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(2 stars) Jeong Hayan, aka Snowbird, trains as a ballet dancer in New York. She is captured by the lure of a pair of red ballet slippers which seem alive yet foreboding. They belong to her rival Moira, who tries to destroy Snowbird in any way she could, but then dances off to her death and becomes a pile of ash after Snowbird wins the solo.

Snowbird and the Red Slippers by Rachael Wallen

(4 stars) Zaig is hired by Queen Minoa to kill Ailda, but he doesn’t. He regrets it later when he finds Ailda is a vampire, and turned two of his friends. With Minoa’s help, he hunts Ailda and the others down

Red as Blood by Maddie Morrow

(4 stars) Livna has always heard the prophecy of the Fairest One but never thought she would be the One. Her Dwarven friend Oren and she take down the queen and the evil Dwarven prince and unite the Tribes & the Dwarvens

The Fairest One by Cortney Manning

(2 stars) Kara Chaloner tries to run away from her stepmother, who is in touch with the spirits and witchcraft. The queen destroys the monastery and puts Kara to sleep with a poisoned apple. Kara is brought back by the prayers and ministrations of her girlhood friend Damian Atwood.

Raven’s Heir by Jenelle Hovde

(3.5 stars) Snow is a clown dreaming of being a tightrope walker, but she has no idea that the circus is a fae one run by a Queen who will take her heart for her youth. Chayse, the son of the Queen saves her by rebelling and killing his mom.

I like this Chayse. But he’s the son of the Evil Queen. And they’re fae folk. Hmmmmm