I can scarcely believe that another April has come and gone! Though I don’t always write a reflections post, I thought I’d do so this year as some things nagged at me all month. The Good Doing folklore posts are definitely the way to go — they stay relevant even after the A-Z is done. …
Y is for Yumboes Faeries have been described as the Good People or the Good Neighbours in many cultures. In African Folklore, the Yumboes are known as the bakhna rakhna, “Good People”. Folklore The Fairy Mythology Illustrative of the Romance and Superstition of Various Countries. by Thomas Keightley, [1870] When evening’s shades o’er Goree’s Isle extend,The nimble Yumboes from the …
I’m so excited that the next installment in the Fallen Princeborn series is released. I shared my review of the first book with you here. About the Book CHARLOTTE’S FAMILY MAY NO LONGER REMEMBER HER NAME, BUT HER ENEMIES WILL NEVER FORGET. Charlotte just wanted to start a new life with her sister Anna out …
I got an ARC of book two on Booksprout and went ahead and got the first book as well (no point in starting in the middle of a story). I’m waiting for book 3! About the Book Every young woman dreams of marrying a king.Everyone except for me.Because the king I am to wed has …
I’m so excited to share my review of the debut novel of e-friend Lyndsey Hall. About the Book The trees in Hartwood forest are hiding an ancient secret, a door into a magical realm where fairy princes and monsters are one and the same. Seventeen-year-old Aria Colling is bored of her small town and dreams …
Mountains have always held a mystical appeal to mortals. They’ve found their way into mythology, folklore and religion. Folklore HAWAIIAN LEGENDS OF GHOSTS and GHOST-GODS collected and translated from the Hawaiian by W. D. WESTERVELT [1916] THE OLD MAN OF THE MOUNTAIN This is not a Hawaiian legend. It was written to show the superstitions …
You know how much I love reading about faeries. I’ve already shared reviews about other books in the Creepy Hollow series. I got this series as ebooks and as paperbacks… Calla Larkenwood wants nothing more than to be a guardian, but her overprotective mother has never allowed it. When circumstances change and Calla finally gets …
I subscribe to Rachel’s newsletter, so the moment this series went live, I knew about it. The first book is free on all platforms, and though I had it and had bought the second installment as an ebook, I decided to buy the complete paperback as a Christmas present last year (along with other books …
Z is for Zany. zany adjective amusingly unconventional and idiosyncratic (Oxford English Dictionary) There’s this peculiar little creature from folklore that caught my fancy. He goes by two names. Yet no-one can disagree that he’s quite gross. Grogoch or Phynnodderee is the name of this Faery. The folklore attached to his origins is quite sad… …
X is for X-Factor. No matter the name or how you spell it, the Fates are everywhere and in every culture. Folklore The Poetic Edda “Norns are figures of fate who may be present at a child’s birth, prophesying his future, as in the First Poem of Helgi Hundingsbani. As determiners of fate, the norns are …
