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A review by doritobabe
Enchanted by Alethea Kontis
4.0
Solid 4/5 Stars.
I totally would have rated this higher (it fit my mood perfectly), but I got tired of the protagonist after awhile.
Enchanted has been on my library TBR list for YEARS and I finally decided to bite the bullet and read it. I was pleasantly surprised! I am not very much into fairy tale remakes/fairy tales generally, but Konis has done a wonderful job creating a very unique fairy-tale hybrid -- weaving together familiar elements and arcs into something refreshing and that kept me interested until the very last.
This book follows the Woodcutter family, specifically one of their seven daughters: Sunday. Sunday is the youngest daughter and one day meets a man enchanted into a frog in the woods. They become friends, she tries to break the spell -- no spoilers -- and adventure ensues for her and her family. Sunday has a few other sisters that play key roles in this tale: Wednesday, Saturday, and Friday. Note: Saturday and Friday get their own novels in this series.
While Sunday is introductory main character, I felt that later characters (the Prince) becomes more of a focal point and others are definitely more interesting. I eventually became very tired of Sunday, especially after being introduced to the others in the novel. Kontis has done an excellent job of balancing character backstories with world building, and wrapping up this tale while setting up readers for MORE.
I likely will read the second book, depending on my mood. It may take years again, however.
I totally would have rated this higher (it fit my mood perfectly), but I got tired of the protagonist after awhile.
Enchanted has been on my library TBR list for YEARS and I finally decided to bite the bullet and read it. I was pleasantly surprised! I am not very much into fairy tale remakes/fairy tales generally, but Konis has done a wonderful job creating a very unique fairy-tale hybrid -- weaving together familiar elements and arcs into something refreshing and that kept me interested until the very last.
This book follows the Woodcutter family, specifically one of their seven daughters: Sunday. Sunday is the youngest daughter and one day meets a man enchanted into a frog in the woods. They become friends, she tries to break the spell -- no spoilers -- and adventure ensues for her and her family. Sunday has a few other sisters that play key roles in this tale: Wednesday, Saturday, and Friday. Note: Saturday and Friday get their own novels in this series.
While Sunday is introductory main character, I felt that later characters (the Prince) becomes more of a focal point and others are definitely more interesting. I eventually became very tired of Sunday, especially after being introduced to the others in the novel. Kontis has done an excellent job of balancing character backstories with world building, and wrapping up this tale while setting up readers for MORE.
I likely will read the second book, depending on my mood. It may take years again, however.