retellings – I Blame My Shelf

For the Wolf

As a Second Daughter, Red’s sole purpose in life is to be sacrificed to the Wolf in the Wood in the hopes that he will return the kingdom’s captured gods. Red enters the Wilderwood ready to die, but instead finds refuge in a crumbling castle with the Wolf himself who is actually a man namedContinue reading “For the Wolf”

The Chosen and the Beautiful

Retelling the story of the Great Gatsby from the point of view of a queer, Vietnamese Jordan Baker, this atmospheric novel catapults the story into a shadowy, magical Jazz Age New York. Nghi Vo is such a beautiful writer and this book is just as lovely and lyrical as her novellas. The book follows JordanContinue reading “The Chosen and the Beautiful”