Becky's Book Reviews

Today I’m thrilled to have the lovely Cat Hellisen on my blog today. Cat, whose book Beastkeeper , a middle-grade retelling of Beauty and the Beast, is officially out in the wild today (yay! Happy book birthday Cat), has kindly taken the time to write a guest post about one of my favourite topics of all time. Fairy tales and retellings. Because who doesn’t love a new twist on a good ol’ timeless tale that spans over and beyond centuries upon centuries? And with Cat’s book taking a whole new approach to Beauty and the Beast, well, I thought it would be the perfect way to celebrate her book’s release by featuring a post written by her on her love of fairy tales and how Beastkeeper eventually took shape. Before I hand over to Cat though, here’s some info about her fabulous new book (which I’ll be reviewing soon)   About Beastkeeper Sarah has always been on the move. Her mother hates the cold, so every few months her parents pack their bags and drag her off after the sun. She’s grown u...

So, given that this cover’s already been doing the rounds, my post today is not so much a cover reveal as it is a squeeing-over-the-cover kind of post. Yup, the long awaited cover to the fabulous Cat Hellisen’s forthcoming children’s novel, Beastkeeper has been unleashed (ahem, sorry) into the wild (again, sorry. Not really). Cat, who is the author of When the Sea is Rising Red , House of Sand and Secrets and a host of wonderful short stories (Um, you should so, so, so read The Girls who Go Below by the way),  has taken a tale as old as time (Ok, I've reached cheese overload, I know) and reinvented it entirely. In fact, Cat’s said that her version is very loosely based on the fairy tale, so you should definitely expect twists in the tale… I don’t know about you, but I certainly can’t wait to get my hands on a copy. In the meantime, and to tide us over while we wait, here’s the cover in all of its beauteous glory: Look at the pretty. Just look at it. It feels like such a homage to ...