Title: Princess of the Silver Woods Author: Jessica Day George Genre: Fantasy, Fairy Tale Retelling, Young Adult Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens Publication Date: December 2012 Hardcover: 336 Pages When Petunia, the youngest of King Gregor’s twelve dancing daughters, is…
Title: The Changeling Sea Author: Patricia A. McKillip Genre: Fantasy, Fairy Tale, Young Adult Publisher: Firebird Publication Date: October 1988 Paperback: 144 Pages Since the day her father’s fishing boat returned without him, Peri and her mother have mourned…
Title: The Amaranth Enchantment Author: Julie Berry Genre: Fairy Tales, Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens Books Publication Date: March 2009 Hardcover: 320 Pages A delightful fairytale by a lyrical new voice. When Lucinda Chapdelaine was a small…
Title: Kill Me Softly Author: Sarah Cross Genre: Fairy Tales, Fantasy, Retelling, Young Adult Publisher: Egmont USA Publication Date: April 2012 Hardcover: 336 Pages Mirabelle’s past is shrouded in secrecy, from her parents’ tragic deaths to her guardians’ half-truths…
Title: Briar Rose Author: Jane Yolen Genre: Historical, Fairy Tale, Mystery, Young Adult Publisher: Tor Publication Date: August 1992 (original) Paperback: 239 pages (reprint) A powerful retelling of Sleeping Beauty that is “heartbreaking and heartwarming.” An American Library Association…
Title: Cinder Author: Marissa Meyer Genre: Science Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Feiwel & Friends Publication date: January 3rd 2012 Hardcover: 387 pages Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From…
Title: Shadows on the Moon Author: Zoë Marriott Genre: Fantasy, Fairytale Retelling, Young Adul Publisher: Walker Books Publication Date: July 7th 2011 Paperback: 464 pages “On my fourteenth birthday when the sakura was in full bloom, the men came…
Title: The Swan Maiden Author: Heather Tomlinson Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Fairy Tale, Retelling Publisher: Henry Holt & Co. Publication Date: August 2007 Hardcover: 304 Pages In the quiet hour before dawn, anything can happen. A third daughter can…
Title: Mermaid Author: Carolyn Turgeon Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Broadway (US) / Headline (UK) Publication date: March 2011 Paperback: 352 pages While in hiding at a remote convent, a king’s daughter sees a magical being dragging a shipwrecked man to…
Title: The Sevenfold Spell Author: Tia Nevitt Genre: Romance, Fantasy, Novella Publisher: Carina Press Publication Date: September 2010 Have you ever wondered what happens to the other people in the fairy tale? Things look grim for Talia and her…
Howdy, everyone! Today we review The Sevenfold Spell, the debut novella from Tia Nevitt, a fellow blogger (who runs the awesomely appropriate blog Debuts & Reviews). To promote The Sevenfold Spell, Tia is holding an honest to goodness pajama…