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A review by ladytiara
Enchanted by Alethea Kontis
4.0
Enchanted is a wonderful retelling of the fairytale the Frog Prince. It's not quite the story you may remember from childhood. The heroine isn't a spoiled princess, she's the daughter of a woodcutter with an unusual family. And the prince's enchantment is far more complicated than in the original story.
Sunday is the youngest of a large family, who often feels out of place among her rather odd siblings. One day, she meets a talking frog and they strike up an unlikely friendship, with feelings that could be turning to something more. One day, the frog is gone, and Sunday mourns his loss. Unbeknownst to her, the frog has turned back into the prince he was before he was enchanted. Prince Rumbold has fallen in love with Sunday, and he wants to win her over, but it’s not going to be easy because her family has reason to hate him. Sunday and Rumbold (or Grumble as she first knows him) are both engaging characters, and her crazy family is very entertaining.
In addition to being a loose retelling of the Frog Prince, Enchanted also takes bits and pieces of many other well-known fairy tales, like Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, the Princess and the Pea, and Sleeping Beauty. Fans of fairy tales and retellings will likely enjoy this book.
I received an ARC from Amazon Vine.
Sunday is the youngest of a large family, who often feels out of place among her rather odd siblings. One day, she meets a talking frog and they strike up an unlikely friendship, with feelings that could be turning to something more. One day, the frog is gone, and Sunday mourns his loss. Unbeknownst to her, the frog has turned back into the prince he was before he was enchanted. Prince Rumbold has fallen in love with Sunday, and he wants to win her over, but it’s not going to be easy because her family has reason to hate him. Sunday and Rumbold (or Grumble as she first knows him) are both engaging characters, and her crazy family is very entertaining.
In addition to being a loose retelling of the Frog Prince, Enchanted also takes bits and pieces of many other well-known fairy tales, like Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, the Princess and the Pea, and Sleeping Beauty. Fans of fairy tales and retellings will likely enjoy this book.
I received an ARC from Amazon Vine.