Bears, Beasts, and Beauty || ARC Review: The Rose Gate–A Retelling of Beauty and the Beast

When Isobel finds a strange arch of roses in the middle of a forest, she finds it very strange--even more so when she passes through it and enters the realm of the Fae, or a piece of it anyways. When she finds herself falling for the handsome, scarred fae prince in charge of a cursed…

Aphrodite’s Masterpieces || Review: Lovely War

Hephaestus has caught Aphrodite and Ares in their affair and he's determined to get the justice he deserves. But then Aphrodite offers to explain herself through two stories of love, set in World War I. How could this possibly help her case? Title: Lovely War Author: Julie BerryPublisher: Viking Books for Young Readers Genres: YA…

Not a Fragile Princess || Review: Stain

This Princess and the Pea retelling tells not of a princess who is fragile, but it tells of a princess who is strong and scarred and equal to her prince. Title: Stain Author: A.G. HowardPublisher: Abram/Amulet Books Genres: YA Fantasy, Retelling Official Synopsis After Lyra—a princess incapable of speech or sound—is cast out of her…