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The Door in the Hedge by Robin McKinley
3.0
2.5 stars
This book included four stories.
Two new fairy-tales: The Stolen Princess and The Hunting of the Hind
One classic retelling with a twist: The Princes and the Frog
And one classic retelling: The Twelve Dancing Princesses
These retellings had a dream-like quality to them. Very short, a lot of summarized facts, and everything worked out perfectly at the end. There were also plenty of princes, princesses, curses, and underdeveloped love stories.
A few were weird. Most ended too perfectly to feel real. And, they all could’ve used some more development. Though, they were too short for that.
I didn't like the writing style.
If you’re looking for very short, clean retellings where everything ends perfectly, you might enjoy this book.
Content: clean
Romance: falling in love, and kisses. And “a woman whose beauty could send a man mad, or blind, but grateful in his blindness, or even comfortable in his madness.”
Violence: sickness and near death, babies are stolen by fearie, there’s an evil wizard who hurts or kills men or leaves them mad.
This book included four stories.
Two new fairy-tales: The Stolen Princess and The Hunting of the Hind
One classic retelling with a twist: The Princes and the Frog
And one classic retelling: The Twelve Dancing Princesses
These retellings had a dream-like quality to them. Very short, a lot of summarized facts, and everything worked out perfectly at the end. There were also plenty of princes, princesses, curses, and underdeveloped love stories.
A few were weird. Most ended too perfectly to feel real. And, they all could’ve used some more development. Though, they were too short for that.
I didn't like the writing style.
If you’re looking for very short, clean retellings where everything ends perfectly, you might enjoy this book.
Content: clean
Romance: falling in love, and kisses. And “a woman whose beauty could send a man mad, or blind, but grateful in his blindness, or even comfortable in his madness.”
Violence: sickness and near death, babies are stolen by fearie, there’s an evil wizard who hurts or kills men or leaves them mad.