But I finished this book in two days because I couldn't put it down – it earns points for that. And like in her other books, there were passages that seemed preachy and unnatural. I mean, her villains have become almost predictable – there is NOTHING they cannot and will not do. I believed the characters better than I have some of the characters in the other books, but the fact that many of her villains are so excessively villainous and even repetitive makes me pause to wonder if that's okay because that's the style and genre of her books or if its alright to hope for something different next time. more hat it held my interest, and it was a little less forced and the conversations a little more natural. Review 2: Intense and longer than the others. Also, any YA girl that reads it will learn that you can't expect the average young man to share your bed, a la Edward Cullen and Peeta, without him wanting to have sex, which can have life-changing consequences here even the "happily ever after" involves taking care of toddlers on the wedding night. It deals with statutory rape, drugging teenagers into acquiescence, an attempt to force a girl to get an abortion, kidnapping, murder, slaughter of animals, beatings, homosexual abuse in prison, attempted suicide, vigilante justice, etc. The first three should be read in order as the main characters re-appear in the books.Review 1: True to the original Rapunzel story, i.e., not light-hearted and only a fairy tale in that the principals eventually get together. The books mature with the reader, with subsequent books tackling darker themes. A familiarity with the original fairy tale is helpful (I’ve linked to online versions of the original tales) and enhances the story, but it’s not essential. New York City), and the characters face various cultural challenges and battles that young people may find themselves in today. These classic tales are put into a modern setting (e.g.
I think she was about 14 years of age when I bought the first one and she loved it and requested more in the series.Įach book is a modern re-telling of a Grimm Brother’s fairy tale and each chapter commences with a quote from the original story. I found these novels when I was searching for suitable books for my daughter’s birthday. A few years later it was re-published with the title Shadow of the Bear, and there followed more books in the series. Regina Doman’s first fairy tale novel was published in 1997 by Bethlehem Books under the title, Snow White and Red Rose.
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