Category Archives: fairytale

Review: Splinters of Scarlet by Emily Bain Murphy

Posted on August 27, 2020 by paisleypiranha

About the book: Marit vowed never to use magic again – its force can be fatal. But when her best friend Eve is adopted by a legendary former dancer, Marit draws upon her powers to secure a job with the … Continue reading →

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Review: Red Rider by Kate Avery Ellison

Posted on July 23, 2020 by paisleypiranha

About the book: Werewolves. A human resistance. And a girl caught between two worlds. Red Riding Hood meets The Handmaid’s Tale in this post-apocalyptic YA fairytale retelling! In a land where a werewolf army called the Sworn rule over the … Continue reading →

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Review: Dragon Mage Academy: Princess of Dragons by Cordelia Castel

Posted on June 25, 2020 by paisleypiranha

About the book: A disguised princess. A murder most malicious. A dragon condemned to death. Desperate to escape a forced marriage, seventeen-year-old Princess Alba disguises herself to join the all-male Dragon Mage Academy. Her plans go wrong when a dragon … Continue reading →

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Review: Apprentice of Magic by K M Shea

Posted on February 13, 2020 by paisleypiranha

About the book: Angelique hates her magic. Her time in the magical academy has been a long chain of criticisms, reprimands, and punishments. Her war-like ability to control any weapon has earned her nothing but the fear and scorn of … Continue reading →

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Review: Fae Hunter by Sarah K Wilson

Posted on January 2, 2020 by paisleypiranha

About the book: Our lives are nursery rhymes and faerie stories now, Allie. When Allie Hunter’s twin sister steps through a magic circle into the Faerie realm, she opens the door to deadly fae, bent on causing havoc and harm … Continue reading →

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Review: Charm by J. A. Armitage

Posted on May 9, 2019 by paisleypiranha

  About the book: You thought you knew the story of Cinderella… You were wrong. The kingdom needs an heir and Princess Charmaine is quite aware that the job rests solely upon her shoulders. When her elder sister dies, Charmaine … Continue reading →

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Review: The Nutcracker Curse by Margo Ryerkerk

Posted on April 25, 2019 by paisleypiranha

About the book: 12 days. 4 realms. Break the curse. Or turn into a nutcracker. I thought I knew the main threat to my freedom. I was wrong. At seventeen years old, I’m not ready to marry, and yet that’s what I must … Continue reading →

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Review: A Thousand Nights by E. K. Johnston

Posted on February 14, 2019 by paisleypiranha

About the book: He killed three hundred girls before he came to my village, looking for a wife. When a powerful and dangerous king arrives in the desert to take one of the village girls as his next wife, one … Continue reading →

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Review: Striking Midnight by Jennifer Ellision

Posted on January 17, 2019 by paisleypiranha

About the book: Striking Midnight is Jennifer Ellision’s story in the collection, Kingdom of Glass and Ashes. Cinderella – but not how you remember it… What if the stepmother wasn’t the only one who was wicked and Prince Charming wasn’t … Continue reading →

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