Hags, Sirens, and Other Bad Girls of Fantasy
8 best books like Hags, Sirens, and Other Bad Girls of Fantasy (Denise Little): In an Absent Dream, The Rose and the Beast: Fairy Tales Retold, Washington Square, Emerald Magic: Great Tales of Irish Fantasy, Sex Criminals: Volume Five: Five-Fingered Discount, Home from the Sea, "Okay", Binti: The Complete Trilogy
This fourth entry and prequel tells the story of Lundy, a very serious young girl who would rather study and dream than become a respectable housewife and live up to the expectations of the world around her. As well she should.
When she finds a doorway to a world founded on logic and reason, riddles...
| Author | Francesca Lia Block |
| ISBN | 0064407454 |
With language that is both lyrical and distinctly her own, Francesca Lia Block turns nine fairy tales inside out.
Escaping the poisoned apple, Snow frees herself from possession to find the truth of love in an unexpected place.
A club girl from L.A., awakening from a long sleep to the...
| Author | Henry James |
| ISBN | 0451528719 |
The plot of Washington Square has the simplicity of old-fashioned melodrama: a plain-looking, good-hearted young woman, the only child of a rich widower, is pursued by a charming but unscrupulous man who seeks the wealth she will presumably inherit. On this premise, Henry James constructed one of...
| Author | Andrew M. Greeley |
| ISBN | 0765305046 |
Mythology and magic come alive in this collection of Irish fantasy stories by some of today's finest authors.
Ireland is a nation that holds fast to its history and heritage, and nowhere is that more true than in its folktales and legends. From the great Celtic myths featuring the bard Taliesin,...
Sex Criminals: Volume Five: Five-Fingered Discount
Jon and Suze have broken up. She’s moved back to her mom’s place only to discover her mother’s gotten wayyyy too sexual in her retirement, while he’s moved in with a bisexual lady who he’s in an open relationship with. So they’re both still messes! Meanwhile the villainous Kuber Badal is...
| Author | Mercedes Lackey |
| ISBN | 0756407273 |
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2.5 stars
In the newest Elemental Masters novel, Mari Prothero learns that her father's preternatural fishing and sailing abilities aren't just skill; long ago her family made a pact with the Selchs, a type of Selkie, and in order to keep the pact,...
| Author | Kieron Gillen |
| ISBN | 1534312498 |
So this is it, the end of The Wicked + The Divine. The end of an era, Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie’s magnum opus five years in the making. A book that got me into comics, the one I’ve been following from the start, my first ongoing series, and for the longest time my favorite. This book means so much...
Binti: The Complete Trilogy
Binti Ekeopara Zuzu Dambu Kaipka di Namib è una ragazza di etnia Himba, talmente brava in matematica e nella tecnica dell'astrolabio da venire selezionata per frequentare la prestigiosa Oomza University. È l'occasione della vita e così, nonostante la contrarietà della sua famiglia, e le radicate...
