In light of the Summer Solstice. Also known as Midsummer...let's talk about fairies. What is your favorite fairy tale or story that revolves around the fae?I don't know that I have a favorite fairy tale. What I like most about fairy tales are how they are part of our collective memory and imagination. To that end I love stories that are inspired by fairy tales. I like retellings as well, but not nearly as much as stories that take ideas from or aspects of fairy tales are run with them. A couple good examples of this are Castle Waiting by Linda Medley (see post) and The Witch's Boy by Michael Gruber.
As for books featuring fairies, two sets of books come to mind. First, Shanna Swendson's Katie Chandler series and, second, Charles de Lint's books. Of course I recommend both.
If you are visiting this blog for the first time, welcome! This is Karen. I'm a librarian and archivist and I've been writing this blog since 2006. Some of my favorite books are All We Know of Love (schneider), The Book of Laughter and Forgetting (kundera), The God of Small Things (roy), The Handmaid's Tale (atwood), Pride and Prejudice (austen), The Storyteller (vargas llosa), and Zahrah the Windseeker (okorafor-mbachu).
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I'm going to have to check out Castle Waiting as I haven't read a graphic novel in a long time and it just sounds like something refreshing and fun. By the way, as I hopped here from your profile I think we may be almost neighbors. I'll have to see if the WLS has a copy. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm metaphorically in Sleepy Hollow (I was much more comfortable listing my town when I lived in a city), but if you are close to there we're likely still almost neighbors.
ReplyDeleteHi, Karen! Thanks for the follow! I'm following you back!
ReplyDeleteI also like retelling of the classic fairy tales. I recently read Cinder and Ella by Melissa Lemon. I've posted a review on my blog :)
Richard @ Bound & Determined...
Hi, Richard! I won't read your review just yet as I have Cinder and Ella in my review queue as well.
ReplyDeleteHi, Karen! Thanks so much for stopping by -- I'm definitely following back! :)
ReplyDeleteI've actually never read any of the books you mentioned, but if you like them so much then I'll be sure to add them to my TBR pile!
Hope you have an awesome weekend! :)
Thanks for stopping by my blog! You really should read the Iron King. I was really skeptical about it at first but then I loved it! Following you back :)
ReplyDeleteCrystal @ Elegantly Bound Books
Thanks for the heads up on fairy tale-based/inspired stories. I've never heard of either of your fairies books either!
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Hiya, thanks for the follow! I love your blog and am impressed that you are a librarian, which (as you know) is my aspiration. <3
ReplyDeleteHopping through. You've listed a bunch of new books for me. Lots to looks up.
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Thanks for stopping by Teen Fiction Centre, I'm your newest follower!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by! I came to return the follow and say hi, so HI!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for all the visits!
ReplyDeleteWell hello there! I happen to love quite a lot of your favourite books... That's worth a follow from me! Thanks for following me too :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by my blog and following along! I look forward to reading your blog.
ReplyDeleteLLM - ABookGeek
Hmm, I haven't heard of the Katie Chandler series, but it does sound a bit interesting. :)
ReplyDeleteSuz @ A Soul Unsung
I'm also following you now(:
ReplyDeleteCatiebug @ Escape to Wonderland
Hi, Karen! Thanks for stopping by our blog last Friday. We're new followers of yours.
ReplyDeleteI haven't the books you mentioned, I'll have to check them out. Happy Reading!
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