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The characters and story were fine. The editing? Not so much.

February 9, 2016 by scootsa1000 7 Comments

Now that Bunnybean is tearing her way through the Lunar Chronicles books, I figured I might as well try and finish up the last book (I don’t count the new book of “related short stories” that just came out), Winter. I wasn’t all that excited about reading it, to be honest. I loved Cinder and Scarlet, and really liked Cress. And then I read Fairest. And I despised it. It really almost ruined the entire series for me. It was so heavy-handed and annoying, I […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Bunnybean, CBR8, Cinder, Cress, Fairest, lunar chronicles, Marissa Meyer, Scarlet, Scootsa1000, winter

scootsa1000's CBR8 Review No:8 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Bunnybean, CBR8, Cinder, Cress, Fairest, lunar chronicles, Marissa Meyer, Scarlet, Scootsa1000, winter ·
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Super spy Cinderella is tasked with stopping a killer in Fabletown

December 23, 2015 by TylerDFC Leave a Comment

The short lived Fables offshoot, Fairest, wrapped up at the same time as its parent title(insert Farewell link). Fairest focused on the side character women of Fables, primarily those traditionally known as the “princesses” and is collected in several volumes. There are also a few stand alone releases called Cinderella, that follow the exploits of Fabletown’s most badass spy. Fairest: In All the Land is not an issue compilation, but a single story told through a mixture of long form text and illustrations. Fables writer […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: Bill Willingham, CBR7, cinderella, Fables, Fabletown, Fairest, Fairest: In All the Land, TylerDFC

TylerDFC's CBR7 Review No:50 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Suspense · Tags: Bill Willingham, CBR7, cinderella, Fables, Fabletown, Fairest, Fairest: In All the Land, TylerDFC ·
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I believe Keith Olbermann would call Levana “the worst person in the world”

May 5, 2015 by scootsa1000 Leave a Comment

Have you read Marissa Meyer’s Lunar Chronicles, and found yourself thinking, hey, I really hate that nasty Queen Levana…I wonder what makes her tick? If yes, then have I got a story for you. Fairest is a novella that ties itself in with the Lunar Chronicles, and it fits nicely in place after Cress and before the upcoming Winter. And its all about why Levana is such a nasty, conniving, emotionless bitch. Yes, I’m sorry that some terrible things happened to her as a child, and […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: CBR7, Fairest, Marissa Meyer, Scootsa1000, the Lunar Chronicles

scootsa1000's CBR7 Review No:25 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: CBR7, Fairest, Marissa Meyer, Scootsa1000, the Lunar Chronicles ·
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Mirror, mirror and all that stuff, except ON THE MOON!

February 18, 2015 by narfna Leave a Comment

Once upon a time there was a little girl, a princess, born on the moon. No, not that princess. The other one. The one who grows up to be the evil, baby-killing psychopath who brings a literal plague to Earth and is now using it to control diplomatic relations so she can, you know, take over and stuff. Fairest is a novella-length attempt at a much-needed fleshing out of Levana’s backstory and motivations, Levana being the villain from Meyer’s Lunar Chronicles series. If you haven’t […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: Fairest, fantasy, Marissa Meyer, narfna, novella, the Lunar Chronicles, Young Adult

narfna's CBR7 Review No:22 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: Fairest, fantasy, Marissa Meyer, narfna, novella, the Lunar Chronicles, Young Adult ·
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Harajuku Rapunzel

December 31, 2014 by Robyn Robotron Leave a Comment

First Gwen Stefani, now Rapunzel?  I do have to say, I love her style, especially that bathroom haircut and her final fight outfit with that fuzzy coat that I’m not going to tell you what it’s made of.

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: #CBR6, Bill Willingham, comic book, Fables, Fairest, fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Lauren Beukes, Robyn Robotron, The Hidden Kingdom

Robyn Robotron's CBR6 Review No:49 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: #CBR6, Bill Willingham, comic book, Fables, Fairest, fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Lauren Beukes, Robyn Robotron, The Hidden Kingdom ·
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