**This review was originally posted on http://www.teenreads.com - SEE IT HERE** "Every step they took, every hardship they witnessed, stoked the fires of her anger, but over the weeks, it had changed from a sharp, burning outrage into a steady, purposeful wrath." In the stunning follow up to her debut, Julie Dao returns us to [...]
"She would bloom where she was planted and let her roots close around the throats of her enemies." Xifeng has grown up knowing two things. That she is beautiful. And that she is destined for greatness. She is meant to be Empress, that's what the cards her aunt reads tells her. But, there is no [...]
Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who is the stabbiest one of all? I've always loved the darker side to fairy tales. There's something about taking the things I loved as a child and making them dark and devious that makes me so happy. Knowing that the original tales were pretty damn dark to begin with [...]
"The sea is a fickle witch. She is just as likely to bestow a kiss as to steal the breath from your lips." Evie knows that magic exists. Even if the people in her village would burn anyone claiming to have magic alive. It's just as well that she is isolated. Shunned for her poverty [...]
It's another stabalicious Monday! It also happens to be the very last Monday in August, which means summer is quickly winding down. The days are getting shorter, but that means that the nights are getting longer. And we all know that the nights are dark and full of delicious terrors! In honor of the dark [...]
"Technically, I'm a murderer, but I like to think that's one of my better qualities." When I said that 2018 was going to be the year of epic books, I'll admit, I had no idea how accurate that statement was. To Kill A Kingdom is one of those epic books, that swam into my unassuming [...]
"My mother was raised on fairy tales, but I was raised on highways." The Hazel Wood is a remarkable creative blend of urban fantasy and twisted fairy tales with a touch of mystery added for flavor. This combination is incredibly creative and takes you deep into not just a fairy tale, or it's retelling, but [...]
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