When I recently learned of fanfiction, I didn’t really pay much attention. That is, I didn’t pay attention until I realized that fanfiction was really just a synonym for retellings. It was like fireworks went off inside my head as I connected how fanfiction describes a bunch of authors (or in this case, fans) retelling... Continue Reading →
A List of Retellings I Would Definitely Recommend…
In many of my previous blogs I mention some of my favorite retellings. Today I decided to compile a list of some of the retellings I most recommend. The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer Literally any book by K.M. Shea (most of them are retellings)! Of Earth & Shadow by Kimberly A. Rogers Circe by... Continue Reading →
So Many Series of Retellings!
Have you ever noticed a certain phenomenon? The phenomenon in question is when authors write series where each book in the series is a retelling of a different fairy tale or story. In recent years this seems to be a trend! One popular example of this phenomenon is The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer. This... Continue Reading →
Should humans be “in the know?”
There is one decision that nearly all fantasy authors who write about humans must consider before they even start writing or typing their book. This one decision is based on a very simple question… Should humans be “in the know?” Basically, it’s the question of whether or not us normal, magicless, mortal human beings should... Continue Reading →
What’s with the rose?
It’s a tale as old as time, one that everyone seems to know at some level…Beauty and the Beast. Where the Beauty meets the Beast, they fall in love, and the curse is broken (more or less). And in the midst of all this lies the rose. I don’t believe I have ever read a... Continue Reading →
A Basic History of Dragons…
It is plain to see that dragons are perhaps the most majestic paragon of the fantasy and fairy tale genre. From the age-old idea of knights rescuing beautiful princesses from fire breathing dragons to the more modern take of humanized dragons like the ones in Tui T. Sutherland’s bestselling Wings of Fire series, dragons are... Continue Reading →
The tragedy of Snow Queen retellings…
I recently became aware that Snow Queen retellings don’t seem to garner the same attention that other fairy-tale retellings do. Given the popularity of the movie Frozen, the most famous Snow Queen retelling, I was startled to discover the apparent unpopularity of Snow Queen retellings more generally. This discovery came about through a less-than-scientific methodology... Continue Reading →
Once Upon a Time…
Once upon a time, I was curious about the phrase “once upon a time” (okay, I couldn’t resist). From a young age we hear those words at the start of so many fairy tales that they have become synonymous with that genre. My curiosity spurred me to do a little research. The earliest use of... Continue Reading →
Hello, humans of the internet…
(Photo by samer daboul on Pexels.com) Once upon a time, Cinderella was a cyborg… Once upon a time, Beauty was a Beast… Once upon a time, Sleeping Beauty was a spy… If you just read the three lines above, you may have noticed that something seemed a bit off. You may have even thought I’m... Continue Reading →
The Retellings Review (and Fairy Tales Too!) 