Audio Book Review: Straight on Till Morning & So This Is Love

 

Straight on Till Morning (Twisted Tales #8) by Liz Braswell, narrated by Lorna Bennett 
Fantasy/Fairy Tales
Summary: What if Wendy first traveled to Neverland… with Captain Hook?
496 Pages
My Rating: B

So This Is Love (Twisted Tales #9) by Elizabeth Lim, narrated by Esther Wane
Fantasy/Romance/Fairy Tales
Summary: What if Cinderella never tried on the glass slipper?
416 Pages
My Rating: A

More Twisted Tales. Of these two, I'm surprised to say that I enjoyed the Cinderella one more than the Peter Pan one. Generally, with this series, I've had issues with the classic fairy tale princess ones more, but So This Is Love did better than the others have, and I found it very enjoyable. Straight on Till Morning was good, but I've never been a huge fan of the Disney Peter Pan, and there are some distinct issues with the world that the story couldn't work past. I did enjoy the actual friendship between Wendy and Tinkerbell, and I enjoyed the end of her story in this far more than in the original story, but I don't think this is one I would pick up again.

Still, if you've been reading these, and if you enjoy these two tales, these are as fun as the others. And I'm finding myself wanting to try some of the other Disney-licensed tales to see what they're like as well. We'll see which ones I end up picking up.

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Book Review: The Sleeper and the Spindle

 

The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman
Fantasy
Summary: On the eve of her wedding, a young queen sets out to rescue a princess from an enchantment. 
72 pages

My Rating: B+

I bought this last year when I was reading fairy tale retellings, though I didn't get to it until last month. It's a fabulous winding of Snow White and Sleeping Beauty, and changes the ending of both. While I've never been a big reader of Neil Gaiman, he wrote one of my all-time favorite books, and I love how supportive and appreciative of his fans he is. He's a great man, and we're lucky to have him.

The art in this is gorgeous, and some pages have hand-written quotes from the part of the story it illustrates. This one's definitely worth it if you enjoy fairy tales. And if you're a Gaiman fan, it's definitely worth getting.

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Audio Book Review: Twisted Tales books 3 - 6

 

As Old As Time (Disney Twisted Tales #3) by Liz Braswell, read by James Patrick Cronin

Summary: What if Belle's mother had cursed the Beast?

484 Pages

Rating: B+

Reflection (Disney Twisted Tales #4) by Elizabeth Lim, read by Emily Woo Zeller

Summary: What if Mulan had to travel to the Underworld?

416 Pages

Rating: A-

Part of Your World (Disney Twisted Tales #5) by Liz Braswell, read by Saskia Maarleveld

Summary: What if Ariel had never defeated Ursula?

475 Pages

Rating: C+

Mirror, Mirror (Disney Twisted Tales #6) by Jen Calonita, read by Emily Woo Zeller

Summary: What if the Evil Queen poisoned the prince?

344 Pages

Rating: C+

Fantasy/Romance/Dystopia

Still having fun reading these, although the last two are two of my least favorite so far in the series. But that has more to do with my disagreements about what Disney thinks these books should be vs the original stories these came from. As Old as Time added some wonderful value to the original story, and a great deal more adventure, and Reflection even more. If you love those two Disney movies, I highly recommend them. 

However, if you are a fan of the original stories of the Little Mermaid, and Snow White over the Disney versions, these might be lacking for you. Also, if you have a problem with the plotline of "children saving the universe," these will both grate on your nerves. Part of Your World has some lack of comprehension of things that really annoyed me and dropped the rating a good deal. Mirror Mirror had Snow White blaming herself for the Wicked Queen taking over the kingdom which made no sense when she was literally a CHILD when the woman took over. So... if you think those things might bother you, these are definitely ones to skip.

The positive? These are completely unconnected to each other in any way aside from the Twisted Tales series title. So each can be read in any order, and can be ignored entirely for any reason. For myself, I plan not to read book number seven, which is one of my least favorite Disney films, as well as number eleven, which I also dislike. But it's a great variety of story which don't all even have strong romance elements to them, which makes them especially nice for sharing with the kids, so long as they don't mind a little bit of scary stuff.

Overall? I intend to keep going with this series for as long as they publish, though I will be avoiding certain Disney movies that I dislike. But at least they made that very easy to do.

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Audio Book Review: Uprooted by Naomi Novik

 

Uprooted by Naomi Novik, read by Julia Emelin
Fantasy/Romance
Summary: “Our Dragon doesn’t eat the girls he takes, no matter what stories they tell outside our valley. We hear them sometimes, from travelers passing through. They talk as though we were doing human sacrifice, and he were a real dragon. Of course that’s not true: he may be a wizard and immortal, but he’s still a man, and our fathers would band together and kill him if he wanted to eat one of us every ten years. He protects us against the Wood, and we’re grateful, but not that grateful.”
435 pages

My Rating: A-

Naomi Novik is an author who seems to dig deep into the world of the story she creates, and shows it to us without overloading us at all. It leads to a dense story where you immediately understand the world, and what might happen in it without question. Uprooted is such a distinct world that the story just comes out in small slices until suddenly the action happens, and nothing comes out of left field so much as ties pieces together that you weren't connecting until she did. And that's a poor explanation of this story. But it's a gorgeous world, and I'm so very glad I listened to it, because I have a feeling I'd have gotten caught on certain passages otherwise.

I really wish there was more to this world. Yes, she finished the story about the Wood, but I'm fascinated by Agnieszka's magic as compared to the usual mages of this world. Obviously, she is not the only one, but it does seem to be the less-known magic. I'd love to see a story about a magical school just for her type of magic, and more digging into how it works, and into her heroine's story. Heck, I would love to learn about that witch and what she got up to. Or to find out she wasn't dead after all, and the conversation between them. She was as fascinating as Agnieszka, really.

I highly recommend this to people who love rich, dense fantasy worlds, but I think if you're not a strong fantasy fan, this one might not be for you. Looking at the reviews on Goodreads, that seems to be the divide. This is for people who want a fantasy novel based on old tales, and not for a fan of modern romance fantasy, because it will only disappoint you in that regard. Yes, there is a touch of romance, but it is not the story she is telling, and it was never meant to be.

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Dual Book Review: Winter & Stars Above by Marissa Meyer

Winter (The Lunar Chronicles #4) 
Summary: Can Cinder, Scarlet, Cress, and Winter claim their happily ever afters by defeating Levana once and for all?

827 Pages

Stars Above (The Lunar Chronicles Shorts) narrated by Rebecca Soler  
Summary: The universe of the Lunar Chronicles holds stories—and secrets—that are wondrous, vicious, and romantic. How did Cinder first arrive in New Beijing? How did the brooding soldier Wolf transform from young man to killer? When did Princess Winter and the palace guard Jacin realize their destinies? With nine stories—five of which have never before been published—and an excerpt from Marissa Meyer’s novel, Heartless, about the Queen of Hearts from Alice in Wonderland, Stars Above is essential for fans of the bestselling and beloved Lunar Chronicles.
400 Pages

by Marissa Meyer
Sci Fi/Dystopia/Romance

My Rating: B+

With Stars Above, this is the first series I have completed this year. Winter is a massive book, but it's an excellent end to the series, though you don't get the ultimate ending until the short "Stars Above" in the short stories collection. I read Winter, but I listened to the shorts. I probably should have done it the other way around, but they're both lovely if you are already fans of the series. Definitely worth checking out. I like that all the main couples got their happy endings in one or both books. I also quite like the short story of the Little Android, which I had read before, but it means just a little bit more, even though the ending is a little melancholy.

I'm still debating reading Fairest. I think if I'd tried it before reading Winter, I might have managed, but after Levana's ending in Winter, I'm less inclined to read a story about how she was done wrong. We'll see if time changes that opinion. 

Overall, if you haven't read the Lunar Chronicles, give it a try, because it's an excellent weaving of these well-known fairy tales, but giving them all their own new twists. And if you have read Winter, but never picked up Stars Above, trust me, you want to. The final story in the collection gives the ending that Cinder properly deserves.

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Audio Book Dual Review: The Forest of Good and Evil #1 & 2

 

The Evil Queen (The Forest of Good and Evil #1) narrated by Caitlin Kelly 
Summary: Far, far away, in the realm of Enchantia, creatures of legend still exist, magic is the norm and fairy tales are real. Except, fairy tales aren’t based on myths and legends of the past—they are prophecies of the future. Raised in the mortal realm, Everly Morrow has no idea she’s a real-life fairy-tale princess—until she manifests an ability to commune with mirrors.

544 Pages

The Glass Queen (The Forest of Good and Evil #2) narrated by Caitlin Kelly 
Summary: Princess Ashleigh Charmaine is known as the Glass Princess, fragile enough to shatter with a whisper of wind. Born with a weak heart, she dreams of being treated like anyone else. Unlike her headstrong sisters, she received no magical ability at birth and lives every day expecting to die. Until an oracle announces that Ashleigh is fated to play the part of Cinderella, wed a handsome royal and save the Kingdom of Sevon from the evil king and queen who once ruled the land.
552 Pages

by Gina Showalter
Fantasy/Romance

My Rating: A-

I do enjoy Gina Showalter's Lords of the Underworld series, so I was curious to see what this was like. These are so good. Highly enjoyable, with characters that pull you in hard. Everly is a spoiled brat who tries to do better, while Ashleigh is a child destroyed by circumstance. Both characters make  you care for their paths, and want to see them get only the best. And when they do... you just want to cheer. 

Yes, looking at the summaries and the names of the main characters might make you roll your eyes, but by the time you've hit Enchantia in the first book, you just don't want to stop. Everly's so much fun. And since she was raised on Earth, she's very American, which is just fun to watch her confuse her Enchantian friends with. Ashleigh is a much softer heroine who grows into her power, and just blooms from it. And their Princes are definitely worth all the things they go through. I will say this falls into the New Adult category more than YA, but it should be okay so long as a little spicy is okay.

I have tried to find out more about this series, because I want so much more, but Glass Queen only came out last year, so there are only hints of what we might get from this series, though I did see one thing saying it was currently listed as a trilogy. Still, I hope it goes much farther than that. There are so many characters in this world that I'd like to see settled and happy. They all deserve their happily ever afters. And their villains all need to be punished.

If you like fairy tales, especially twisted ones, this is a must read. I highly recommend.

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Audio Book Review: Of Beast and Beauty by Stacey Jay

 

Of Beast and Beauty by Stacey Jay, narrated by Julia Whelan

Sci Fi/Dystopia/Romance/YA

Summary: In the city of Yuan, the blind Princess Isra is raised to be a human sacrifice. Her death will ensure her city's vitality. In the desert, a mutant beast named Gem fights to save his people, known as the Monstrous, from starvation. Neither dreams that, together, they can return balance to their worlds.

391 Pages

My Rating: B+

This version of Beauty and the Beast definitely has some lovely aspects you don't get with these stories often. For one, the roles are reversed. Instead of "Beauty" (or the girl, if you prefer) being held hostage by the "Beast" (or boy, if you prefer), her people hold him hostage instead. For another, she starts out with a disability, which is something there still isn't enough of in YA these days. Granted, in this case, she is magically cured, so it's not perfect, but I do like that the story started out with her being perfectly capable even without her sight. I'm also very happy to find a sci fi version of this story, though it's very fantasy-based sci fi.

The story of Isra and Gem is a fairly typical story of two groups who hate each other and have done for so long that each no longer sees the other group as fully human. I like how well-woven the story of this world is, though at the beginning, I was certain the roses would have a very different role to play than they actually did. There are a few easy-fix issues in the story (see above about her disability for one), but overall, the story is a fascinating one, and those fixes don't do much to harm the story itself.

Definitely for fans of Beauty and the Beast, but don't expect the Disney version here. If you like sci fi as well as fairy tale retellings, and are a fan of YA, I think this is a good one to read.

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Audio Book Reviews: The Shadow Queen, The Wish Granter, and The Traitor Prince (The Ravenspire Series) by CJ Redwine

 

The Shadow Queen (The Ravenspire Chronicles #1) narrated by Khristine Hvam

Summary: Lorelai Diederich, crown princess and fugitive at large, has one mission: kill the wicked queen who took both the Ravenspire throne and the life of her father. 

405 Pages

The Wish Granter (The Ravenspire Chronicles #2) narrated by Khristine Hvam

Summary: The world has turned upside down for Thad and Ari Glavan, the bastard twins of Súndraille’s king. Their mother was murdered. The royal family died mysteriously. And now Thad sits on the throne of a kingdom whose streets are suddenly overrun with violence he can’t stop.

435 Pages

The Traitor Prince (The Ravenspire Chronicles #3) narrated by Christian Barillas

Summary: Javan Najafai, crown prince of Akram, has spent the last ten years at an elite boarding school, far away from his kingdom. But his eagerly awaited return home is cut short when a mysterious impostor takes his place—and no one believes Javan is the true prince.

416 Pages

by CJ Redwine 

Fantasy/Romance/Dystopia

My Rating: B+

These books are lots of fun. There's still one to come, too, so I am looking forward to that. I really am enjoying the twists to these tales: Snow White, Rumplestiltskin, and the third, which is based on an old Arabian Nights Tale called The False Prince. All three are completely stand alone, but set in the same universe. Each has its own unique romance, its own unique set of issues, and together they build up a world of magic and fascinating magical beings that are all very interesting to learn about. I'm definitely looking forward to seeing what the fourth book will be about, too. I think it may be Cinderella, which would fit very well in this world.

These books, while very strongly based in their original tales, have a wonderful take in each story. Very familiar, and still very unique. If you like fairy tales, these are all excellent takes on the stories. The characters are all quite strong, and very different from each other. Redwine definitely doesn't pull punches, though these are fairly light despite the darkness that permeates each story. I definitely recommend these for fans of fairy tales of any sort.

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Dual Audio Book Review: A Whole New World & Once Upon a Dream by Liz Braswell

A Whole New World (Disney Twisted Tales #1)

Summary:What if Jafar was the first one to summon the Genie?

376 Pages

Once Upon a Dream (Disney Twisted Tales #2)

Summary:What if the sleeping beauty never woke up?

440 Pages

Fantasy/Romance/Dystopia

by Liz Braswell, narrated by James Patrick Cronin

My Rating: B

Stumbled on a bunch of Disney series, but I was especially fascinated by this one, because it takes the tales we know, and gives it a dystopian slant. In A Whole New World, without the Genie, Aladdin and Jasmine must fight to save Agrabah from Jafar. In Once Upon a Dream, the story actually all takes place while Aurora is asleep. Each story is it's own world, so there's no need to read these in order, unless you wish to. There's no crossover between the stories. The stories are distinctly the Disney versions, just offshoots of their original stories. 

I was more pleased with the Aladdin book than the Sleeping Beauty book, which discounts a lot of the base fairy tale that is kind of important to explain Maleficent's reasons for what happened, but since the original did that, too, if to a lesser extent, it's to be expected. Both are very interesting stories, and both explore aspects we didn't really get in the original movies.

If you're a Disney fan, these ones are definitely worth looking into. Especially if you are also a fan of Dystopias in general. Beware, subject matter does get pretty dark in both, so if that's an issue for you, these may not be for you (or your kid). If you're a fan of the fairy tale the stories are based on, you might want to give these a pass.

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Book Review: Crimson Bound by Rosamund Hodge

Crimson Bound by Rosamund Hodge
Fantasy/Dark Fairy Tale
Summary: When Rachelle was fifteen she was good—apprenticed to her aunt and in training to protect her village from dark magic. But she was also reckless— straying from the forest path in search of a way to free her world from the threat of eternal darkness. After an illicit meeting goes dreadfully wrong, Rachelle is forced to make a terrible choice that binds her to the very evil she had hoped to defeat.
Pages: 448

My Rating: B+

This is a very dark retelling of Red Riding Hood, with some other fairy tale elements in it, including a bit of Hansel and Gretel. I should warn that Goodreads lists this as a sequel to Cruel Beauty, but the two have nothing to do with each other, aside from both being dark fairy tale retellings. This world is set in a sort of Frankish court in the late middle ages, but it's also uniquely its own. The main character, Rachelle, is very sad and angry for what she's done, but she's made sure to save as many people as possible. 

The characters in this are quite interesting, though they don't pull me in quit as much as Cruel Beauty. Never the less, it kept me reading the entire time. I wanted to know how she would fix everything, and what the ultimate outcome would be. The finale is truly satisfying, and while not everything is fixed, I think that made the story more satisfying, because it meant that the sacrifices that were made truly meant something.

Generally YA here, but high end. There is reference to sex, and heavy flirting, and also a very dark edge to it, so if darkness is a problem, this might not be the book for you. That said, I really do enjoy Hodge's take on fairy tales, and very much look forward to the third of her fairy tales, Gilded Ashes.

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Dual Audio Book Review: A Court of Thorns and Roses & A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas, narrated by Jennifer Ikeda

 

A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses book 1)
Summary: Feyre's survival rests upon her ability to hunt and kill – the forest where she lives is a cold, bleak place in the long winter months. So when she spots a deer in the forest being pursued by a wolf, she cannot resist fighting it for the flesh. But to do so, she must kill the predator and killing something so precious comes at a price ...
419 Pages

A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses book 2)
Summary: Feyre survived Amarantha's clutches to return to the Spring Court—but at a steep cost. Though she now has the powers of the High Fae, her heart remains human, and it can't forget the terrible deeds she performed to save Tamlin's people.
626 Pages

Fantasy/New Adult/Romance
By Sarah J Maas, narrated by Jennifer Ikeda 

I have a new favorite series. Let's be clear. I was pretty sure from the first time I heard about this that I would love it. I adore fairy tale retellings, especially when they are beauty and the beast retellings. I also love romance, and fae folk, so I knew this would be right up my alley, but what a ride! I love Feyre, but even more I love Rhysand, and can't wait to listen to more about all of the characters in this series. This story hits so many tropes I adore, including slow burn, and bonding, and jerks who save the day by helping you figure it out yourself. Did I say I loved Rhysand? Because I do. I also adore his cousin Morrigan, even if for no other reason than her name, though she's so very much more than it.

I literally couldn't stop listening yesterday, even though I had two more hours to listen to, and I almost never listen at home. The twists and turns in the second book will give you whiplash. But they are so worth it. Just hang in there, because it's just wonderful. If you enjoy the Black Jewels trilogy, I definitely think you will enjoy this series. If you like strong-woman fairy tale retellings, this one is for you.

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Dual Audio Book Review: The Hazel Wood and the Boy Who Didn't Come Home by Melissa Albert, narrated by Rebecca Soler and James Fouhey

 

The Hazel Wood narrated by Rebecca Soler
Summary: Seventeen-year-old Alice and her mother have spent most of Alices life on the road, always a step ahead of the uncanny bad luck biting at their heels. But when Alices grandmother, the reclusive author of a cult-classic book of pitch-dark fairy tales, dies alone on her estate, the Hazel Wood, Alice learns how bad her luck can really get: Her mother is stolen awayby a figure who claims to come from the Hinterland, the cruel supernatural world where her grandmother's stories are set.
359 Pages

The Boy Who Didn't Come Home narrated by James Fouhey
Summary: Ellery Finch took a one-way ticket to Fairyland. What happened next?
38 Pages

Fantasy/YA/Fairy Tales
By Melissa Albert

My Rating: A-

This book. Oh, my god, this book. It's dark, and intense, and felt so good and so real, I didn't want it to end. Luckily, it's part of a series, so I will be getting more of this, definitely. I look forward to reading it or listening to it again, because I know there is so much that I missed the first time around, but that will pop right out at me when I go through the story again. Alice is intense, but her mother is so lovely, and Alice is so lucky to have her. I don't want to give anything away, but what I will say is if you like fairy tales and don't mind dark, this is absolutely a must-read.

Also, I got very lucky because the audio book I got included the short about Ellery, who was a lovely but also complicated character. It's a sweet story, a little sad, but hopefully we'll be hearing from him again. I can't wait to get more of this world.

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Audio Book Review: Stitching Snow by RC Lewis, narrated by Mia Barron

Stitching Snow by RC Lewis
Science Fiction/Fairy Tale/Romance/YA
Summary: The tale of a missing princess—and of the ruthless king and queen who will do anything to reclaim her.
338 Pages

My Rating: B+

Since I read the Lunar Chronicles first, and am currently working my way through Winter, the comparison was inevitable for me. I have to say I love the story of Cinder and her friends more, but I absolutely love this version of the tale of Snow White, and definitly prefer her over Winter, who is just a little too weird for my tastes. She and her prince face  such interesting challenges together, and their growth as characters very much pulled me in. I absolutely loved their story, and the end just left me smiling.

If you like fairy tale retellings, I highly recommend this, especially if you enjoyed the Lunar Chronicles. And if you haven't, but love sci fi and fairy tales, I highly recommend checking out both the Lunar Chronicles and Stitching Snow.

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Dual Review: The Moth & the Flame & The Mirror & the Maze by Renee Ahdieh

 

The Moth & the Flame (The Wrath & the Dawn 0.25) 

Summary: It started as playful, if barbed, banter before rising to a fateful wager with a most notorious rake—the Captain of the Guard, Jalal al-Khoury—who may have finally met his match in a lovely, if haughty, handmaiden, Despina. But she, too, seems to have met her match in the handsome Jalal. 

26 pages

The Mirror & the Maze (the Wrath & the Dawn 1.5)

Summary: The city of Rey is burning. With smoke billowing, fires blazing and his people fleeing, Khalid races back to defend his city, and protect his queen.

13 pages

By Renee Ahdieh

Fantasy/Fairy Tale/Romance

My Rating: B+

These are lovely companion pieces to the larger story of the Wrath and the Dawn. I'm particularly drawn to the Moth & the Flame, as I was very fond of Despina and her romance with Jalal, though for a short time in the second main book, I was a little worried about her. The Mirror & the Maze is harder, as it's the aftermath of the first book, with Khalid arriving to see his city in ruins, and his wife gone. But each adds a bit to the overall story, and both are definitely worth checking out if you enjoyed the main books. Especially the Moth & the Flame, if you are a fan of Despina. 

I'm rather sad there isn't anything more to this series, but at the same time, I think it's just right as it is. But I will definitely be checking out more of Ms Ahdieh's work in the future.

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Dual Review: The Crown and the Arrow & The Rose and the Dagger by Renee Ahdieh

 

The Crown & the Arrow (The Wrath & the Dawn 0.5) 

Summary: Seventy-one days and seventy-one nights had come and gone since Kahlid began killing his brides. This dawn, Khalid would mark the loss of the seventy-second girl, Shahrzad al-Khayzuran.

11 pages

The Rose & the Dagger (the Wrath & the Dawn 2)

Summary: In a land on the brink of war, Shahrzad is forced from the arms of her beloved husband, the Caliph of Khorasan. She once thought Khalid a monster--a merciless killer of wives, responsible for immeasurable heartache and pain--but as she unraveled his secrets, she found instead an extraodinary man and a love she could not deny.

416 pages

By Renee Ahdieh

Fantasy/Fairy Tale/Romance

My rating: B+

This story is the prequel moment before the first book, and the second (of two) books retelling the story of Shahrzad and her King. The details of the world are amazing, and the characters are wonderful. In the sequel, Shahrzad has to deal with the people who have endeavored to "save" her from the King before he kills her, too, as he has done with every wife before her. The problem? She's now madly in love with him, and while she loves her family and cares for the man she once wanted to marry, she knows there is more involved in why Khalid kills his wives. And she will do whatever it takes to save him and their kingdom. Despite her family and his, both plotting against him. Her difficulties are wonderfully explained, and all the characters are very involved in their own version of the plot, each of which is missing bits of the truth, even Shahrzad and Khalid. A very intricate plot that will keep you guessing through most of the story.

The story ends with this book, but I do have two more shorts to get my hands on. I have one on hold at the library, and another which I own, but will wait until I've read the first. I'll probably make a separate post of those two stories, though they're directly wound into this one. I do recommend the duology, with or without the short stories. Especially if you are a fan of the Arabian Nights stories.

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