The Hollow Kingdom

This is a wonderful, different kind of YA fantasy, set in Victorian times in England. It takes the old trope--goblin kings kidnap beautiful girls, marry them and they never see the light of day again--and twists it: Goblins are lovable even if ugly and, um, prone to kidnapping women for their wives.......more

I... well. The beginning is creepy in a good way. The end is creepy in a bad way. The beginning has a sense of danger from a goblin menace. The end is some sort of apologia for rape, abduction, and Stockholm Syndrome. This book just kinda grosses me out.......more

If you had asked me just last year, I would have told you I didn't have a favorite fairy tale. I grew up hating "Snow White" and while I adored nearly every "Cinderella" movie re-telling I'd seen, the original story was not among my favorites at all. As a child, I never actually saw "Beauty and the......more

I read this so long ago it thought it give it another go. Just as great as it was in 6th grade. Everyone please read it you'll love everybody in it sure of it😍 This will always be my quickest read because it is so good and so fast. Everything happens all at once and Duncan just writes in a way that k......more

Occasionally you pick up a book that perfectly fits your mood and circumstances. This was one of those for me. It felt warm and comforting, with an old English setting and some kick-ass characters I could really get behind. I LOVED it. When Kate and Emily Winslow's parents die, they are sent to live......more