J.E. Hunter’s Blog

  • My Life as a Fairy Tale

    I’ve been reading a fair amount of stuff lately that’s been inspired by the classic fairy tales. I love fairy tales. I often love retellings. But there are some fairy tales I love more than others. When I was a kid, my favorite tale was Cinderella. This may have had something to do with the… Read more

  • Dead Water Cover Clip

    Are you as excited for this as I am? Soon, Dead Water will be released and it will have the first cover ever featuring Caesar, from Tales of a Redheaded Sea-Witch. This charming pirate is going to look amazing! Below is a small portion of the cover I’m providing for a preview, thanks to my… Read more

  • Weekly Writing Prompt

    There are two bikes on the bank. Where are their riders? Who are they? Where did they go? Write a 1,500 words short story. Read more

  • What I’m Reading: Snow Like Ashes by Sara Raasch

    YA Book Review: Snow Like Ashes by Sara Raasch This is another first in a teen fantasy series. Snow Like Ashes(associate link), written by Sara Raasch, follows young Winterian, Meira, on her quest to save her kingdom alongside future king and love interest Mather. It took me a while to get into the kingdoms, four… Read more

  • What I’m Reading: With Malice by Eileen Cook

    YA Book Review: With Malice by Eileen Cook This was the first book on my summer reading list, which you can view here. I choose this book because of the bright cover, the catchy blurb, and the fact that it was a change from the fantasy I’ve been reading a lot of lately. The basic… Read more

  • Books I Love: Entwined by Heather Dixon

    A few years ago, I picked up Entwined, by Heather Dixon, because of the absolutely beautiful cover. When I read that it was based on the Twelve Dancing Princesses fairy tale, I knew it was for me. When it comes to the retelling genre, there are two ways the books tend to go: the first… Read more