What: Teach the Torches to Burn by Caleb Roehrig Who: Feiwel & Friends When: July 25th 2023 How: A copy of this novel was provided by Feiwel & Friends for review. Verona, Italy. Seventeen-year-old aspiring artist Romeo dreams of a quiet life with someone who loves him just as he is. But as the heir […]
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Tink and Wendy by Kelly Ann Jacobson: A Queer Peter Pan Retelling with Heart
What: Tink and Wendy by Kelly Ann Jacobson Who: Three Rooms Press When: October 26th 2021 How: A copy of this novel was provided by Allen and Unwin for review. What happens when Tinker Bell is in love with both Peter Pan and Wendy? In this sparkling re-imagining of Peter Pan, Peter and Wendy’s granddaughter […]
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What: Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron Who: Bloomsbury YA When: August 6th 2020 How: A copy of this novel was provided by Bloomsbury Australia for review. It’s 200 years since Cinderella found her prince, but the fairytale is over. Sophia knows the story though, off by heart. Because every girl has to recite it daily, […]
Read More →Puppet by Pauline C. Harris: A Lackluster Retelling
What: Puppet by Pauline C. Harris Who: Patchwork Press When: October 2014 How: A copy of this novel was provided by Patchwork Press for review. Penelope never dreamed she’d become a superhuman experiment masquerading as a puppet. She never dreamed everything would be taken from her; even her ability to lie. Nor did she ever […]
Read More →Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust: Another Beautiful Queer Retelling
What: Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust Who: Flatiron Books When: July 7th 2020 How: A copy of this novel was provided by Flatiron Books for review. A captivating and utterly original fairy tale about a girl cursed to be poisonous to the touch, and who discovers what power might lie in such a curse… There […]
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