The first storybook that caught my eye was Heavenly Gossip. I chose this storybook because it is based off of my all time favorite tv show, Gossip Girl. The layout and design of the storybook is really eye-catching, with a bright pink background contrasted with the black. I love how this is formatted just like the actual show. "Gossip girl" is character that remains unknown throughout the series, making anonymous blog posts about about scandals and secrets of their peers in the Upper East side of Manhattan. I think this is such a creative way to connect something ancient and historical to something modern and new!
The next storybook that I looked at was Love Diaries. Initially, this one caught my eye because I am a sucker for a good love story, but once I actually opened it up and read the introduction, I could not stop reading it! There is something so captivating about this storybook since it was personally handed down to the writer of the storybook herself. You can really sense the writer's connection and sense of pride toward the diaries, which I loved. I found myself reading almost the entire storybook because I was just so curious about the characters and about how everything ended up! I think the writer did a really great job appealing to the audience and making this storybook into something relatable by changing the diary entries into a modern style. It really is a fascinating storybook!
The final storybook that I looked at was Wives' Tales. The title got my attention, because I could assume the story would be about how wives lived back in time, and to me that seemed like a really interesting concept. After reading the introduction, I thought it was really cool that the writer "went back in time" and told storys comparing the life of wives then to now from her own perspective. Since I have absolutely no previous knowledge of the Indian epics and of the stories that have been passed down, everything that I have read is very new and fascinating to me, making me want to read more!
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