The Fairest of Them All: A Novel
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Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Book Type: Paperback
Author:
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Book Type: Paperback
A different take on Rapunzel and Snow White that turned out really good :). If it hadn't been for work and sleep, I would've read this in one sitting :).
I recognized some elements from the original tales along the way with Miss Turgeon's own twist on them... I loved how she took some things and made them her own :).
You get a sense of doom/foreboding from the prologue, It's not a light story it does have some darker moments... there's a couple sex scenes but nothing explicit.
There's plenty of secrets in this story, one near the end surprised me and realize how good Mathena was at keeping her secrets.
Mathena: She keeps her past a close secret from Rapunzel, telling her she took her away from her real mother to keep her safe. Rapunzel and her have a nice cozy life in the forest, helping out women in need until Prince Josef comes along.
The twist of Rapunzel having magic and being a witch, LOVED it :).
It's a short-ish book but there's plenty of atmosphere and twists to the story that keeps you turning the pages. I loved how she fleshed out everyone and that none of the characters are one-dimensional, everyone has depth to them and jumps off the page.
One or two twists/secrets I expected and kinda predicted but there were a couple I didn't see coming.
One character's death is mentioned only in a short period, no more than a passage on one page so I didn't really "feel" for his death, I was sad for another MC but I wasn't invested myself really.
Would recommend, it's sort of a re-telling/mish mash of of fairytales but everything fits and flows together nicely into a new tale :).
There is implied rape and another instance where its mentioned, just to warn ya.
Would recommend, happy reading!
I recognized some elements from the original tales along the way with Miss Turgeon's own twist on them... I loved how she took some things and made them her own :).
You get a sense of doom/foreboding from the prologue, It's not a light story it does have some darker moments... there's a couple sex scenes but nothing explicit.
There's plenty of secrets in this story, one near the end surprised me and realize how good Mathena was at keeping her secrets.
Mathena: She keeps her past a close secret from Rapunzel, telling her she took her away from her real mother to keep her safe. Rapunzel and her have a nice cozy life in the forest, helping out women in need until Prince Josef comes along.
The twist of Rapunzel having magic and being a witch, LOVED it :).
It's a short-ish book but there's plenty of atmosphere and twists to the story that keeps you turning the pages. I loved how she fleshed out everyone and that none of the characters are one-dimensional, everyone has depth to them and jumps off the page.
One or two twists/secrets I expected and kinda predicted but there were a couple I didn't see coming.
One character's death is mentioned only in a short period, no more than a passage on one page so I didn't really "feel" for his death, I was sad for another MC but I wasn't invested myself really.
Would recommend, it's sort of a re-telling/mish mash of of fairytales but everything fits and flows together nicely into a new tale :).
There is implied rape and another instance where its mentioned, just to warn ya.
Would recommend, happy reading!
