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So this book had me 😐 the whole time. I read the whole thing to see if it‘d get any better. Unfortunately it didn‘t. The main character is whiny and the story itself is slow moving. Besides that, many parts just didn‘t sit right with me, especially the ending.
I‘m all for a twist in a well known fairytale but this one wasn‘t the way to go.

Book description ⬇️

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Carolyn Turgeon has a beautiful way of rewriting a fairytale. Never disappointed in reading one of her books! There was so much raw emotion in this book, so much innocence, love, & want! Rapunzel is kept from the outside world until she enchants a prince & her life is forever changed after she allows him to climb her hair & enter her tower. There is darkness in this book that I really enjoyed!

𝓘 𝓵𝓸𝓸𝓴𝓮𝓭 𝓾𝓹 𝓪𝓽 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓽𝓸𝔀𝓮𝓻, 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓼𝓽𝓸𝓷𝓮𝓼 𝓼𝓹𝓪𝓻𝓴𝓵𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓲𝓷 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓶𝓸𝓸𝓷𝓵𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽. 𝓕𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓰𝓻𝓸𝓾𝓷𝓭, 𝓲𝓽 𝓵𝓸𝓸𝓴𝓮𝓭 𝓮𝓷𝓭𝓵𝓮𝓼𝓼, 𝓪𝓼 𝓲𝓯 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓬𝓸𝓾𝓵𝓭 𝓬𝓵𝓲𝓶𝓫 𝓲𝓽 𝓼𝓽𝓻𝓪𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 𝓽𝓸 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓱𝓮𝓪𝓿𝓮𝓷𝓼. 𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓼𝓴𝔂 𝔀𝓪𝓼 𝓯𝓲𝓵𝓵𝓮𝓭 𝔀𝓲𝓽𝓱 𝓽𝓱𝓸𝓾𝓼𝓪𝓷𝓭𝓼 𝓸𝓯 𝓼𝓽𝓪𝓻𝓼, 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓽𝓻𝓮𝓮𝓼 𝓼𝔀𝓪𝔂𝓮𝓭 𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓻𝓱𝓮𝓪𝓻𝓭, 𝓯𝓲𝓵𝓵𝓮𝓭 𝔀𝓲𝓽𝓱 𝓼𝓵𝓮𝓮𝓹𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓫𝓮𝓪𝓼𝓽𝓼.

Another fairy tale retelling I powered through for last months book club theme. I definitely enjoyed her retelling of the little mermaid more, but this book was pretty great. I thought the concept of Rapunzel as the stepmother to Snow White was unique and had some fun aspects to it.

This one came in a random book subscription box over a year ago. I just could not get through it. The concept sounds great, but the pacing was slow & the tone incredibly melodramatic. I couldn't stand the narrator, who was whiny & unreasonable. Then, when I skimmed through to the end, I found out about another plot twist that just made me UGH (spoiler below).

Not sure if this counts as a #TBRread since I didn't finish! #WinterGames #MerryReaders

Thank you @ulrichyumiodd for sending me this beautiful surprise of a book! I was curious to see how Rapunzel could possibly be made into Snow White‘s “Wicked Queen”. It was pulled off better than I could have imagined! Loved how Gothel, Rapunzel, & Snow all mirrored each other. Beautifully written, full of empowering women, witchy goodness, & Greek Myth allusion. Will def read more “retellings” by this author ♥️

Thank you @ulrichyumiodd for the absolutely gorgeous fairytale & magic themed #bookmail ♥️♥️♥️

1. A fairytale retelling. Perhaps a light one like Cruel Beauty.
2. Writing an oral presentation on Fifteen Dogs. Probably studying some medieval Latin, too.
3. The Fairest of Them All.
4. None that I can think of!
5. 👋
#friyayintro

What if Rapunzel was Snow White's evil stepmother?

I truly enjoyed this retelling: an original idea, great characters, and a good writing style despite some weird comparisons from time to time. It is also a much more adult take on the stories of Rapunzel and Snow White than I expected, which I appreciated. The ending leaves me partly satisfied, partly disappointed, but the book as a whole is great.

"He unlaced my dress, and I was like an oyster being removed from its shell, especially with my hair piled on my head and not hanging down to protect me. Suddenly I felt naked and raw there, in front of him. I was sober, and everything became less like a dream."

1. Teleport. It would be awesome in Canadian winters, haha.
2. I'm reading The Fairest of Them All by Carolyn Turgeon. About half way done, all of it read in 2019!
3. No.
4. I convinced my boyfriend to watch Jessica Jones. I believe it's my third time watching the first season, haha.
5. Will do!
#friyayintro

"We lay back, side by side, watching the stories in the sky. I imagined my own body being placed in the heavens, outlined by diamonds."

#riotgrams #kissingbooks We all know that our disnified fairy tales end with & kiss & happily ever after. But in Turgeon's twist, Rapunzel's kiss & happy ever sees her translated & turned into the evil queen.

I'm on the prowl for great Rapunzel retellings. Has anyone read this one? How many star would you give it?

#flatlay #yafantasy #youngadult #rapunzel #fairytale #fairytaleretelling #retelling