Katie: So, I get this email from Patty telling me about this book that she’s come across that HAS to be our next review. I’m skeptical, but since she was willing to pay, I couldn’t say no. I was very pleasantly surprised to really enjoy the first forty pages or so of Wriggle and Sparkle by Megan Derr. Enough so that I messaged her at 730 in the morning: Patty: I don’t… I’m not sure how to… So there’s a kraken and a unicorn and […]
This is what it means to be a woman in the world. Every step is a bargain with pain.
From the blurb: From New York Times bestselling author Catherynne M. Valente comes a brilliant reinvention of one of the best known fairy tales of all time. In the novella Six-Gun Snow White, Valente transports the title’s heroine to a masterfully evoked Old West where Coyote is just as likely to be found as the seven dwarves. A plain-spoken, appealing narrator relates the story of her parents – a Nevada silver baron who forced the Crow people to give up one of their most beautiful […]
Serpent Demon
Serpentine is set in the same world as Cindy Pon’s other series, The Kingdom of Xia. However, as I’ve never read those, I can’t comment as to whether the events there have anything to do with the ones in this novel. I really enjoyed this novel though, it’s a quick read that uses the under-utilized fantasy resource of Chinese legends and mythology as it’s base. For this alone, it is well worth the read. Skybright is the head handmaiden to the youngest daughter of a […]
Wishing and Drinking is a Dangerous Combination
Down with The Shine has an interesting premise and was for the most part an enjoyable read. However, I felt the ending was a bit of a let down. I’m not going to discuss why as it’s spoilery, but I’m not satisfied with the way the book wrapped things up. Despite that, it’s a decent, if not great, YA novel about wishing and growing up. Lennie is one of those kids, you know the ones, they’re constantly in trouble for no real reason and everyone knows they’re […]