by Mary Jensen | Jun 2, 2020 | Mary's Blog
Title: Mirror, MirrorAuthor: Gregory MaguireGenre: Historical FantasySeries: StandaloneFairy Tale Inspiration: Snow WhiteAge group: AdultAuthor website: https://gregorymaguire.com/ Thoughts Mirror, Mirror was an interesting take on Snow White and the Seven...
by Elizabeth Wilcox | May 31, 2020 | Elizabeth's Blog
Snow White and the Borgias, illustration by Douglas Smith for Mirror, Mirror Mirror, Mirrorby Gregory MaguireGenre: Historical Fantasy, Fairy Tale Adaptation (Adult) But I have come out of one death, the one whose walls were glass; I have awakened into a second life...
by Mary Jensen | May 28, 2020 | Mary's Blog
Title: Sparkly New FriendsAuthor: Heather Ayris BurnellGenre: FantasySeries: Unicorn and YetiAge group: Early ReaderAuthor website: https://www.heatherayrisburnell.com My Thoughts I discovered the Unicorn and Yeti books while shelving at my library. The cute art...
by Elizabeth Wilcox | May 22, 2020 | Elizabeth's Blog
First Edition Cover (1959) The Haunting of Hill Houseby Shirley JacksonGenre: Psychological Horror No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality; even larks and katydids are supposed, by some, to dream. Hill House, not...
by Elizabeth Wilcox | Apr 24, 2020 | Elizabeth's Blog
Twistedby Laurie Halse AndersonGenre: YA High school senior Tyler Miller used to be the kind of guy who faded into the background–average student, average looks, average dysfunctional family. But since he got busted for doing graffiti on the school, and...