Today on Twitter, I went on a bit of a tirade about a couple of my favorite topics – but then I remembered, “Hey wait, this is what I have a blog for!” Specifically, I wanted to talk about exploring…
Tag: fairy tale
Cress by Marissa Meyer
So, remember a while back when I reviewed Ash by Malinda Lo, and I mentioned another fairy tale adaptation that I really liked, one with cyborgs in space? Hey, look what’s back! Cress is the third book in the Lunar…
Ash by Malinda Lo
I’ve always had a soft spot for fairy tales; that’s no secret. But it’s very much becoming apparent that I will never get sick of fairy tale retellings as long as there’s even a minor cosmetic change or insignificant plot…
The Importance of Fantasy
I read very little realistic fiction. Since I was very young, most of what I’ve read has been fantasy, sci-fi, historical fiction. That’s not to say I don’t or won’t read anything “real”, but it makes up a very small…
Mermaids Are Weird and I Love It
Did you have a mermaid phase as a kid? A lot of little girls have a pony phase, or a ballerina phase, and I definitely had both of those, but mermaids were totally my thing. I always loved swimming and…
Fairy Tales in New Orleans and Disneyland
So, watching Disney’s recent addition to their princess line of movies and merchandise, The Princess and the Frog, after re-reading Witches Abroad of the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett was really interesting. Of course, The Princess and the Frog is…