Review by Lissa Sloan: Alias Hook by Lisa Jensen
Captain Hook is cursed. Banished to the dreaming place of the world’s children over 200 years before, he is doomed to play the villain to...
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The Fairy Tale Magazine
Dec 13, 20232 min read
Review by Kelly Jarvis: The Witches of Bone Hill by Ava Morgyn
The protagonist of The Witches of Bone Hill, Cordelia Bone, is suffering from a string of bad luck when this novel opens. She has been...
The Fairy Tale Magazine
Dec 6, 20231 min read
Review by Lissa Sloan: Wolf Skin by Mary McMyne
It begins with butterflies, colorful and delicate. Some flutter alive and free, while others are trapped in the killing jar and skewered...
The Fairy Tale Magazine
Nov 29, 20232 min read
Review by Madeline Mertz: The Butcher of the Forest by Premee Mohamed
Award winning author Premee Mohamed strikes again in The Butcher of the Forest, a new thrilling tale of magic, monsters, and survival....
The Fairy Tale Magazine
Nov 22, 20232 min read
Review by Kelly Jarvis: A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid
A Study in Drowning is a novel that explores several dark themes. Effy Sayre is a young woman who has suffered trauma in her life. She is...
The Fairy Tale Magazine
Nov 15, 20232 min read
Review by Lissa Sloan: The Bleeding Tree by Hollie Starling
The COVID-19 Pandemic marked a period of loss for so many. But while losses directly attributed to COVID made up a huge part of this,...
The Fairy Tale Magazine
Oct 31, 20232 min read
Review by Kelly Jarvis: The Forest Grimm by Kathryn Purdie
The Forest Grimm begins with an evocative phrase: “Tell me again, Grandmere, the story of how I die.” Kathryn Purdie’s prologue opens...
The Fairy Tale Magazine
Oct 24, 20231 min read
Review by Lissa Sloan: The Snow Girl by Sophie Anderson
Twelve-year-old Tasha is relieved to leave her friends and move north with her parents to her ailing grandfather’s farm. She is not the...
The Fairy Tale Magazine
Oct 10, 20232 min read
Review by Lissa Sloan: Buffy's House of Mirrors by Kim Malinowski
When Buffy the Vampire Slayer made her debut in the 90s, first in film and later on TV, she was a bit of a revelation: a pretty, petite...
Fairy Tale Magazine
Sep 26, 20232 min read
Review by Kelly Jarvis: The Witch is Back by Sophie H. Morgan
The Witch is Back, by Sophie H. Morgan, is a fun, escapist story about young witches in love. Emmaline Bluewater, a low-ranking witch...
Fairy Tale Magazine
Sep 19, 20232 min read
Book Review by Lissa Sloan: After the Forest by Kell Woods
Greta and Hans survived. They escaped the witch and made it home to their father in a happy ending to a horrific tale. Fifteen years...
The Fairy Tale Magazine
Sep 12, 20232 min read
Review by Kelly Jarvis: The Shadow Sister
The Shadow Sister is a gripping Young Adult mystery debut from author Lily Meade. It tells the story of two sisters, Casey and Sutton,...
The Fairy Tale Magazine
Sep 5, 20232 min read
Review by Madeline Mertz: Conversations with the Tarot
If you’ve ever felt silly whilst attempting to learn the tarot, or thought about learning but fear you’ll be out of your depth, Maria...
The Fairy Tale Magazine
Aug 15, 20232 min read
Book Review: Not That Kind of Ever After by Luci Adams
Not That Kind of Ever After is a romance about the world of online dating. The protagonist, Bella Marbie, dreams of being a writer and...
The Fairy Tale Magazine
Aug 1, 20232 min read
Book Review: The Kingdom is a Golden Cage by Lilly Inkwood
Lilly Inkwood’s new novel, The Kingdom is a Golden Cage, is the first book in a fantasy series about the Red, Blue, and Green Kingdoms...
The Fairy Tale Magazine
Jul 18, 20232 min read
Book Review: The Briars by Stephanie Parent
Stephanie Parent, the poet behind Every Poem a Potion, Every Song a Spell, has created a fascinating narrative that blends mystery, ghost...
The Fairy Tale Magazine
Jul 11, 20232 min read
Book Review: Charming by Jade Linwood
I was excited to read this novel which promised a twist of fairy tales centered around the Prince Charming character, but while the book...
Fairy Tale Magazine
Jul 4, 20232 min read
Book Review: House of Roots and Ruin by Erin A. Craig
In House of Roots and Ruin, Erin A. Craig returns readers to the lives of the Thaumas sisters from House of Salt and Sorrow. Verity, the...
Fairy Tale Magazine
Jun 27, 20232 min read
Book Review: All Kinds of Fur by Margaret Yocom
It’s no wonder there is no Disney version of “All Kinds of Fur”; it’s one of the Grimms’ grimmer tales. While All Kinds of Fur...
The Fairy Tale Magazine
Jun 13, 20231 min read
Book Review: The Bookstore Sisters by Alice Hoffman
If Alice Hoffman isn’t my favorite writer, she’s pretty close. I’ve read all of her novels—many more than once, and today, I have a short...
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