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The Fairy Tale Magazine
Jun 7, 20232 min read
Book Review: Psyche and Eros by Luna McNamara
Psyche and Eros is the latest novel-length re-telling of a classic story from Greek mythology. Part myth and part fairy tale, the book...


The Fairy Tale Magazine
May 31, 20232 min read
Book Review: American Mermaid by Julia Langbein
American Mermaid is an interesting novel about a Connecticut high school English teacher, Penelope Schleeman, who has written a...


The Fairy Tale Magazine
May 23, 20232 min read
Book Review: Stone Blind, Medusa's Story by Natalie Haynes
Medusa is well known as a monster with snakes for hair and a deadly stare. But, to quote Natalie Haynes's Greek myth retelling, “We’ll...


The Fairy Tale Magazine
May 16, 20232 min read
Book Review: The Spellbook of Fruit and Flowers by Christine McDermott
The Spellbook of Fruit and Flowers by Christine Butterworth McDermott is the perfect summer book for a poolside read, or for a cooldown...


The Fairy Tale Magazine
May 2, 20232 min read
Book Review: Lies We Sing to the Sea by Sarah Underwood
Lies We Sing to the Sea by Sarah Underwood tells the story of a young oracle named Leto. The novel opens with a reference to the scene...


The Fairy Tale Magazine
Apr 26, 20232 min read
Book Review: Her Dark Enchantments by Rosalyn Briar
Her Dark Enchantments tells the story of Myravelle Sinner, the healer of the King’s Sleepy Woods Company, who uses her dark magic to wake...


The Fairy Tale Magazine
Apr 19, 20232 min read
Book Review: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
You may have already read Lessons in Chemistry. It was a bestseller last year, and is already slated to be an Apple TV+ series later this...


The Fairy Tale Magazine
Apr 11, 20232 min read
Book Review: The Unofficial Princess Bride Cookbook by Cassandra Reeder
The Princess Bride is one of my favorite novels. The Princess Bride is one of my favorite movies. So, when I learned there was an...


The Fairy Tale Magazine
Apr 4, 20232 min read
Book Review: The Narrow Cage & Other Modern Fairy Tales by Vasily Eroshenko
The Narrow Cage and Other Modern Fairy Tales is a beautiful collection of stories written by a social activist who urges radical...


The Fairy Tale Magazine
Mar 28, 20232 min read
Book Review: Magic Casements by Pamela Sherwood
Magic Casements, by Pamela Sherwood is a delightful collection of stories that echo the tropes and themes of fairy tales while still...


The Fairy Tale Magazine
Mar 21, 20232 min read
Book Review: Weep, Woman, Weep by Maria DeBlassie
Weep, Woman, Weep tells the compelling story of a young woman named Mercy who believes she has been “built for tears”. Growing up in a...


The Fairy Tale Magazine
Mar 15, 20232 min read
Book Review: Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati
Clytemnestra, by Costanza Casati, is a book that aims to overturn your thoughts about Greek heroes by presenting the story of a woman who...


The Fairy Tale Magazine
Mar 8, 20232 min read
Book Review: The Invisible Hour by Alice Hoffman
Alice Hoffman’s newest book, The Invisible Hour, tells the riveting story of Mia Jacobs, a young woman who has grown up in an isolated...


The Fairy Tale Magazine
Mar 1, 20232 min read
Book Review: Velvet Dragonflies by Billy Chapata
The title and description of the poetry collection, Velvet Dragonflies, drew me in, but when I first started reading, I wasn’t sure I...


The Fairy Tale Magazine
Feb 22, 20232 min read
Book Review: Urbanshee by Siaara Freeman
Urbanshee, by Siaara Freeman, is a collection of poems that is marketed as a retelling of fairy tales and mythology through an urban...


The Fairy Tale Magazine
Feb 15, 20232 min read
Book Review: Fairy Tales Can Change Your Life: Unlock Your Future by Alison Davies
Fairy Tales Can Change Your Life is a book that presents folklore and fairy tales as solutions to life’s problems. Alison Davies explores...


The Fairy Tale Magazine
Feb 8, 20232 min read
Book Review: Mountain Magic by Rebecca Beyer
Mountain Magic (publication date February 14, 2023) is a beautifully illustrated collection of the history and presence of magic and...


Kate Wolford
Feb 1, 20232 min read
Book Review: Shut Up and Write The Book by Jenna Moreci
“Shut Up and Write the Book,” by Jenna Moreci, is a book I hope all would-be novelists will buy and use. I say that as a reader and a...


The Fairy Tale Magazine
Jan 18, 20232 min read
Book Review: The Collected Enchantments by Theodora Goss
The Collected Enchantments, (publication date-February 14th, 2023) by Theodora Goss, is a book filled with magic. Goss has paired...
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