You can't have Rapunzel! After coming off reading Wiley Blevins' Cinderella and the Vampire Prince, I thought I would fall in love with Rapunzel and the Werewolf. I've always really loved Rapunzel's story, even more so than I loved Cinderella's. And with the success of blending an amazing classic fairytale with some spooky element that…

Did Annie Sullivan write this book while watching Frozen? I remember the first time I heard of A Touch of Gold by Annie Sullivan. at the time I was extremely excited to read it. I mean, I'm pretty sure there hasn't been a YA King Midas adaptation ever, so this sounded like a wonderful reading…

Nobody understood her love of the night. If you know me at all, you know I've never really been a lover of scary. In that same vein, monsters and darkness have never quite appealed to me. But I do absolutely adore retellings. And in that thinking, I was more excited than I expected to be…

I think a lot of people will assume that upon finding a partner, any problems I face must be solved. Perhaps the most important thing about the title of Rebecca Burgess' new book How to Be Ace: A Memoir of Growing Up Asexual is the word memoir. This is by no means a guidebook for…

"You could always code yourself a boyfriend." I love retellings and in the past I've read a wide variety of them. Usually, when Jane Austen's name comes up, you're looking at a Pride and Prejudice retelling. In the case of Jillian Cantor's The Code for Love and Heartbreak is a modern look at Austen's Emma,…

Oh my gosh, this story was so damn cute! I wanna write a story like Meika Hashimoto's Kitty and Dragon. Illustrated by Gillian Reid, this was honestly one of the most adorable stories I've ever read. So much so that I would just die if it was made into a kid's show (anyone up for…

I believe I'm a good person. But what if I'm not? I usually spend a rather inordinate amount of time praising Marissa Meyer's books, so in a way I suppose it's not surprising that I loved her newest book, Instant Karma. But, in my defense, there's actually a lot to love about this one. I…