Genre: Retelling

#BookReview + #GuestPost: Louise O’Neill, author of THE SURFACE BREAKS, on small acts to change the world

Louise O’Neill is one of those authors who inspires complete awe in me. My first introduction to her writing was Only Ever Yours, a book I still ruminate over years later. While not “enjoyable” in the typical sense, she has a way of spearing you with her words and reeling you in so you can’t escape, even after you’ve finished the book. This is precisely what happened with The Surface Breaks. A retelling of The Little Mermaid, Louise went back to the source to create this feminist spin on the tail tale. This isn’t the romance that Disney portrayed, though it reveals just […]

Posted June 20th 2019 in Blog Tours, Fantasy, Guest Posts, Reviews, Young Adult / / 0 Comments

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#BookReview: CINDERELLA, NECROMANCER by F.M. Boughan

This isn’t just an “inspired by” tale. Cinderella, Necromancer is a retelling, with a character named Ella, a stepmother and stepsisters, and a prince seeking a bride. But this is slightly different from other retellings you may have come across because this particular one happens to be influenced by real 15th century German necromancy. And because of this, Boughan takes us back to the real darkness that existed in the original fairytales (not the Disney version). Except this is far darker, with demons and maggots and the like! It’s not often you find so much gore in a retelling without […]

Posted September 22nd 2017 in Blog Tours, Fantasy, Reviews, Young Adult / / 0 Comments

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#BookReview: THE SEAFARER’S KISS by Julia Ember

The Seafarer’s Kiss is a quick fantasy retelling of The Little Mermaid, except not like any you’ve read before. The book focuses on Ersel, a 19-year-old mermaid with a serious case of wanderlust who finds a shield-maiden stranded on top of the ice near her berg home. In this particular version of the tale, Ember draws on Norse mythology, so instead of an evil seawitch cursing an innocent young mermaid, Ersel makes a deal with Loki. I loved the setting of this book. Instead of being in tropical waters where everything is colourful and warm, Ersel’s clan lives in an […]

Posted July 9th 2017 in Fantasy, New Adult, Reviews / / 0 Comments

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