You may remember my last blog post was a cover reveal for a new installment in a fairy tale series called Once upon a Twist Tales. You can find that cover reveal by scrolling all the way down and clicking the previous post button.
Title: The Bear of Rosethorn Ring: A Snow White and Rose Red Story (Once Upon a Twist Tales, Book #4)
Tagline: How far would Snow White and Rose Red go to save the man behind the bear?
About the Book:
When their father runs away, Marita and Diamond Kadlec realize how different twins can be. Marita’s ready to forget Lucas entirely, but Diamond wants to give him the second chance she’s never been able to give before. That’s before they discover that Lucas is indebted to the ill-tempered D’vard and his traveling circus, the Rosethorn Ring. The Ring’s entertainment lacks a bear, and Lucas must play the part of the savage creature to regain his freedom.
Lorcan D’vard cares only for three things: tending to his beloved beard, promoting his Rosethorn Ring, and eradicating the assassin out to kill him. With time running out, D’vard agrees to cancel Lucas’s debt and let him go free – if Marita and Diamond can apprehend the assassin before the assassin ends the show.
This is Snow White and Rose Red with a twist like you’ve never seen it before.
The Bear of Rosethorn Ring is available now. You can find it at Goodreads and Amazon below:
About the Series:
Once Upon a Twist Tales are your favorite fairytales retold backwards and upside-down, with a little bit of steampunk thrown in for fun!
Find the other books here:
Other Books in the Series:
Book One ~ The Rose and the Balloon: A Beauty and the Beast Story
Book Two ~ Spindle Dreams: A Sleeping Beauty Story
Book Three ~ Diamond: A Rapunzel Story
My Dive in Review:
The Bear of Rosethorn Ring is a retelling of the fairytale, Snow White and Rose Red. If you are unfamiliar with it, don’t worry, it’s often confused with that other (but unrelated) fairy tale about a girl named Snow White. This version of the story removes the magic and replaces it with a circus setting. I really liked the circus aesthetic and thought the adaptation was spot on. All the fairy tale’s major plot points are present and easily recognizable. This is the fourth book in Fichter’s Once Upon a Twist Tales series. I believe the story stands on its own well, but you will enjoy it more if you start at the beginning. At least read book three, as this book directly references those events. Diamond goes through so much that you really need to read about her previous adventures to appreciate how strong her character is. The best character was indeed Diamond, who spends most of the book blind. Her POV is a prime example of how to tell a descriptive narrative using only sound and scent cues. Not only that, but she is caring and patient. Qualities that more people should learn to emulate. *Received an advanced copy to review. This review is my own honest opinion and is willingly and honestly given after reading the provided material.* |
About the Author:
Kirsten Fichter is a twenty-something Christian writer who loves being the wife to her favorite person ever, mommy to two precious blessings, a piano enthusiast, a dragon buff, a serious bookworm, and an INFP synesthete. Fairytales have always fascinated her, and she has made it her goal to rewrite as many as possible and become known as the “Grimm Dickens” (i.e. mixing Grimm fairytales with a Dickens style). She is present in many online circles under the name “Kiri Liz” if you care about things like that. As you read this, she’ll be somewhere under a maple tree – trying very hard to finish the seventeen and half other stories she unwisely started all at once.
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Blog Tour Schedule
April 5th
– Welcome & Giveaway @ A Synesthete Writer
– Author Interview @ Living Outside the Lines
– Favorite Fairytales About Siblings (Guest Post) @ Lands Uncharted
– Book Review @ Christine Smith
– Book Review @ Tower in the Plains
April 6th
– Snow White and Rose Red Tag @ A Synesthete Writer
– Author Interview & Book Review @ Madi’s Musings
– Looking Ahead at the Twist Tales (Guest Post) @ Virtual Paper
– Book Review @ E. Kaiser Writes
April 7th
– Snow White and Rose Red Mad Libs @ A Synesthete Writer
– Inspiration for The Bear of Rosethorn Ring (Guest Post) @ Ink Castles
– Favorite Characters from the Twist Tales (Guest Post) @ Living Outside the Lines
– Book Review @ Shieldmaidens of Shiloh
– Book Review @ Live. Love. Read.
April 8th
– The First Chapter @ A Synesthete Writer
– Awesome and Obscure Fairytales (Guest Post) @ Madi’s Musings
– SWRR Elements in The Bear of Rosethorn Ring (Guest Post) @ Abigail Falanga
– Book Review @ Blooming with Books
April 9th
– Winner & Wrap-Up @ A Synesthete Writer
– Author Interview & Book Review @ Virtual Paper
– Retelling an Unknown Fairytale (Guest Post) @ Live. Love. Read
C. O. Bonham 
Apr 10, 2021 @ 08:40:33
I really enjoyed your review! And, yes, Diamond is the best character. I love her so much. And I really love having a blind POV. It was so neat.
Apr 10, 2021 @ 12:47:30
Thanks for reading and commenting.
If you want another great book with a blind main character you should check out Merlin’s Blade, by Robert Treskillard.
Apr 10, 2021 @ 19:39:26
ANOTHER BOOK WITH A BLIND MAIN CHARACTER????? Thank you so much for the recommendation!
Apr 08, 2021 @ 14:50:33
Thank you so much for sharing this for the blog tour! 🙂
I’ll be honest — writing Diamond in this book was tough. I’d forget from time to time that she was still blind and write something that she saw. And there were a couple of scenes that I wrote from Marita’s POV and then later switched them to Diamond’s, which meant editing quite a bit. But I do think it was a good challenge for me as a writer.