Imagine fairytales where the line between heroes and villains are blurred, where there is violence in supposed Prince Charming’s, and where the girl is independent, brave and smart- and can fight her own battles against monsters.

Nikita Gill blends poetry and fairytale stories designed to empower and reimagine the tales we are told as children. Spellbinding and magical! I loved “Wild Embers” by Nikita Gill and this book of poems was just as good! (For some reason my review deleted itself so here it is again! Thank you to those who had liked and commented). “A clever woman is more lethal than a freshly crafted magic wand, and that is why she is fear.' These are girls made of dark lace and witchcraft and a little bit of vice.' 'Not all girls are made of sugar and spice and all things nice. We live in a grey area where every bit of light has it sown shadow. We can't expect this in our lives because it is totally implausible. There's no such thing as only black or only white. It just shows to us all the faces and the possibilities this world has to offer. It is not like other books I've read about empowerment, only because it does not contradict itself in the process. So one has to do what one has to do and make some adjustments to them in order to make them fit better in the world. There is a thing about fairy tales: they never change. I know it might sound a bit deranged, but I would make sure that I would read some of the poems and stories in this book to my children to make them understand that stories, even though beautiful and magical, can be told in so many different ways. 'Where are the stories for the wicked girls, the ones where they are told perfection is a lie?'

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