Confession: before tonight, I had never, ever been to Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park. It turns out it’s not actually way outside of town. It’s an easy SoundTransit bus trip (less easy because like an idiot I let my Orca card go empty, but that’s my problem). Anyhow, fun atmosphere, great staff, and …
You know novels that do an updated-take of a fairy tale? Sarah Cross’ Kill Me Softly is like an updated take on fairy tales, period. All of them. They aren’t old stories, but old curses that are repeatedly bestowed upon the descendents of fairy-human hybrids. Mira is about to turn 16. Her strict godmothers have …
Ah, the allure of the fairy tale. Cinderella has been told millions of times in thousands of ways, but it’s a story we keep coming back to because it speaks to us. It’s about someone in a shitty situation who manages to stay a good person, rather than turning cynical or bitter, who eventually finds …
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