Hunted was the first 2017 book I read, and not liking it was hugely disappointing. 🙁 Not for me This was solidly a case of “not for me”. I don’t think Hunted was objectively bad, and I’m not going to tell anyone to avoid it. […]
Tag: Retellings
I Think I’m Not a Fan of Wonderland
Shortly after starting Heartless by Marissa Meyer I realized something that I probably should have known already… …I don’t like the Wonderland universe… It’s not because of Heartless at all — I just don’t like Wonderland in general. I’m just not a fan of that […]
An Epic Re-imagining of Aladdin Falls Flat
A Whole New World started off painfully similar to the movie. Don’t get me wrong, I adore the movie Aladdin, but I want something different from a book. I don’t want a book to feel like someone is sitting there, watching the movie, and describing […]
Review: A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
It was so easy to fall in love with A Court of Thorns and Roses! It was an insanely quick and easy book to read, despite being 432 pages. I read it in one sitting and the time flew right by! A Court of Thorns […]
Review: A Wicked Thing by Rhiannon Thomas
A Wicked Thing is my favourite fairy tale retelling in a long time! It felt like a breath of fresh air. It kept pretty true to the Sleeping Beauty story I knew, but it breathed some fresh life into it. There were subtle (and not […]
Prejudice Meets Pride by Rachael Anderson
The thing that prevented Prejudice Meets Pride from being a 4-star (or higher) read was Emma. For 90% of the book, Emma was soooo annoying! …but only around Kevin. Around everyone else, she was fine. But for some reason she was a total, annoying bitch […]
Second Star by Alyssa B. Sheinmel
In the beginning, I kind of liked Second Star. I felt really bad for Wendy and her family. I was really on her side—I supported her desperate attempts to find her brothers and her unwillingness to give up. And, at the beginning, I kind of […]
Cress by Marissa Meyer
I don’t even know how to review this book. I feel like it’s already so well established that the entire Lunar Chronicles series is amazing… because it is. And I promise, Cress is no different! This book rocks super hard. What else is there to […]
Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge
SIGH. That’s how I feel about Cruel Beauty. For starters, I think that Cruel Beauty was just nothing like I expected. Almost right away it becomes clear that there’s a huge connection to Greek mythology, and while I normally love Greek mythology, I just didn’t […]
For Darkness Shows the Stars by Diana Peterfreund
For Darkness Shows the Stars is the kind of book that I don’t think is bad, but I think it requires the right person and the right tastes in order to enjoy it. Unfortunately for me, I don’t think I’m the right person. This book […]