retelling

Review: Mirror of My Heart by Laura Weyr

Nov 30, 2023 | 0 comments

Rating: 5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Once upon a time, there was a princess. She had ink black hair, snow white skin, and lips the color of blood. She was beautiful, spirited, and willful. When her father came home from war with a...

FILED UNDER: 5 stars, Elizabeth's reviews, Fairy Tale
TAGGED: Journey Press, Laura Weyr, magic, retelling, royalty

Review: Salt Kiss by Sierra Simone

Sep 14, 2023 | 0 comments

Rating: 5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Tristan Thomas has come back from war after four deployments. His last deployment ended horrifically and Tristan is at a loss as to how to move on and what to do next. His father, a General,...

FILED UNDER: 5 stars, BDSM, Contemporary, Menage/Polyamory, Michelle's Reviews
TAGGED: bodyguard, kink, Lyonesse series, PTSD, retelling, self published, Sierra Simone, veteran, violence, virgin, wealthy character

Review: The Water Outlaws by S.L. Huang

Aug 22, 2023 | 0 comments

Rating: 5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Lin Chong has always done what was expected. As a child, she studied hard, trained harder to take the Examination, and made her way from a quiet city street to Arms Instructor of the Emperor’s...

FILED UNDER: 5 stars, Elizabeth's reviews, Fantasy
TAGGED: BIPOC, found family, genderfluid, magic, retelling, S.L. Huang, Tor.com, wuxia

Review: X Marks the Spot by Kit Barrie

May 31, 2023 | 0 comments

Rating: 4.75 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Both Jamie Davis’ parents died while he was still young, leaving him in the care of a squire named Harrington. Jamie helps the squire run an antiquities shop in exchange for room and board....

FILED UNDER: 4.75 stars, Camille's Reviews, Historical
TAGGED: epistolary, Kit Barrie, retelling, self published, virgin

Review: Mercutio by J.I. Davenport

Dec 9, 2019 | 1 comment

Rating: 4.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Mercutio is more than just a flamboyant, well-spoken, and witty young man prone to speeches and spectacles, doomed to be killed by a Capuleti in a foolish and thoughtless duel. He’s a beautiful...

FILED UNDER: 4.5 stars, Elizabeth's reviews, Historical
TAGGED: character death, J.I. Davenport, retelling, self published, Shakespeare