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Fairytale Retellings

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       We are definitely in an era when everyone is doing a fairytale retelling of some sort...or just a retelling period. Right now though we're just going to stick to the fairy tails. There are definitely some popular ones that are going on right now such as Peter Pan, Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast. They are all different in how the author has deemed to view the characters and interpret the story, which has made for a refreshing book reading experience. Of course there are some that are out there in abundance right now, which include the 3 that I mentioned already. I was hoping that with this new push into retellings that we would get some of the weirder and even out there fairytale's retold by someone who makes you love the characters despite everything. I mean, I would absolutely love it of there was someone who did something outside of the norm. Make the people that we think is the bad guy a good guy or a story that we wouldn't think that we would like. For examp

Skin of a Sinner- Review

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     I don't know how I was expecting this book to start but a double homicide was not one of them! It definitely started things out with a bang! We are immediately thrust into the reunion of Isabella and Roman in the only way it could have happened. Roman definitely does not play any games when it comes to Isabella. When he says he'd do any and everything,  that's exactly what he means. It's so cute to see the softer side of him though. The side that he only shows her. I love getting that dual aspect of characters. There is also the fact that he's not afraid to show that side to others. Isabella however isn't quite there yet. A misunderstanding of epic proportions keeps her from Roman. This isn't the standard third act breakup either. This is the 3 years apart type of confusion caused by others. Speaking of the 3rd act breakup, this one was understandable. The reunion was also understandable. It wasn't something that felt forced and worked f

Favorite Mystical Creature!

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        There are so many different mystical creatures out there but which ones are at the top? I definitely think that there are some creatures that we have all grown to love. Right now the most popular ones are definitely Dragon's. I love a romance with a dragon shifter. I don't think that there are many that I have not liked. Not because of the dragon but because it almost seems like these author's have the system down with how they are going to write them. Like "we're not going to let the dragon down". I mean seriously! If you haven't read a good dragon series/book then definitely try some of these books on: Another mythical creature that I think gets plenty of showtime and that has plenty of great books out there. There are plenty of cases where the Fae can be made to be vastly different from one another. There are so many books out there with Fae in their different forms. I even have some that I can recommend! These are some of my favorite Fae books:

A Light In The Flame- Review

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      It's been awhile since I've read the previous book in this series so it took me a minute to remember who done people were. Once I did though, the story of what happened in book 1 in this series just flowed right back to me. I love this world, I love these characters and I love how things are unfolding. This one has to be one of the best in the series. There didn't feel like there was a lull at any point in the story. Everything seemed to flow so nicely. I love watching Sera learn that she's worth it and not just a means to an end. I loved seeing how she in turn showed Nyktos that he too shouldn't have to suffer due to some of the things in their world. He deserves love and to not have to just endure. So many things were touched on in this story that not only enriched the world but also the characters. I HURT for Sera when a side character died. I felt the righteous anger and pain she felt for them. I felt hopeless when she did. It was just a great