Legendary: Most Popular Fantasy Creatures in Literature Explained
It’s pretty easy to see why the fantasy genre is so popular. Menacing ogres, stunning unicorns and hypnotic vampires adorn their pages along with a myriad of other fantasy creatures. There are so many to choose from – many inspired by folklore and ancient legends passed down…
Why We Keep Re-telling The Same Fantastic Fairy Tales
Recently I have noticed how many movies and stories are re-telling the same fairy tales but with a twist. Cinderella could be half-biotic or Goldielocks was really kidnapped by the bears. I looked back at my books, and I can see a lot of them…
Into the Woods: Review of Among the Beasts and Briars by Ashley Poston
Nowadays, it seems like YA fiction is largely dominating the book charts – particularly of the fantasy variety. With good reason I’d say – I’m not mad about it. There are so many talented authors out there publishing all the fantastical content that we could…
Domestic & Devilish: The Witches of Eastwick Book Review by John Updike
The Witches of Eastwick book by John Updike is a feminist novel disguised as a complex metaphorical fantasy. The three main characters, middle-aged mothers that were empowered both literally and figuratively by divorce in a midlife crisis, acquire supernatural powers that mirror their newfound psychological…
The Last Of The Moon Girls Review: Murder, Mystery, Magic & Memories
Lizzie Moon choose to leave home. Choose to stop the family business of being healers and running the family farm. She never understood her grandmother’s magical healing and her love of the farm she owned. Lizzie loves her grandmother, but needs to have her own…
10 Standalone Fantasy Books to Read When You Don’t Want to Start a Series
Are you a series or standalone reader? I have a love of all, but I will admit that when I have a hankering for fantasy books it can be tricky to find something to read that doesn’t already have three sequels and a prequel under…
A Touch of Magic: Fantasy Books Month at Fully Booked
Happy 2021! Here’s hoping for a wonderful New Year for the world, and bookworms in particular. We’re so grateful to be able to create and share our content, and even more so to you for reading it. That said, we wanted to kick the new…
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