Initial Thoughts: With a long title and each chapter having cutesy little summaries, you're expecting a children's book. But holy heck, things turned dark and twisty, and the writing is seamless and effortless and HOW DOES VALENTE DO IT, DAMMIT. THE GIRL WHO CIRCUMNAVIGATED FAIRYLAND IN A SHIP OF HER OWN MAKING by Catherynne M. [...]
Initial Thoughts: I've been reading this book to my voldies for months now, every Friday, and sometimes on half-days. And seriously, it was difficult to put down. I managed to stop myself from going ahead, but at least one of my voldies had no qualms about reading the entire book before I got to the [...]
I don't know what it is, but I've been on a story rampage ever since I finished Children of Blood and Bone. I guess I must have gotten out of my reading slump, judging from the fact that I not only got through a 600-page whopper of a book over the weekend, but two more audiobooks [...]
If there's any copy of fairy tale comics I'd read to my kids, it'd be this one, hands down. I mean, what better way to show an alternative Cinderella than by turning her into a ninja? Not only is she now badass, but if the sword fits...use it! FAR OUT FAIRY TALES by authors Louise [...]
After months of experiencing first-hand how three-year-old minds work, I've come to realize that children are more precocious than I give them credit for. Which makes it a pleasant surprise. Which makes my appreciation for children's books even higher. Which brings me to the topic of fictional children and how awesome they can be even [...]
Story and Somnomancy 