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rjdenney's review
She is going to slay this fairy tale!! :DDD
I cannot freaking wait.
EDIT: Cover revealed!
Love. Cannot. Handle. FREAK OUT OVERLOAD!!!
I cannot freaking wait.
EDIT: Cover revealed!
Love. Cannot. Handle. FREAK OUT OVERLOAD!!!
mehsi's review against another edition
4.0
This was a retelling (sorta and very modern) of the fairy tale of Rapunzel. I wasn't sure what to think of it at first.
I loved the original story, and wasn't sure if the modern setting would work. In the end.. Yes, I loved it though there were some things that I just found weird.
Also the fact that I was disappointed Also the last part
Other than that the book was really good, I loved the characters, I loved the extra stories (Wyatt's story, but also others).
Overall this was a book I am sure I will buy in Paperback, to add it to my collection. It deserves a place there.
Recommended to everyone who likes: Fairy tale retellings, romance, magic and hair that just keeps growing and those who don't mind strange things. :)
I loved the original story, and wasn't sure if the modern setting would work. In the end.. Yes, I loved it though there were some things that I just found weird.
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For one the whole drug use/drug thing. I just felt it was weird, it doesn't fit with the Rapunzel story.Also the fact that I was disappointed
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in the big twist, aka Mama is Daniëlle Greenwood's mom and thus Rachel's grandmother, I already found it out quite soon, various things just pointed to that direction.Spoiler
weeping over a rusty pipe? Wait what? And that is the magical thing to do to stop a plant used for drugs?????Other than that the book was really good, I loved the characters, I loved the extra stories (Wyatt's story, but also others).
Overall this was a book I am sure I will buy in Paperback, to add it to my collection. It deserves a place there.
Recommended to everyone who likes: Fairy tale retellings, romance, magic and hair that just keeps growing and those who don't mind strange things. :)
chemwitch's review
1.0
I should have listened to the reviews. But did I? No. Instead I wasted 2 hours of my life reading this.
dherzey's review
2.0
This is actually my first fairy-tale retelling and I wanted to say that it went well. That it completely sucked me in and impressed me, but I can't, because I would be lying. I understand, though, that Rapunzel is one of the hardest fairy-tale to modernize, because let's face it, it needs a LOT of creativity and an ounce of magic to be successful. Sadly, this book didn't went well for me. In fact I found the story quite absurd.
The thing I loved the most about this book is that the mystery kept me reading. It actually came to a point that the only thing that kept me finishing this was finding out what happened next. I got a great time putting two-by-two together. The atmosphere and setting for this book is also perfect because it provides the feeling of mysteriousness and aloofness which suited the story well...And that was fine, that would earn a high rating for me, but the insta-love came like a sudden storm and washed everything away.
Oh dear, the romance. It's ridiculous. Wyatt and Rachel actually kissed the first time they saw each other! I know that they got this weird mind connection when Wyatt first came to town and heard her singing, but their falling in love and saying "I Love You" the second time they met DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.
God, how I hate insta-love.
From that point, the story started to go downhill for me. *sigh* Now, whenever I end a book, I always ask myself this questions:
And if you gonna ask me that in this particular book, my answer is NO. Wyatt is a flat, selfish, whiny character. Rachel is actually quite better but I can't just find it in me to care for her. And when both of them fell in love, they were just so ridiculous and cheesy that I wanted to throw them out the tower. And eventhough Wyatt lost his very bestfriend and Rachel's trapped in a tower, I just can't still feel any sympathy for them.
This book is a random mess and have many absurd twists. I did mention that I liked the mystery, but when the mystery started to unfold itself at the end, everything seemed so ludicrous that I was torn between laughing and tearing my hair out.
First, the prophecy thing is nonsensical. It just left a lot of questions without answers.
Secondly, I'm expecting a bit more about the ending. It was all so ridiculous and so damn easy.
Third, I didn't feel anything about the book in general. In fact, I felt rather bored.
Lastly, the sudden shift of the story's fantasy element to something less magical just left me with an unsatisfied feeling. The atmosphere screams "gothic" at the beginning but by the last portion, it was just another instalove romance and a retelling with a mix in of contemporary that didn't really blended well together.
I feel so underwhelmed, annoyed and disappointed especially when I'm expecting more of this:
(Badass Rapunzel and all....)
The thing I loved the most about this book is that the mystery kept me reading. It actually came to a point that the only thing that kept me finishing this was finding out what happened next. I got a great time putting two-by-two together. The atmosphere and setting for this book is also perfect because it provides the feeling of mysteriousness and aloofness which suited the story well...And that was fine, that would earn a high rating for me, but the insta-love came like a sudden storm and washed everything away.
Oh dear, the romance. It's ridiculous. Wyatt and Rachel actually kissed the first time they saw each other! I know that they got this weird mind connection when Wyatt first came to town and heard her singing, but their falling in love and saying "I Love You" the second time they met DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.
God, how I hate insta-love.
From that point, the story started to go downhill for me. *sigh* Now, whenever I end a book, I always ask myself this questions:
If the character died or do something horrible, would I, as a reader, feel sympathy and great loss? Would I care or shrug it off? Did I care for the character's well-being and life when he/she did that? Will I remember them or miss them someday?
And if you gonna ask me that in this particular book, my answer is NO. Wyatt is a flat, selfish, whiny character. Rachel is actually quite better but I can't just find it in me to care for her. And when both of them fell in love, they were just so ridiculous and cheesy that I wanted to throw them out the tower. And eventhough Wyatt lost his very bestfriend and Rachel's trapped in a tower, I just can't still feel any sympathy for them.
This book is a random mess and have many absurd twists. I did mention that I liked the mystery, but when the mystery started to unfold itself at the end, everything seemed so ludicrous that I was torn between laughing and tearing my hair out.
First, the prophecy thing is nonsensical. It just left a lot of questions without answers.
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I mean, why of all people is Rachel's the only one who could fulfill the prophecy? Because she's Danielle and Zach's daughter? And who made that prophecy anyway?Secondly, I'm expecting a bit more about the ending.
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The ending is all about Rachel saving these abducted people from drug imprisonment by climbing a wall and crying on a rusty pipe.Third, I didn't feel anything about the book in general. In fact, I felt rather bored.
Lastly, the sudden shift of the story's fantasy element to something less magical just left me with an unsatisfied feeling. The atmosphere screams "gothic" at the beginning but by the last portion, it was just another instalove romance and a retelling with a mix in of contemporary that didn't really blended well together.
I feel so underwhelmed, annoyed and disappointed especially when I'm expecting more of this:
(Badass Rapunzel and all....)
timeliss's review
5.0
This book was amazing. I finshed it about 3:30 this morning and coundn't stop thinking about it. the author made it so unbelieveably beautiful i was dissapointed to find out it wasnt a series. there were many happy components in this book :
- Wyatt and Rachel saving eachother on more than one occausion
- Rachel being able to return and live in her grandmother's house
- and all the kidnapped kids being returned to their families. Except Daniell
Danielle being dead really killed me. Imagine if, at the end, she returned and was reunited with Wyatt's mom, her own mother, and her child. Or maybe Rachel couldv'e met her father, who knew what Rachel would become. I wonder how he knew.
This book was nothing but twists:
- As it turns out, Zach wasnt really a jerk. He knew what Rachel's destiney was, and needed to make sure Danielle was pregnant. He had to leave so his uncles couldn't follow him to where ever he was seeing Danielle
- Rachel's grandmother/Mama actually WAS trying to protect her. When i originally suspected Mrs. Greenwood was Rachels's grandmother, i thougt she was trying to harm her or maybe blackmail Danielle into coming home. But the whole time she was telling the truth, with good intentions.
Every part of this book was well thought out and fit in flawlessly. Like Rachel discovering Mama through Wyatt's phone, Wyatts mom and her mom being best friends, the dreams, everything was absolutly perfect
My favorie part: The notes Zach and Danielle left. Danielle knew she would die, so she made sure her baby knew she was loved. Zach wrote Daniele the letter to let her know that he didn't just hit a couple times and leave. He told her that she needed to have a baby that would save everyone, which was especially important to him, because he witnessed firsthand what his uncles were doing to people.
QUESTIONS:
- Who was that little girl pulling Rachel's hair and why did she say "they told mee your hair would be yellow"?
- Where did Zach go?
- How did Danielle die?
- Wyatt and Rachel saving eachother on more than one occausion
- Rachel being able to return and live in her grandmother's house
- and all the kidnapped kids being returned to their families. Except Daniell
Danielle being dead really killed me. Imagine if, at the end, she returned and was reunited with Wyatt's mom, her own mother, and her child. Or maybe Rachel couldv'e met her father, who knew what Rachel would become. I wonder how he knew.
This book was nothing but twists:
- As it turns out, Zach wasnt really a jerk. He knew what Rachel's destiney was, and needed to make sure Danielle was pregnant. He had to leave so his uncles couldn't follow him to where ever he was seeing Danielle
- Rachel's grandmother/Mama actually WAS trying to protect her. When i originally suspected Mrs. Greenwood was Rachels's grandmother, i thougt she was trying to harm her or maybe blackmail Danielle into coming home. But the whole time she was telling the truth, with good intentions.
Every part of this book was well thought out and fit in flawlessly. Like Rachel discovering Mama through Wyatt's phone, Wyatts mom and her mom being best friends, the dreams, everything was absolutly perfect
My favorie part: The notes Zach and Danielle left. Danielle knew she would die, so she made sure her baby knew she was loved. Zach wrote Daniele the letter to let her know that he didn't just hit a couple times and leave. He told her that she needed to have a baby that would save everyone, which was especially important to him, because he witnessed firsthand what his uncles were doing to people.
QUESTIONS:
- Who was that little girl pulling Rachel's hair and why did she say "they told mee your hair would be yellow"?
- Where did Zach go?
- How did Danielle die?
moon_reader's review
3.0
who knew Rapunzel would be a thriller XD throughout the story I was think what am I reading? It was creepy XD I thought of little red riding Hood instead if this. I'm like how can this be a fairytale?!?!!??
moldini's review
I LOVE Alex Flinn and this is the worst book ever. It was awful- the story was thin and weird and it was nothing like previous books. It seemed like a rough draft. I was soooo disappointed and I hope the author isn't ill or something; because this book wasn't in the same league as previous work at all.
melissasbookshelf's review
2.0
This fairytale retelling of Rapunzel adds a new modern twist to the genre. Unfortunately, it was a sort of retelling of Tangled. Magic healing powers, check. Handsome boy in need of redemption, check. A mama who is uber overprotective, check. There are some original aspects. There is a murder mystery connected to this as well as children disappearing from the small town in upstate New York. It was a page turner, I just felt like the author tried to turn it into an "afterschool special." There was drug use, teenage sex (although no details), and abuse. It turned a potentially interesting modern fairytale twist into a depressing commentary on all the pitfalls of teenage-hood. The romance seemed forced and a bit too insta-love.
surrahsee's review
2.0
I love fairy tale retellings, but this was terrible. None of the characters had personality, Wyatt and Rachel fall in love looking at each other, the plot line was bizarre, and there were a lot of holes. I think I have more questions than when I started.
For example, why didn't mama tell Rachel what was going on and why she had to be locked in a real tower? Maybe Rachel would have been less inclined to escape.
Why was Rachel living in the early 1900s when this was supposed to be modern? Why keep her totally out of touch (i.e., not telling her what year it was)
Why did mama move back home, closer to the people who wanted to kill Rachel? They didn't know she was in the tower in the woods nearby, they definitely didn't know she was across the country.
Did mama know about the supposed prophecy? ( I might have missed this one.)
How was Wyatt a hero other than not giving up Rachel?
The communication connection they had was lack luster. I feel like they could have had some other connection since both Rachel and wyatt's mom were from the same town. Maybe something that had to do with her hair? Or maybe since they were born around the same time there were some other forces at play? But alas, it was just Danielle.
I have more questions, but over all I would not recommend this book. Rapunzel is one of my favorite fairy tales and I've been on the prowl for a retelling. But this fell way short of the line. I ended up skimming the last 40 pages or so just so I could finish it and move on. Hopefully i'll find a better Rapunzel retelling down the road.
For example, why didn't mama tell Rachel what was going on and why she had to be locked in a real tower? Maybe Rachel would have been less inclined to escape.
Why was Rachel living in the early 1900s when this was supposed to be modern? Why keep her totally out of touch (i.e., not telling her what year it was)
Why did mama move back home, closer to the people who wanted to kill Rachel? They didn't know she was in the tower in the woods nearby, they definitely didn't know she was across the country.
Did mama know about the supposed prophecy? ( I might have missed this one.)
How was Wyatt a hero other than not giving up Rachel?
The communication connection they had was lack luster. I feel like they could have had some other connection since both Rachel and wyatt's mom were from the same town. Maybe something that had to do with her hair? Or maybe since they were born around the same time there were some other forces at play? But alas, it was just Danielle.
I have more questions, but over all I would not recommend this book. Rapunzel is one of my favorite fairy tales and I've been on the prowl for a retelling. But this fell way short of the line. I ended up skimming the last 40 pages or so just so I could finish it and move on. Hopefully i'll find a better Rapunzel retelling down the road.