A review by wanderlustlover
Every Poem a Potion, Every Song a Spell by Stephanie Parent

5.0

Thank you to Stephanie Parent, Querencia Press, and Netgalley for this advanced reader copy of "Every Poem a Potion, Every Song a Spell" for an honest review.


Oh. My. Word.

When I say that I was devoured by this book, I mean that I fell into it completely. I was made whole but the rapture of fairytales retold with any number of the questions I wonder why the main characters hadn't asked in my fairytales both as a child wide-eyed and unknowing and as a student/teacher of the English language digging deeper into literary theories and cultural relevance.

This was such a breath of fresh air. The retellings eschewed very close to the originals while shedding more light on the way things right of gone, choices that might have been made, or doubts that might have sprung up along the way. I found myself gasping so many times when I would turn to the next page and see which new fairytale was going to be spun into this golden poetry next.

Absolutely recommending this book for everyone, and buying copies for people's birthday's this year!