Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Snow White, Rapunzel — everyone’s heard of them. But what about Liam, Frederic, Duncan, or Gustav? They’re the ones who rescued the famous damsels in distress, but thanks to the lazy bards who wrote the fairy tales, they’re all simply known as “Prince Charming,” with no stories of their own…until now. Happily…
Tag: young adult fiction
Review: Scars
***Trigger warning*** 15 year-old Kendra hasn’t felt safe since she began recalling long-repressed memories of sexual abuse, especially because she can’t remember his identity. But she knows he’s following her, leaving threatening messages that only she understands. Kendra has only two means of relief: her artwork and cutting. Her cutting she hides because she knows…
Review: The Name of the Star
Louisiana native Rory Deveaux is out of her comfort zone at her new school in London, and not just because of the challenging academics and mandatory physical activity. A Jack the Ripper copycat killer is on the loose in the old Whitechapel district, and has the entire city on edge. Rory manages to embarrass herself…
Review: The Ruins of Gorlan
They have always scared him in the past — the Rangers, with their dark cloaks and shadowy ways. The villagers believe the Rangers practice magic that makes them invisible to ordinary people. And now 15-year-old Will, always small for his age, has been chosen as a Ranger’s apprentice. What he doesn’t yet realize is that…
Review: I Am Not a Serial Killer
John Wayne Cleaver is dangerous: he’s a sociopath with an obsession with serial killers. He’s not interested in becoming one himself, however, and so lives his life by strict rules designed to keep his monstrous self hidden. But things get harder for John when a string of murders in his small hometown appear to be…