Probably one of the most familiar versions of Snow White is Disney’s animated feature. Let me tell you: I am not a fan. So I should back up. Snow White is not the Disney movie I grew up on. In fact, I didn’t grow up on any Disney movies that featured a beautiful princess and … Continue reading »
Whoa. This was…. well… not like what I was expecting at all. And I say that in the very best of ways. Snow White, Blood Red by Cameron Jace is part of The Grimm Diaries Prequel, a series of novellas for the upcoming Grimm Diaries Series. I only read the Snow White novella, but wow. … Continue reading »
Back when I was doing my Retro Reads, I featured this movie as one of them. You can check it out here. But, before I talk about Snow White in this movie, here’s a little synopsis of the movie: The 10th Kingdom follows a girl (okay, 22 yo) named Virginia who lives on the edge … Continue reading »
For some reason, Snow White was really hot in 2012. Everywhere we turned there she was, in our faces, reminding us just who was fairest of them all. Mirror, Mirror – Starring Lily Collins and Julia Roberts Have you seen this? I thought it was totally cute, but not at all what I expected. It … Continue reading »
If you’ve never read anything by Gregory McGuire I only have this to say to you: do not go into his books expecting them to be enjoyable. Do not expect them to be easy and, above all things, do not expect to get them right away. His books need to be savored, thought over, and … Continue reading »
Kill Me Softly by Sarah Cross The Skinny:Mirabelle’s past is shrouded in secrecy, from her parents’ tragic deaths to her guardians’ half-truths about why she can’t return to her birthplace, Beau Rivage. Desperate to see the town, Mira runs away a week before her sixteenth birthday—and discovers a world she never could have imagined. In … Continue reading »
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer The Skinny: When we last left Cinder, she had been captured after crashing Emperor Kai’s ball and threatening Queen Levana. Cinder must escape from prison and, with the help of a new found “friend” Thorne, track down the one person she thinks can help her: Michelle Benoit. But what she doesn’t … Continue reading »
Princess of the Silver Woods by Jessica Day George The Skinny: Princess Petunia, the youngest of the 12 sisters in Jessica Day George’s series, is sent to visit an elderly friend of her family’s. But in order to get to her friend’s, she must pass through the dangerous woods where a band of thieves dressed … Continue reading »
