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fairestskyebooks's review
5.0
Brilliant
A wonderful reimagined telling of Rapunzel from the point-of-view of her rescuing “prince”.
Set after World War I, during the supposed ‘Spanish Influenza’, returned soldier, Henry sets off to find the girl he left and survive the shell shock (aka PTSD) from serving on the front line.
This is set in the world of Ella the Slayer, so if you haven’t read the first book, you may be a bit lost.
I thought this was brilliant in showing what soldiers suffer during and after time spent in war. Yes, there are zombies, but the deep thought and internal war Henry goes through is so very well written and heart-wrenching.
I can’t wait to read the next in the series to find out what happens to sweet Henry and the amazing Ella (aka Cinderella)!
A wonderful reimagined telling of Rapunzel from the point-of-view of her rescuing “prince”.
Set after World War I, during the supposed ‘Spanish Influenza’, returned soldier, Henry sets off to find the girl he left and survive the shell shock (aka PTSD) from serving on the front line.
This is set in the world of Ella the Slayer, so if you haven’t read the first book, you may be a bit lost.
I thought this was brilliant in showing what soldiers suffer during and after time spent in war. Yes, there are zombies, but the deep thought and internal war Henry goes through is so very well written and heart-wrenching.
I can’t wait to read the next in the series to find out what happens to sweet Henry and the amazing Ella (aka Cinderella)!
bkmckown's review against another edition
3.5
Unique retelling of Rapunzel with a twist. 1918 and WW1 and The Spanish Flu has taken out a large portion of the population, some of which have started to return from the dead. I enjoy retellings with a unique take on the story and this one did not disappoint.
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