Storybook Favorites

I chose to check out 4 storybooks for this post. I chose them initially because the names interested me. I am super interested in both gods AND goddesses, but lately i've been trying to embrace my inner goddess and as such decided to focus on the female divinities for the first three. The last one called to me because I LOVE Doctor Who. Anyway, here they are:

The Princess Constellations

First of all, I really love the picture on the cover page. It's a stunning picture, and it really adds to the overall layout of this storybook. Next, I checked out the introduction and was in no way disappointed. I love this person's writing style, plus the image they chose was actually a gif and I now am determined to use more gifs in  my blogging. I keep a tumblr (actually two) and it is almost half gifs! There was only one other story, but it was a great one. It was well-written and I had never heard of the princess she wrote about so it got me more interested. I wanted to read more! An extra plus was that the image was once again, STUNNING. 

Here's the picture from the cover page, so gorgeous. 

The Princess and the Stars 

Imagination by maf04 (2014), found on Flickr

Here's the link, go check it out! 

The Princess Constellations

Mermaid Tails

I chose this storybook because ever since I was little I have always wanted to be a mermaid. I love the ocean and how prevalent mermaids are in multiple cultures' stories. They are not always beautiful, friendly creatures and I love the morbidity of the stories where mermaids seduce men and drag them to their deaths. It's strange, but super cool. I loved that they played on words with their title too. The theme was appropriate, but kind of boring compared to its subject matter. 

Mermaid Tails

Queen of the Underworld

This storybook focuses on Persephone, a goddess who (in my opinion) is overlooked and needs to be given a voice so I loved it! The style of this storybook was great and I loved the stories. It was cool that they all focused on Persephone, but I think for my storybook I want to feature more than one central goddess. I also liked that this storybook was like a diary. I feel like Persephone would keep a diary, after all, her story is one of seclusion (for the most part).

Go learn about Persephone and her side of the story. 

The Doctor and his Rebels 

Right off the bat, i'm into it because the cover page features the Time and Relational Distance in Space or TARDIS. I would have done a little more with the background and layout, but it's clean and easy to read so I liked it overall. So, I started checking out the stories and OH MY GOSH! I love it! I would never have thought to take traditional fairy tales like Aladdin, Alice in Wonderland, and Rapunzel and turn them into aliens with their own planets and cultures. It was so cool! The author of this storybook also included a native american story which was super neat! 

If you want to get into it, click here: Enter the Tardis and take a ride!