Spear by Nicola Griffith
An Arthurian tale with a female twist Seeing a new Nicola Griffith novella coming out put a spark in my heart. Spear is an Arthurian tale with a female twist which makes it even more amazing. The main character, Peretur, is raised in an isolated cave deep in a forest, warded by her mother’s magic. […]
Briar Girls by Rebecca Kim Wells
This was a pretty good fantasy read This was a pretty good read. It did have a few issues, but I found that I quite liked it anyway. This is actually my second Sleeping Beauty retelling that I have read in a row. That was not on purpose, I just wasn’t even thinking but it […]
The Grimrose Girls by Laura Pohl
A fairly good time! This was a fairly good time. I interrupted my Halloween reading list to get back to a few ARCs, this book being one of them. It was no hardship as this was another one of my more anticipated reads of 2021. I love reading retellings. I especially love sapphic retellings of […]
A good fantasy debut story
Review of Traitors of the Black Crown by Cate Pearce This was a good fantasy story. This was a book I was really excited to read until I noticed the early reviews. I was seeing all these low stars and DNF’s, so my heart sunk and I went into this read with low expectations, but […]
A very enjoyable sapphic Beauty and the Beast retelling
Review of The Misadventures of an Amateur Naturalist by Ceinwen Langley Sapphic Beauty and the Beast! When I saw the cover and title for this book I knew I had to read it. We aren’t supposed to judge or pick a book by its cover, but sometimes you just have to. I was completely sold already […]
Solid writing but I struggled too much with the story
Review of Pyotra and the Wolf by Elna Holst Pyotra and the Wolf is the first Elna Holst story I couldn’t get a real connection with. Not being a real fan of the whole wolf-shifter genre, I was still hoping there would be enough Holst magic to keep me happy. And I can’t deny the […]
A fun and tender sapphic retelling of ‘Anastasia’
Review of How to Find a Princess by Alyssa Cole Makeda may not know what she wants from life but she knows exactly what she doesn’t want, and that’s being a princess. The family folklore according to which her grandmother had a fling with the prince of the tiny kingdom of Ibarania was fun to […]
A sexier retelling of Carmilla
Review of Carmilla & Laura by S.D. Simper, narrated by Lois Ridge Carmilla & Laura is a sexier, faster-paced retelling of Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu. In her isolated castle, Laura isn’t unhappy, but she’s lonely. When a carriage accident brings a young woman to the Schloss, Laura is immediately entranced by her new companion. […]
This was a lot of fun and really well done
Review of Gretel on Her Own by Elna Holst I had high hopes for this and it didn’t disappoint. If you follow my reviews you probably have heard about how much I enjoy retellings of fairytales, fables, and legends. But what I really love is when an author writes a “what happens after”. I love […]