Fairy Tale Retellings

We just finished reading Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce. Amazing!!!! This book made us want to get into some modern day retellings of classic fairy tales. I will start a list and hopefully we can continue to add to it. For more details on each book, click on the title for the Amazon link.




A Kiss in Time by Alex Flinn (Sleeping Beauty Retelling)



Beauty by Robin McKinley (Beauty and the Beast Retelling)



Cindy Ella by Robin Palmer (Cinderella Retelling)



Geek Charming by Robin Palmer (Frog Prince Retelling)



Little Miss Red by Robin Palmer (Little Red Riding Hood Retelling)



Fairest of All by Serena Valentino (Snow White Retelling)

Thirst 4: Garbage

By Raphael

If I was really thirsty, I wouldn't drink this book if it was water.

I had to read it because I liked the series up to this point, and I wanted to know how the story ended. It has also been awhile since I finished Thirst 3, so the pain points of the story were forgotten.

The Good:
Story. It is a constant, action packed, twisty turny,  whats-going-to-happen-next type of story. It gets a little bit crazy, and quite abit unbelievable, even for a supernatural fiction novel, but props for keeping me guessing.
Sita. She's the main character, the main vampire. I respect the idea of her. I respect the idea of what she's supposed to represent.
Simon. He seems to be the only one that makes sense to me.


The Garbage:
EVERYTHING ELSE! PLOT! MOOD! SETTING! DIALOGUE! THE REST OF THE CAST! This includes the good guys and the villians!! My goodness! Did it really take Sita, the oldest and smartest vampire THAT LONG to realize most 13-year-old girls, not matter how psychic they are, don't talk like 30 year old people, and I'm pretty sure that if the real Lucifier was hiding out in a 13 year old girl. he'd be far more vain or obvious than he was. CMON. HE"S THE BLEEDIN' DEVIL? AND HE"S COOL TO JUST.. CHILLL.. IN THE BACKSEAT?! Riiiight.
Also, That's not how people talk.
Also, That's a very dumb hell.
Also, That whole Krishna business? Farrrrr too much of it. This isn't Krishna's story. And Sita sounds more like she has a crush on this guy than she's in religious awe of him.


Anyway. I'm glad I"m done with that series. I'd recommend the first book, but to stop there.