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Godmother
by Carolyn Turgeon
Since Wicked, there have been a rash of books darkening the tales we all grew up with as children (since not all of us grew up with the originals), and this is no exception. How does a Fairy Godmother become one, and who is chosen for the task? In this universe, fairies and humans are very close together--but not too close, and breaking that caveat has a deep price. Lillian is a fairy, sent to modern-day New York to help another Cinderella find her prince. Plagued with memories of her previous stint at Godmotherin' (that I won't get into in this review since it would be a huge spoiler), Lillian is having to battle with not only an old, broken body but also losing everything, even her memories of the young woman she used to be.
An interesting approach, certainly, and it is a good read, but there's something about the voice that is lacking; it doesn't have that oomph that makes you want to just sit and read it until the end. But, at the very least, in this case, an adaptation and modern retake of a decent story, at the very least, remains a decent story; which is more than can be said for a lot of the similar works of this ilk released around the same time.
An interesting approach, certainly, and it is a good read, but there's something about the voice that is lacking; it doesn't have that oomph that makes you want to just sit and read it until the end. But, at the very least, in this case, an adaptation and modern retake of a decent story, at the very least, remains a decent story; which is more than can be said for a lot of the similar works of this ilk released around the same time.