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into the woods to see the troll, to meet the boy, to sell the girl, to trick the teens, to catch the murderer, to erase the memories, to exact revenge…

The Prince and the Troll by Rainbow Rowell

Hazel and Gray by Nic Stone

The Princess Game by Soman Chainani

The Cleaners by Ken Liu

The Wickeds by Gayle Forman

December 27, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

Back at it again with another Amazon Original Series! My brain is totally fried with year-end nonsense, but this series has given me nice little breaks while going about my day-to-day chores and adventures. I didn’t need any convincing to give this collection a “go”; I love a good fairytale retell or folklore restructure- no one will ever come close to Angela Carter, but I certainly won’t leave them out in the cold! The Prince and the Troll 3/5 I know that YOU know this, but […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Short Stories Tagged With: Amazon Original Faraway, amazon original stories, Amazon Originals, curses, fairy tale, fairy tale adaptation, Faraway, folklore, folklore adaptation, Gayle Forman, hansel and gretel, ken liu, magic, modern fairy tale, nic stone, Rainbow Rowell, Soman Chainani

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:151 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Short Stories · Tags: Amazon Original Faraway, amazon original stories, Amazon Originals, curses, fairy tale, fairy tale adaptation, Faraway, folklore, folklore adaptation, Gayle Forman, hansel and gretel, ken liu, magic, modern fairy tale, nic stone, Rainbow Rowell, Soman Chainani ·
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