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{Book Review} Ships, Secrets, and Survivors by Sarah Rodecker and Helena George

Post published:October 19, 2020
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Calling all those swashbuckling, pirate-loving, daring adventurers out there. Have I got a delicious book for you today! Back when my sweet friends Sarah Rodecker and Helena George said they were co-writing a swashbuckling book, I may have squealed. (I mean, who doesn’t love daring seafaring adventures and pirates???) And then when they said THEY WERE PUBLISHING IT the squealing was vamped up x10000. Well, at last I have gotten my greedy hands on their gorgeous tale and now I must flail about it to the world! Synopsis An assassin trainee fleeing his profession. A princess risking her reputation. A…

The Silmaril Awards 2020 Ceremony: Most Mischievous Imp

Post published:September 16, 2020
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Welcome to the Silmaril Awards Ceremony for the Most Mischievous Imp! 47 imps were in for the running, 5 made it to the finals, and today we get to see which single impish being has proven their mischief enough to walk away with the lifetime award! The stadium hums with chatter as I slip up to the stage and look around appraisingly. This is much better than the falling apart warehouse I hosted last year’s awards. It’s never easy to find good accommodations for the Least Competent Henchmen ceremony, but this brightly lit stadium with a colorfully curtained stage is…

The Silmaril Awards 2020 Voting: Most Mischievous Imp

Post published:September 7, 2020
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Welcome to round 2 of the Silmaril Awards! The nominations have been cast, the seconds have been called and counted, and now it’s time for the next vital task: VOTING! Last week everyone rallied around their favorite fantasy characters and nominated and seconded such a vast array of interesting people and creatures alike! I don’t know about you, but I had an absolute blast in all the comments section discussing all things fantasy characters—my favorite topic! (But we won’t talk about how my TBR has positively exploded.) Over the course of 5 days, 47 Mischievous Imps were nominated to win…

The Silmaril Awards 2020 Nominations: Most Mischievous Imp

Post published:August 31, 2020
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Welcome, welcome to the opening of the fifth annual Silmaril Awards, where you get to nominate and vote on your favorite literary fantasy characters across ten different categories! YES. It is that time again where we get to spend three-ish weeks celebrating all things fantasy characters. This will be my 2nd year as a host and I am so honored and thrilled to be a part of such an amazing group and bring YOU GUYS such an epic event. This is going to be a journey to remember! So don your cloaks, grab your weapon of choice, and let’s embark…

{Book Review} A Royal Masquerade by Allison Tebo

Post published:August 17, 2020
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Over on Fairy Tale Central we’re celebrating The Goose Girl all August long, and I thought it’d be fun to talk about a delightful Goose Girl retelling here today! And yes, I’m doing a third book review in a row. WHOOPS. I feel like all summer long it’s just been book reviews, which is funny because usually I don’t review books all that much here. I actually meant to do another post today, but this one just worked out better. BUT. This will be the last book review for a while. Next week I’ll have something else and thennn… The…

{Book Review} The Warden of the West March (Seventh Realm #2) by M.L. Little

Post published:August 10, 2020
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Yes, I return with another book review! I know I’ve been reviewing a lot of them lately. Book reviews should slow down soon, but there have just been way too many delicious releases! Today’s review is a sequel to one I read and reviewed last year, and I’ve been so anxious for this second book! Book #1, The Book of Secrets, told the story of four siblings who discover an enchanted book and embark on a dangerous journey that expands realms. It was part Series of Unfortunate Events, part Harry Potter, and part Narnia, all while still being one of…

{Book Review} The Icarus Aftermath by Arielle Bailey

Post published:August 3, 2020
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I HAVE RETURNED! And not only have I returned to the world of blogging, but I return with a full review for not only my favorite book I’ve read so far this year, but one of my new favorite books PERIOD. So yes, hello! I am back from my hiatus and so excited to dive into the world of blogging once more. It was a lovely and much, much needed hiatus, full of The Nether Isle rewrites and virtual Realm Makers and a huge Star Wars marathon and just in general relaxation and fun. I feel like myself again and…

{Book Review} An Echo of the Fae by Jenelle Schmidt

Post published:June 29, 2020
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And I am back to squeal about another new book release! There have just been so many delicious books coming out lately, guys. It’s fabulous. And this one. Oh, this one makes my fairy tale loving heart so happy. Quite a while back, the illustrious, incredible, beautiful fantasy writer and magical human bean, Jenelle Schmidt, posted on her blog the opening of a new story she had begun. A semi-original, semi-Rapunzel inspired fairy tale. The snippet was THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING and I needed moooore. Well, praise all that is good, that beginning snippet quickly became a PUBLISHED BOOK. That…

{Book Review} Beast of the Night by E.E. Rawls

Post published:June 22, 2020
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Today I am super excited to introduce you guys to a delectable Beauty and the Beast retelling! If you’ve known me for 0.7 seconds you know I live for all B&B stories, and this one has an Austria flair to it! Um YES. This particularly gorgeous B&B novella just released to the world and I’m so honored to be part of the book tour. I’ll be reviewing the book as my part of the tour because, um, OF COURSE I HAVE TO FLAIL. So let’s jump right in, shall we? Synopsis A one-armed girl. A lord hiding a curse.…

My Journey with Hans Christian Andersen

Post published:June 8, 2020
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It’s nooot exactly a secret that I’m a huge fairy tale nerd. But confession time: I had never read all of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tales. Until now that is! Though I certainly loved reading fairy tales when I was little, I wouldn’t say I’ve read a broad range of them. There is so much I’ve yet to explore, and so lately I’ve been trying to remedy that! Last year I plunged into reading all the Brothers Grimm fairy tales, which is what I read most of as a child but I wasn’t sure if I had read every single…