Initial Thoughts Those final chapters were WILD. Roshani Chokshi has always managed to ensnare me easily with her beautiful writing, and she went all out in this book. The Bridegroom's narrative interwove with Azure's in such a way that I loved the back and forth, and the homage to fairy tales and stories were absolute [...]
Initial Thoughts I think at this point Leigh Bardugo can do no wrong. She can write me a retelling of a lamb moussaka recipe and it'll probably be poetic. Honestly, though, this collection of fairy tales inspired by the different places in her Grishaverse is precious, and I loved every piece (some more than others). [...]
Initial Thoughts: As with any short story collection, this little gem had stellar stories, great stories, good stories, and those that weren't for me. Personal favorites were definitely "Spinning Silver," "Even the Crumbs Were Delicious," "Seasons of Glass and Iron," and "The Briar and the Rose". THE STARLIT WOOD: NEW FAIRY TALES edited by Dominik [...]
Initial Thoughts: Finishing this book was like letting out the biggest sigh of awe and wonder. This book was a culmination of stories from the beginning of the trilogy, with a resolution that quite honestly made me tear up with satisfaction. Also, say what you will about the secondary romance element, but in a story [...]
Initial Thoughts: The story of Snow White is probably one of my least favorite fairy tales (and that's not saying much, considering I love fairy tales in general), but I can definitely appreciate a retelling when it's well done. And this novella was very well done. Valente is a new author for me this year, [...]
Story and Somnomancy 