I hope you summon the courage and you invite your demons to tea and you learn to listen to all their stories
Title: Fierce Fairytales
Author: Nikita Gill
Page Count: 176 pages
Genre: Poetry // Nonfiction
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★
Publisher: Hachette Books
Release Date: September 11, 2014
Buy It: Chapters Indigo
SYNOPSIS
Traditional fairytales are rife with cliches and gender stereotypes: beautiful, silent princesses; ugly, jealous, and bitter villainesses; girls who need rescuing; and men who take all the glory.
But in this rousing new prose and poetry collection, Nikita Gill gives Once Upon a Time a much-needed modern makeover. Through her gorgeous reimagining of fairytale classics and spellbinding original tales, she dismantles the old-fashioned tropes that have been ingrained in our minds. In this book, gone are the docile women and male saviors. Instead, lines blur between heroes and villains. You will meet fearless princesses, a new kind of wolf lurking in the concrete jungle, and an independent Gretel who can bring down monsters on her own.
MY THOUGHTS
**Thank you HBG Canada for sending me a copy for review, this one has a spot on my fairytale collection shelf now.**
Gorgeous review! I think I need to pick this one up.
This one sounds really interesting! Love the illustrations too, reminds me of Wayward children. 🖤