As seen on Stumptown Books.I picked this book up because I planned on reading Huntress. This book was written first, so I thought, "Sure, I'll give it a try, even if this is not my normal bag."The first thing to note is that this is a fairy tale retelling. Ask yourself: do you like fairy tale retell...
I've been meaning to read this book for ages and I have no idea what took me this long. Maybe because I love the idea of queer retellings of fairy tales and myth, but am so often disappointed with the result. I definitely was not disappointed with this one. There are some things that I would have li...
6/18/12 ** Saw HUNTRESS by Lo recommended twice by people who follow Tamora Pierce, so figured I'd enjoy that; this is in the same world and was written prior to HUNTRESS, so I'm starting with this. 6/22/12 ** Started yesterday and am half way through. Interesting twist on Cinderella so far.
Review: Aisling, or Ash, is ten when her mother dies. Her father soon follows, but not before he marries Lady Isobel. With him dead, Isobel reduce sash to a slave. One day, she ventures into the forest, and meets Fairy Sidhean. They exchange stories, and see each other a few times. On her other day...
I enjoyed Ash as much as I think is possible for me. This is not my usual fare. I don’t really read fantasy. And if I do, I tend towards sci-fi fantasy/adventure stories than romances. That said, Ash wasn’t bad. It might be cliche. I don’t know. I have nothing to compare it to. (I’m guessing it’s no...
Huh. I liked the fairy tale feel of this book, as well as the stories within the stories. I thought that Clara was a nice touch as someone who is confused by her mother and her sister's mean treatment of the undeserving Ash. Her conflict was rather interesting to me. I also thought it was cool that ...
Lo incorporates two aspects into this retelling of Cinderella that I really loved: 1) she really enters into the life of a servant 2) she tells a lot of fairy tales. The first element grounds the story for a modern reader, reminds us of just how arduous it would be to be the maid-of-all-work in a ho...
Ash is a retelling of the Cinderella myth as an actual fairy tale, involving fairies, fairy lore, witches, a curse, and yes, queer acceptance.Ash is Aisling, orphaned after her mother's death and her father's subsequent remarriage to a woman with two daughters and a house in the city. Aisling's moth...
Ash tastes like Tam Lin, but it does not satisfy in the same way. I do applaud the fairy tales aimed at the GLBT teen, as this is, but ultimately it didn't entirely work for me. The heroine is likable enough, but the story is muddy- the magic is muddy, even. The relationships are turbid, the prose, ...
Well, this book was a pleasant surprise. I wasn't expecting to like this book as much as I did. When I first heard about this book, there was nothing but negative reviews on it. I didn't understand what all the hate was about so, me being the sick and twisted little girl that I am, I wanted nothing ...
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