Fairytales – Christine Smith

Fantasy Month // Favorite Fantasy Reads

Post published:February 5, 2024
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February is Fantasy Month! Happy February, friends! I know February often brings on some lingering winter blues. It's situated in that awkward space where the newness and excitement of winter have long since worn off and yet spring still feels far too distant. Poor February gets a bad rep. That's why the most illustrious Jenelle Schmidt started February is Fantasy Month! Because not only ~alliteration~ but what better way to add some life in February than celebrating one of the greatest genres out there? (I'm not biased or anything.) Over on her blog, Jenelle is posting all sorts of fantasy-themed…

Book Review // The Hare & the Hatter by Kyle Robert Shultz

Post published:May 8, 2023
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The newest installment of the Aftermythos books is HERE, and my excitement knows no bounds! It is no secret that I am a HUGE fan of Kyle Robert Shultz's Beaumont and Beasley series (and all the interconnecting books)—stories taking place in a 1920s-esque setting where fairy tales are the world's history and magic abounds. They are full of humor, timey-wimey plots, delightful characters, and clever twists on fairy tales. Basically...everything I love! So you can imagine my excitement when book #6 was announced! And it DID. NOT. DISAPPOINT. Though this may be a very short review because, well—SO MANY SPOILERS.…

Introducing Fairy Tale Central

Post published:April 1, 2019
Post category:Fangirling
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THE DAY HAS ARRIVED AND I CAN’T STOP SCREAMING ABOUT IT. Fairy Tale Central is HERE!!! I’ve been flailing on social media about this fairy tale site for over a month, and have been feverishly working with my amazing co-creators for many months, and it is finally TIME. That’s right. IT’S LAUNCH DAY. (Seriously, I can’t stop screaming.) I have some super fun things to share here, but I’m too excited and just HAVE to go ahead and give you the link. Are you ready for it? THE SITE Introducing… FAIRY TALE CENTRALhttps://thefairytalecentral.com/ EEP. I’M JUST SO EXCITED!!! Each…

Hiatus Notice + Fairy Tale Site Announcement

Post published:March 4, 2019
Post category:Life
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Happy March! Am I the only one in complete and utter denial that it’s actually March? How? What? Why? I’m pretty sure February was 3 days long. Buuut March is one of my favorite months! The weather is beautiful, there tends to be a bunch of good movies releasing in theaters during March (am I the only one who’s noticed this trend?), and there’s just something exciting about the beautiful Spring-like month. I just can’t believe it’s HERE. Because, see, back when I was making my New Year’s Goals at the beginning of January, I had decided to try to…

Fantasy Favorites Tag

Post published:February 25, 2019
Post category:Fangirling
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My awesome friend Jenelle is hosting “February is Fantasy Month” on her blog and across social media, and it’s just as the name suggests—spending all of February celebrating the greatest genre of all time (not that I’m biased or anything). As a part of the fun, Jenelle has created a TAG. Which is what I shall be doing today! I honestly can’t believe we’re so close to the end of February. Like HOW??? Can I get a refund? I had about a million and twelve plans for this month, and only got to touch like…a fourth of them. I feel…

A Heart-Shaped Box of OTPs Tag

Post published:February 18, 2019
Post category:Fangirling
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Valentine’s Day might has passed BUT that doesn’t mean we have to stop the love. And, to be honest, I usually just use Valentine’s Day as an excuse to gush about my favorite fictional couples. I HAVE A PROBLEM OKAY? Luckily, in honor of this month of love, my dear friend and awesome person all around Kiri Liz has created a linkup literally catered toward gushing over fictional ships. Best tag ever? I THINK SO. This tag focusing on all our different OTPs (which is fandom-ese for “One True Pairing”) and compares them to chocolate. Like opening a heart-shaped box…

10 Valentine’s Date Ideas for the Fantasy Dwellers

Post published:February 11, 2019
Post category:Fangirling
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Valentine’s Day is this week which means a lot of people are scrambling around trying to figure out the perfect dates for their sweethearts. And for a lot of people, it’s pretty simple. A nice coffee shop date, going to the theater, or just grabbing some flowers and a card at Winn-Dixie. But what about if you live in a fantasy world where such conveniences aren’t available? Not every fellow has a Walmart around the corner after all. I mean, sure, you may be adept at swordplay and the lost heir to the entire kingdom, but how is that supposed…

{Book Review} Five Poisoned Apples

Post published:January 28, 2019
Post category:Reading
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A TALE SO DARK AND LOVELY Falling Snow: The strange dark circus is the only life she’s ever known—but is Snow a performer or a prisoner? Raven’s Heir: Taking her in could risk the lives of his rebel band—but how can Damien leave the young woman at the huntsman’s mercy? The Fairest One: Her people look for the prophesied Fairest One—but can Livna find courage to step out of the shadows and save her nation? Red as Blood: He’s been hired to assassinate the princess, no questions asked—but how can Zaig take the life of one so young, so…

Burning Thorns: Snippets + A Call for Beta-Readers [Closed]

Post published:October 1, 2018
Post category:Writing
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Happy October!!! Am I the only one in shock it’s already October? Because like…WUT??? But, at the same time, I’M SO EXCITED. The last three months of the year are my faaaave. Between the weather cooling down, NaNoWriMo approaching, and holidays upon us, there is so much excitement to be had during October/November/December. I am in fact getting geared up to start doing some serious NaNo plotting, and will be talking about all that soon (seriously, get ready, it’s getting that time of year where all the talk around here is NaNo #sorrynotsorry). BUT, I’m also still doing some finishing…

{Mini Book Reviews} The Janus Elixir and The Hound of Duville

Post published:August 13, 2018
Post category:Reading
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We’re doing something a little different and fun today. Instead of my usual book review layout, today I’m doing a couple of mini reviews! Since…well, the two books I’m reviewing are in fact novellas, and if I ramble about them too much we’d be veering into spoilers. So mini reviews it is! But what am I reviewing today. Wellll, you guys know the 1920s-esque fairytale detective Beaumont and Beasley books I love and adore? The author, Kyle Robert Shultz, is currently creating a set of novellas that will basically be compiled into book #4 in the series and called The…