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A review by michalice
Two and Twenty Dark Tales: Dark Retellings of Mother Goose Rhymes by Georgia McBride, Michelle Zink
3.0
When I first heard about Two and Twenty Dark Tales I was very intrigued about what twist the rhymes would have. Some of the authors I have heard of, or even read their other work, yet some I had not heard of so I was wary about whether I would enjoy their stories. When I began reading I was happy to see I knew every rhyme that they had taken for their story's and soon found myself engrossed with each story and the different characters.
Once I started I could not stop reading and quickly finished the book, and I can't decide which story I liked the best, with each story having its own little twist they all stood out on their own. I enjoyed the twist on Jack and Jill (The Well), and the old woman who lived in a show (Life in a Shoe), they certainly make you think differently about the rhyme. Sing a song of Six-Pence didn't end how I expected it to, and was quite sad with the way it ended, but after thinking about it then it made sense.
Two and Twenty Dark Tales is a great read for someone looking to try out new authors to see what their writing is like, but for anyone who is a fan of any of the authors involved with this book. Even better is that Month9Books have donated the proceeds from the first five thousand books to charity, YALitchat.org, a literacy organization that fosters the advancement of young adult literature around the world. For more information visit yalitchat.com
Once I started I could not stop reading and quickly finished the book, and I can't decide which story I liked the best, with each story having its own little twist they all stood out on their own. I enjoyed the twist on Jack and Jill (The Well), and the old woman who lived in a show (Life in a Shoe), they certainly make you think differently about the rhyme. Sing a song of Six-Pence didn't end how I expected it to, and was quite sad with the way it ended, but after thinking about it then it made sense.
Two and Twenty Dark Tales is a great read for someone looking to try out new authors to see what their writing is like, but for anyone who is a fan of any of the authors involved with this book. Even better is that Month9Books have donated the proceeds from the first five thousand books to charity, YALitchat.org, a literacy organization that fosters the advancement of young adult literature around the world. For more information visit yalitchat.com