When failed scholar Yên is sold to Vu Côn in In The Vanisher's Palace, one of the last dragons walking the earth, she expects to be tortured or killed for Vu Côn's amusement.But Vu…
Tag: retelling
Review: The Forest Queen by Betsy Cornwell
When sixteen-year-old Sylvie’s brother takes over management of their family’s vast estates in The Forest Queen, Sylvie feels powerless to stop his abuse of the local commoners. Her dearest friend…
Review:: Peter Darling by Austin Chant
Ten years ago, Peter Pan left Neverland to grow up, leaving behind his adolescent dreams of boyhood and resigning himself to life as Wendy Darling. Growing up, however, has only…
Review:: The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
At the edge of the Russian wilderness, winter lasts most of the year and the snowdrifts grow taller than houses. But Vasilisa doesn’t mind—she spends the winter nights huddled around…