Welcome to Litsy!

This is a simple, expected, cheesy retelling with a little predictable twist. But I took out my inner child and I enjoyed it very much. I felt that I was watching a Disney performance☺️ I needed something light after literary fiction and mystery reads. The narrator performance was fantastic specially with the witch character. 3/3.5⭐️
#FairytaleReadingChallenge @Charityann
#BookSpinBingo (#9) @TheAromaOfBooks
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TIL Ginnifer Goodwin assumed OUAT producers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz were inspired by historical figure Maria Sophia Margaretha Catharina von Erthal for her character Mary Margaret. Hint: they had no clue who she was referring to. Neither did I while googling for Snow White retellings and the blog linked in comments came up during my search. ⬇️

Current audio is tagged, and I‘m reading it for #FairyTaleReadingChallenge. So far it‘s just 😕 so I may try to squeeze in another Snow White retelling before the end of the month.

These 5 will help a lot with my #ISpyBingo - including mirror, oval, leaf, house, waves, writing tool, coffee, towel, and coloured chair!🙌🏻 There‘s gotta be a bingo after all that!😅

The two Merry Ghost Inn books will complete the series for #SeriesLove2023

My TBR for January, not pictured Posioned by Jennifer Donnelly for the #fairytalereadingchallenge and The Emotional Craft of Fiction by Donald Mass for the #readwritegrowbc. #bookclubs #januarytbr

I quite enjoyed the meandering tale of Dirk Drosselmeier and definitely preferred this to Wicked.
However, I would have preferred to actually see Hiddensee in the book, and have more than a glancing paragraph to cover the actual nutcracker narrative. It would have also been nice to have some closure about the lost forest rather than it being open to interpretation.
I had fun reading it anyway!

#FairytaleReadingChallenge #TheNutcracker #Doublespin

repost for @Charityann:

I‘m hosting the #fairytalereadingchallenge again for 2023! All the details and a free printable bookmark are on my blog: https://charityrau.wordpress.com/2022/12/28/fairytale-reading-challenge/ #readingchallenge2023 #readingchallenge Tagging all who posted for last year. If you want to be tagged in future updates are aren‘t tagged already, let me know and I‘ll add you to the list!

I‘m aiming to be a little more intentional with my reading tracking this year. So I created myself a book journal. 😂

#BookSpin @TheAromaofBooks

#Roll100 and #NoBuy2023 @PuddleJumper

#SeriesLove2023 @Andrew65 and @TheSpineView

#OokBOokClub @julesG

#FairyTaleReadingChallenge @Charityann

#DiverseCozy2024 @sarahbellum

#WhimsicalReads @KateReadsYA

#LGBTbookclub @AbigailJaneBlog

2023 here we come! 😂

Prepping for my 2023 reading challenges!

So far :
Goodreads of course

#booked2023

#noshamereadathon23 @Nessavamusic

#Pantone2023

What else should I do? I prefer flexible, fun challenges more than "worthy" ones. #readingchallenge

Nalo Hopkinson puts her own horror and speculative takes on some well known fairy tales and folklore.

Hopkinson has such a visceral and grounded voice. The twists she put here fascinating and original. And now I need to look up some of the folklore she referenced. Her stories that worked for me, really worked for me. And even the ones I didn‘t like, I could still appreciate the skill. Definitely going to look up more of her work. 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑

This version of the classic holiday tale felt fresh and energetic, while remaining true to the original story. The unusual, beguiling illustrations added a bit of quirkiness. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this! Thanks, @Charityann for a great December pick for #FairyTaleReadingChallenge !