As I said in yesterday’s post, I love Tangled. It was initially conceived in 2003, released in 2010, and follows the adventures of a young princess who doesn’t know she’s a princess (Rapunzel), and a decent guy pretending to be a ruffian (Flynn). I never really liked the original fairy tale. I found it boring.Continue reading “Disney’s First White Princess in 20 Years: Tangled’s Rapunzel”
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Tina Storm: Demon Hunter gets her own novel
When I first started writing the Tina Storm: Demon Hunter Paranormal Short Story Collection, it was basically an excuse to take a break from creating an entirely new world and mythology in The Innocence Saga and have a go at writing something based in reality. By based in reality I meant a normal teenage girl,Continue reading “Tina Storm: Demon Hunter gets her own novel”
Foreign Cover Friday: Unearthly by Cynthia Hand
Foreign Cover Friday is a weekly meme hosted by The Reading Fever, where foreign covers of the books we know and love are spotlighted and discussed. To join, either pick your favourite foreign cover, or pick many foreign covers, and start discussing! This week I’m going with Unearthly by Cynthia Hand for two reasons: pointContinue reading “Foreign Cover Friday: Unearthly by Cynthia Hand”
Disney’s Working Class Princess: The Princess And The Frog
I’d never watched The Princess and the Frog before I did so for this weekly Disney segment. I wish I hadn’t left it so long. It was released in 2009, so well after the established 8 Disney Princess franchise had been set up (around 2000-2001). Yet Tiana was easily added to the Princess line upContinue reading “Disney’s Working Class Princess: The Princess And The Frog”
Foreign Cover Friday: Sabriel by Garth Nix
Foreign Cover Friday is a weekly meme hosted by The Reading Fever, where foreign covers of the books we know and love are spotlighted and discussed. To join, either pick your favourite foreign cover, or pick many foreign covers, and start discussing! This week I’m going with Sabriel, one of the first YA books IContinue reading “Foreign Cover Friday: Sabriel by Garth Nix”
Lissa Bilyk 