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Mary Reviews: Vassa in the Night

Title: Vassa in the NightAuthor: Sarah PorterGenre: Magical RealismSeries: standaloneFairy-tale Inspiration:Vassilissa the BeautifulAge group: Young AdultAuthor website: https://www.sarahporterbooks.com/"Turn around," I sing. My voice comes out thin and crackly. "Turn...

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Elizabeth Reviews: The Bone Spindle

The Bone Spindleby Leslie VedderGenre: YA Fantasy, Fairy-Tale AdaptationFirst published 2022 ​That night she dreamed of a white stone tower thronged in roses....​The room inside the tower was equally overgrown, but here the roses were bloodred. The...

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Book Review: Six Crimson Cranes

Title: Six Crimson CranesAuthor: Elizabeth LimGenre: FantasySeries: Six Crimson Cranes duologyFairy-tale Inspiration:The Six SwansAge group: Young AdultAuthor website: https://www.elizabethlim.com/ Thoughts Six Crimson Cranes is an Asian...

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Elizabeth Reviews: Six Crimson Cranes

Six Crimson Cranesby Elizabeth LimGenre: YA Fantasy, Fairy-Tale AdaptationFirst published 2021 It'll be easier the next time, I assured her, even though I knew that was a lie.Pain didn't get easier. I just had to get stronger.​         ...

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This Quarter’s Book Pick

Our Fairy-tale Book Club Pick for September 2022 is: Six Crimson CranesbyElizabeth Lim Join us in reading this adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale "The Wild Swans." In September, Mary and Elizabeth will each share a review of this novel. Then,...

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