Circe by Madeline Miller
Oh, how I loved this. I saw everyone’s glowing comments on it on last year’s Cannonball Read, but my TBR pile was so big I couldn’t justify buying a new book. Luckily I made an exception and once I picked it up last week I couldn’t put it down. I have a backlog of reviews I need to write for other books I finished before I finished Circe, but I wanted to review this one first, before my feelings faded. Miller’s novel is a modern […]
Longbourn by Jo Baker
CBR11 Bingo – Remix When tackling the Remix bingo square, it was OBVIOUSLY going to be some sort of Pride & Prejudice variation, with the actual challenge being which one to pick. Then I read LanierHgts’ review of Longbourn, and it immediately got bumped to the top of my list. Unlike other remixes that tend to modernize the story, or speculate what happened next, this book takes place during the events of the original Pride & Prejudice, but is told from the point of […]
The Espressologist by Kristina Springer
CBR11 bingo – remix I found this book in Bunnybean’s room – I had remembered that in 8th grade she had to do an assignment where she read a classic novel and then compared it to a modern retelling for a project. She chose Emma, and then found this book to pair with it. Folks, I didn’t really like this book. But I’m not going to be too harsh on it. I’m clearly not the intended audience. And Bunnybean really enjoyed it, and saw it […]
Ophelia by Lisa Klein
Bingo Square: Remix I was a bit hesitant when this showed up as one of my Kindle Deals but was seduced by the “Now a Major Motion Picture” sentence on the cover, especially when I realized that Daisy Ridley was the one playing Ophelia. Personally, I’ve always thought it would be fun to write/read a novel in which Juliet had not died and instead survived the double suicide to go on to have a successful and happy life. Ophelia, unfortunately, never captured my imagination that […]
Circe by Madeline Miller
#CBR11 Bingo: Remix (Would also work for Award Winner, Listicle (was on a ton of Best of 2018 lists) and/or Cannonballer Recommends) Official book description: In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe has neither the look nor the voice of divinity, and is scorned and rejected by her kin. Increasingly isolated, she turns to mortals for companionship, leading her to discover a power forbidden to the gods: witchcraft. When love drives Circe […]
Briar and Rose and Jack by Katherine Coville
Overall, this was a delightful story, and I do recommend it! It’s a combination of Sleeping Beauty and Jack and the Beanstalk. The Queen gives birth to twins, but the first baby has deformed features and is deemed unsuitable to be the heir. Luckily, the second baby is perfect. Due to some quick thinking on the Queen’s part, the first baby is going to be raised as the daughter of a distant Duke who passed away, but brought to the castle to be a playmate […]
