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The Gore Surprised Me, but It Shouldn’t Have

House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig

May 17, 2020 by Ellesfena Leave a Comment

The original “Twelve Dancing Princesses” fairy tale is surprisingly un-gory. Silly me, I thought a modern retelling would be the same. Not so much! If you’re not familiar with the original fairy tale, it goes something like this: there are twelve sisters (princesses, natch) who, every night, sneak out of their castle and dance all night at an enchanted ball. Their dad, the king, wants to know where they go every night so he sends out the call that anyone who can figure out their […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: Erin A. Craig, fairy tale, fairy tale retelling, House of Salt and Sorrows

Ellesfena's CBR12 Review No:7 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: Erin A. Craig, fairy tale, fairy tale retelling, House of Salt and Sorrows ·
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Retelling of the 12 Dancing Princesses

House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig

August 2, 2019 by Classic Leave a Comment

Please note that I received this book via NetGalley. This did not affect my rating or review.  So this was really good. I like a good retelling and Craig does a great job with “The Twelve Dancing Princesses” by the Brothers Grimm. We follow the main character Annaleigh who is intent on figuring out if her older sister was murdered. From there we have Craig work in Gothic elements as well as some pretty dark horror elements as well. I loved the world building and would […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Mystery, Young Adult Tagged With: #fantasy, Erin A. Craig, Fairy Tales, House of Salt and Sorrows, mystery, retelling, Young Adult

Classic's CBR11 Review No:180 · Genres: Fantasy, Mystery, Young Adult · Tags: #fantasy, Erin A. Craig, Fairy Tales, House of Salt and Sorrows, mystery, retelling, Young Adult ·
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