Category: re-telling
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REVIEW: Rumpelstilzchen by Sam Northman
Rumpelstilzchen, ruthless enforcer for the Queen and powerful shadow geist, is missing an important part of himself—his Heart. Enslaved by the Evil Queen through black magick, Rumpelstilzchen’s only shot at freedom is to find his Heart—and claim it. What he doesn’t expect is for it to beat inside the beguiling son of a miller.…
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REVIEW: The Frog Prince by A.M. Rose
A man without a crown could still be a prince. But what about a monster? Adalwin has always been a prince. Born into royalty as the heir to the throne of Hallin, he was raised to rule a kingdom. Only, the one he receives is not the one he expected. Cruelly cursed and presumed…
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REVIEW: Cinder by D.N. Bryn
Cinder-Szule Reinholz has no intention of marrying his kingdom’s rake of a prince. His place in the world is to keep his incompetent, destitute household afloat. It’s the only respectable thing he’s managed since his mother wasted her dying breath tasking him to do good, and the sins he’s stacked against that duty grow…
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REVIEW: The Elves and the Shoemaker by Emory Winters
Can three lonely, wounded hearts make a whole? Johan had resigned himself to spending his life alone. Until them. Until two sets of scared but fierce amber eyes peer at him through curtains of silky white hair, and Johan’s heart takes on a new beat. A beat he can’t ignore. Despite escaping their captors,…
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REVIEW: Hansel and Gerhardt by WH Lockwood
Oh look! A house made entirely of sweets! Things finally seem to be looking up for Hansel and Gerhardt… Dropped into a lonely cottage deep in the woods as a boy, Gerhardt would give anything to escape. He hates his life, he hates his abusive step father. He’s sure his irritatingly handsome step brother…
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REVIEW: Zel by Amanda Meuwissen
An assassin in disguise is not meant to fall for their target… but Rapunzel’s life has never gone as planned. Twenty winters ago, before the Great Famine, Zel’s parents were caught stealing the fabled sorcerer’s rapunzel, the magical lettuce that grows around the base of his tall tower in the wood. He released them…
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REVIEW: Little Red Riding Hood by T.J. Rose
Getting eaten by a wolf wasn’t exactly what Red had in mind when he finally escaped the palace walls. Abandoned as a babe and raised in The Queen’s court, Red has always been an outsider, with his mismatched eyes and sharp tongue keeping most at arm’s length. When he ventures towards the Dark Forest…
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2025: May Reads!!
William by Mason Coile A horror in which an inventor with agoraphobia creates an A.I. … being. The problem is that he’s made it a little too well and it begins to make its own decisions. It begins to make very bad decisions…deadly decision. I loved the suspense in this book. Great twist at the…
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REVIEW: Love Austen Series by Anyta Sunday
I picked up this series from Amazon because I was intrigued by the descriptions. I thought I would review each book as I’m reading them for fun! Emerett Has Never Been In Love, book 01 Emerett (Lake) Has Never Been In Love is a great introduction to this series. Sunday brings their readers to a…
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REVIEW: Worth It by Chloe B. Young
The Official Description: The price of love could be too high to pay. Elliott Meyer is a dedicated student . . . and a part-time sex worker. College is expensive, and after his mother’s death left his family struggling, he’s desperate to avoid drowning in debt. Problem is, he just lost his only client. Time to…
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REVIEW: Beauregard and The Beast by Evie Drae
The Official Description: An MM Romance Fairy Tale Retelling From the dual finalist in the prestigious 2019 Romance Writers of America ® Golden Heart ® contest and seven-time 1st place Romance Writers of America ® award-winning contemporary and erotic romance author comes the much-anticipated re-release of her low-angst, high-heat gay romance Beauty and the Beast…
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REVIEW: A Face Without A Heart by Rick R. Reed
The Official Description: A modern-day and thought-provoking retelling of Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray that esteemed horror magazine Fangoria called “…a book that is brutally honest with its reader and doesn’t flinch in the areas where Wilde had to look away…. A rarity: a really well-done update that’s as good as its source material.”…
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