Chelsea K

I am not as familiar with either The Snow Queen or King Thrushbeard so I appreciate the brief summary for both stories at the beginning of this book. I thought this book blended these fairy tales in a very fun way and loved Freddy's character as well as felt for Eliza. I haven't read all the books in this series and it works as a standalone but I had read Falling for the Winged Witch: A Villainous Twist on Wild Swans and Jack and the Beanstalk before this book and it was about Eliza's sister Lindy. I look forward to reading (and rereading) many more books by this author in the future.

I enjoyed getting to know both Adjar & Jaz in this newest addition to the Dragons on Mars series as well as the wonderful world building descriptions of the polar environment this story takes place in. Adjar & Jaz make an excellent couple and helped one another to learn to rely on each other and to accept help when necessary. I look forward to reading more of this series.

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This was my first book by Ashley Mendoza and I thought it was an enjoyable Retelling of The Wild Swans with excellent characters, world building, and an engaging plot with some unexpected twists along the way. I liked both Ali and Calix and seeing how their relationship evolved throughout the story. This book did have a little more violence and death than some of my preferred stories but the author did warn about that in the book summary so it wasn't a surprise. I am curious to see if some of the side characters in this story get their own stories and plan to keep an eye out for more Fairy Tale Retellings by this author.

I LOVED this fairy tale mash up of The Little Match Girl & The Snow Queen and how well it blended the two stories together! I haven't really read much about The Little Match Girl before but this was an excellent retelling as far as I am concerned and I thought Princess Safara used the matches well. Cassian made an excellent Snow King in this story and him and Safara's relationship was fun to see unfold. Safara's pet rock Douglas was also a fun little addition at times. The epilogue at the end was so sweet and I was happy with how everything came together for them. I look forward to reading more of Abigail Manning's Retellings in the future.

This was a really enjoyable Retelling of Mulan full of interesting characters that I enjoyed getting to know. It was nice getting to see Mulan as she grew into the person she was when she decided to take her fathers place. It had been awhile since I last read any of Cameron Dokey's fairy tale retellings and I really enjoyed this book and hope to get to some of her other retellings still on my TBR list sooner than later.

This was a really fun start of a new series and I enjoyed getting to know Doren & Emma. The two of them made a really good couple and I loved how both of them were with Ari. Even though Ari is still a baby she is an entertaining character with her own important role in this story and I hope to see some more of her as well as Doren & Emma in future books. There were a few references to characters to other books by Honey Phillips that I haven't read yet that will probably be fun for readers who do recognize them since it's always nice to catch a glimpse of characters you liked and catch up on how they are doing. I look forward to continuing this series through the alphabet.

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This was my first book by Melanie Cellier and while I am sure I would have enjoyed the story even more if I had read some of the previous books to have a better background of some of the characters it worked well as a standalone as well. I loved both Hanna and Stefan in this quick Retelling of Cinderella and was happy with how everything worked out for the two of them. I look forward to reading more by this author and plan to add more of her books to my TBR list.

This is a different Retelling of Snow White with a unique take on the story. It wasn't as enjoyable for me as some of the others in the series but was still decent and just not my preferred story. This story leaves off with an open ended ending rather than an HEA.

This was a very interesting Retelling of Princess and the Pea. While this is a short story it manages to get do a really good job of telling this story with an engaging plot and interesting characters. I liked both Rachel and Prince Benjamin and was happy with how things worked out for them. I look forward to reading more from this series of short stories.

This was a quick and fun Retelling of Snow White and Rose Red and was my favorite book of this series. I enjoyed getting to know both sisters in this story as well as Bear and seeing how everything ties together. While this book is connected to both stories in this series and I read them all in a row I believe this one could probably stand on its own.

I am not familiar with King Thrushbeard so I don't know how true to the story this retelling is but I thought it was a quick and entertaining story that continues Olivia & Kieron's story from the previous book in the series.

I enjoyed this Retelling of Brother and Sister and am glad to have been able to read it since I enjoyed the original by the Brother's Grimm and it isn't one with many Retellings. I loved all the characters and seeing how the story came together as well as the various couples that were together by the end.