We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal – another bonus post because I haven’t read this one either! But all the promo material I have seen gives me all kinds of Aladdin feels.ONE MONTH.Bloodleaf by Crystal Smith – I haven’t actually read this one yet but it gives me all kinds of Aladdin vibes.I like to think of myself as an Aladdin expert (having seen it literally hundreds of times allows me this status) and this story really captured the feeling of the original. For being an Aladding retelling, I thought it was very well done. I am so glad I received a copy on NetGalley. Not predictable enough to deter me but enough that I was a little disappointed that Adelaide’s character didn’t see through them. I will definitely be reading the next book in the series.Īlso, I think it’s great that Lucy Tempest has left a lot of open space for other fairy tale retellings to develop in this world. That’s the best way to get me hooked, leave me with an unfinished ending. Semi-spoiler alert: this book ends on a cliffhanger. How could I have made it better? Take the girl out and make the building in the background more prominent. Adelaide is strong, fearless, and smart, so why is she standing like that? Her pose – not only do I not like the photo, I think it’s a very odd pose.When a cover has a photo of a character, It’s hard to not picture that the whole time I’m reading. When I read, I like to use my imagination. If I wanted someone to show me what a character looked like, I’d watch TV. The girl on the cover – I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again.The Aladdin-esque architecture in the background.There are things I like and dislike about this cover: I love to see a main character who is a good person and it rubs off on other characters. She was mean most of the time, kind of an air head, and she became a better person for knowing Adelaide.

Therefore, I had to read it.Ĭherine – I seem to have a tendency to gravitate toward sassy characters (please see Iltani from Gravemaidens). So basically, this book sounded like a combo of two things that I already adored. I read it about 5 years ago but I still remember how much I loved it. I also haven’t written about it, but I really enjoyed The Selection Series by Kiera Cass. I used to have it on VHS and I would watch it, rewind it, and watch it again. When I was younger, I could literally watch that movie all day long.

Thief of Cahraman by Lucy Tempest