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elevetha 's review for:
Rapunzel and the Lost Lagoon
by Leila Howland
*a copy of this book was provided by the publisher via NETGALLEY in exchange for an honest review*
I might have enjoyed this more if I had been the target audience (aka younger) but as it was, I was pretty indifferent to it. The writing isn't bad and seems to fit the voice of the characters pretty well, which I appreciated. More than anything, what was hard to get behind was the story, especially since even at the end,
I didn't much care for Cass all that much, she was very distrustful and generally pouty. She was making a much bigger deal out of never telling anyone anything and her fear of banishment and obcession with discovering the secret of the lost lagoon and 'protecting the kingdom' than necessary. I wonder if she's better in the t.v. show?
Strongly disliked Deliah - she was super annoying and honestly more suspicious than the actual bad guy.
What the heck was up with the owls drying Rapunzel's hair? Kinda bizarre addition there but okay.
The whole 'Winged Beast' thing was dumb. The way that maneuver was described and then finally executed just didn't seem like it would really work quite so well. All I could think of, however different the two, was the Iron Lotus from Blades of Glory.
I might have enjoyed this more if I had been the target audience (aka younger) but as it was, I was pretty indifferent to it. The writing isn't bad and seems to fit the voice of the characters pretty well, which I appreciated. More than anything, what was hard to get behind was the story, especially since even at the end,
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I'm still not sure what the heck was magical about the lagoon in such a way that was so goshdarn important they keep it hidden and a secret.I didn't much care for Cass all that much, she was very distrustful and generally pouty. She was making a much bigger deal out of never telling anyone anything and her fear of banishment and obcession with discovering the secret of the lost lagoon and 'protecting the kingdom' than necessary. I wonder if she's better in the t.v. show?
Strongly disliked Deliah - she was super annoying and honestly more suspicious than the actual bad guy.
What the heck was up with the owls drying Rapunzel's hair? Kinda bizarre addition there but okay.
The whole 'Winged Beast' thing was dumb. The way that maneuver was described and then finally executed just didn't seem like it would really work quite so well. All I could think of, however different the two, was the Iron Lotus from Blades of Glory.