Tag: retelling
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The Lunar Chronicles (2012-2015)
Marissa Meyer. 4 stars. Series Review. Cinder gets caught in an intergalactic war. With new friends made along the way, she will fight to save Earth from the clutches of the Lunar Queen.
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Anne of Manhattan (2021)
Brina Starler, 4.5 stars, (9780063020740). A modern retelling of Anne of Green Gables that focuses on Anne in graduate school and Gilbert’s reappearance in her life.
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The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea (2022)
Axie Oh. 4.5 stars. (9781250780867). To save her brother and his beloved, Mina sacrifices herself to the Sea God.
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Bright Ruined Things (2022)
Samantha Cohoe. 3.5 stars (9781250768841). Over the course of a night, Mae’s life on the island with the Prosper family and their magic changes.
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Daughter of the Moon Goddess (2022)
Sue Lynn Tan. 3.5 stars. (9780063031302). Xingyin escapes to the Celestial Kingdom and tries to lift her mom’s punishment for stealing the elixir of immortality.
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Within These Wicked Walls (2021)
Lauren Blackwood. 3.5 stars. (9781250787101). Andromeda arrives at the Rochester household to rid the house of its curse
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Music Monday: Red leaves on…
Music Monday: This meme was created by Drew @ The Tattooed Book Geek. You pick a song that you really like and share it on Monday. Can you guess what song it might be from the first line? “Red leaves on the river”
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Music Monday: You and me…
Music Monday: This meme was created by Drew @ The Tattooed Book Geek. You pick a song that you really like and share it on Monday. Can you guess what song it might be from the first line? “You and me, we used to be together”
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Malice (2021)
Heather Walter. 4 stars. (9781984818652). This is a retelling of Sleeping Beauty centering around Alyce the evil fairy’s villainous rise. This is her origin story.
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