Talkie Tuesday: Sleeping Beauty

 

"I know you, I walked with you once upon a dream ..."

 

Hello everyone!

 

Welcome to the movie section of this blog post.

 

We're finally back after taking that slightly unplanned break last week, and let me tell you, I picked a classic for tonight's choice.

 

I mean, I thought it was going to be a classic to begin with before I started watching (or re-watching ... I actually can't remember if I've ever seen this one before), but then I sat down and watched and ... I have thoughts LOL.

 

I'll be explaining them down below as I move through the plot, I promise.

 

But without further ado, let's jump straight into it, shall we?

 

Time and tide - and in this case, fairies - wait for no man or woman.

 

Although they might make a mess of a lot of things in Sleeping Beauty.

 

Tome Thursday: Blood of the Dragon

 

Hello everyone!

 

As promised, here we are with our next contestant in the blogging world!

 

And boy oh boy is it a good one.

 

Listen, I've said this before and I'll say it again, but some authors just knock it right out of the park, not to mention right into our hearts.

 

Retellings, particularly of fairy tales, usually come with warnings or they tend to lack something or other when all is said and done.

 

But not this one, oh ho ho, no.

 

This one's pretty much grand from start to finish, with little sprinklets of what-who-where throughout.

 

Without further ado, let's stop with my rambling, and jump right into the story, shall we?

 

The story that is NOT ASOIAF related, but is still titled Blood of the Dragon.

 

Tome Thursday: The Witch of Faymeria Wood

 

Hello everyone!

 

Tonight I bring you something a little different.

 

You know I enjoy a good retelling, don't you? Of course you do, you've seen me gush about it on here plenty of times, and will probably see me do it again in the very near future, not to mention more.

 

Well, it's a retelling tonight.

 

What's better is it's a REVERSE retelling, aka the roles of the fantasy tale were telling are going to be reversed for our reading pleasure.

 

I picked the book up on a whim on BookSirens - you remember, the online service providing free ARCs so you leave reviews on your preferred site of choice for upcoming authors? Yes, that service.

 

Anyway, I picked it up because it sounded intriguing, and I've always wanted a good representation of Sleeping Beauty. I absolutely got it in this one. Hypathia Rae might be an author worth watching now with this debut novel of hers!

 

The Witch of Faymeria Wood, ladies and gentlemen.