Tag: historical fantasy

Review: The Winter of the Witch (Winternight Trilogy #3) by Katherine Arden

Book info: Title:  The Winter of the Witch Author:  Katherine Arden Series:  Winternight Trilogy #3 Genre:  Fairy tale retelling, historical fantasy Release Date:  January 8th, 2019 Publisher:  Del Rey Books Source:  Finished copy received from publisher which did not influence my opinion My rating:  4 stars Synopsis: Following their adventures in The Bear and the Nightingale […]

Posted January 28, 2019 by Lisa Mandina in / 4 Comments

ARC Review: The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden

Book info: Title:  The Bear and the Nightingale Author:  Katherine Arden Genre:  Fairy tale retelling, historical fantasy Published:  January 10th, 2017 Source:  ARC won from Goodreads Giveaway My rating:  4 stars I am usually a pretty big fan of fairy tale retellings, especially when it is one like this was blurbed to be, a not […]

Posted January 21, 2017 by Lisa Mandina in / 12 Comments

Review: And I Darken by Kiersten White

Book info: Title:  And I Darken   Author:  Kiersten White Series:  The Conqueror’s Saga #1   Genre:  YA alternate historical fiction/fantasy Published:  June 28th, 2016 Source:  ARC received at bookstore where I work from publisher Synopsis: No one expects a princess to be brutal. And Lada Dragwlya likes it that way. Ever since she and […]

Posted July 21, 2016 by Lisa Mandina in / 16 Comments