
A Literary Princess 