I love a good, strong heroine who doesn’t take crap from anyone. Alex was very wishy-washy, especially in the end, but with everything going on, it was to be expected. It had everything you’d want from a YA fairy tale, but it was told in a more modern way while still taking place in a historical setting.įor the most part, I loved the characters.
It was well written and easy to follow through the histories and changing POVs. The story was quick-paced, but it didn’t feel rushed. Lynn is a new author to me, but after this book, I’m hooked.
There’s also a reference to Sleeping Beauty when explaining the curse’s history, which made me happy. I will admit I don’t know the full Rapunzel story outside of Disney, so there might be more that I just didn’t catch onto. Etta has magic and golden hair, but until the end, that’s about the only likeness to the story I recognized. I’ve mentioned my love for fairy tales, yeah? I loved this book! It’s a Rapunzel retelling, and if there’s anything you probably know from following me it’s that I’m obsessed with Tangled. However, the closer they get, the harder it is for Etta to keep her magic and identity a secret. Together they must prepare the kingdom against the fight they’re sure La Dame is bringing to them. But though they grew up together, he does not recognize “Etta” as his childhood friend. In an instant, Alexandre becomes king with Persinette as his protector. Just as he is about to expose who she is and sentence her execution, Viktor kills the king, ending his own life as well. When 18-year-old Persinette wins the tournament to become the prince’s appointed protector, the king recognizes her. They have been betrayed and are enemies of the crown, but the curse still ties them together. They hide in the Black Forest, among those who escaped, but the wards didn’t just keep dangers out, they trap all those who have magic within.įor her entire life, Persinette has trained to one day be Prince Alexandre’s protector.
However, when the king decides that magic is evil and no longer allowed in Gaule, he leads a great purge of their people, and Viktor must run with his 10-year-old daughter, Persinette. To protect the Durands and the people of Gaule from La Dame, the powerful sorceress, Viktor Basile uses his magic to put wards around the kingdom. The Basiles themselves are the descendants and heirs to Bela, a kingdom that had been defeated and destroy long ago to a sorceress.
Generation after generation, the Basiles have been forced by a curse to serve as protectors to the Durands-the royal family of Gaule.
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