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A review by karenrenka
Into the Wild by Sarah Beth Durst
5.0
I am very lucky to have found this gem because it could have passed me by completely. Instead it fell into my lap and opened into a wondrous world of fairy tales. Julie is the daughter of Rapunzel and lives on the edge of the fairy tale world and the real one. The Wild lives under her bed and wants to be free again to revert the world back to the fairy tales it knows. When it does escape, Julie must become the heroine of the tale, find her mother, and bring everyone out of the Wild. It is filled with dangerous tasks, sly dealings with magicians, ogres, and true hearts desires.
I loved this book and will be finding the sequel as fast as I can. The book is everything I could ask for in a fractured fairy tale retelling, with most of the famous fairy tales showing up and ultimately combining into a glorious mishmash of excitement. Julie is a great heroine, who does what she has to although she is young. Her mother is Rapunzel so she knows how side step a fairy tale and keep out of the "fairy tale ending" to keep herself from loosing her memories to the Wild. Her brother Boots, from Puss 'n Boots, is her brother and he has his own slight agenda but their familial bond is strong. Gothel is Julie's grandmother and is cast as the evil witch expertly. She tried so hard not to revert back to that role but the pull is strong. Rapunzel is the hero from the last war against the wild but Julie must find her own path to free her family, her friends and the world.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves a good fairy tale. Many times I stopped reading long enough to look up and say to DJL, "This is an amazing book" or "You have to keep this." I even convinced her not to sell it! Love! Love! Love this book and I will be reading it again soon. That is saying a lot because my TBR pile is growing everyday but this book is to good not tho read again!
I loved this book and will be finding the sequel as fast as I can. The book is everything I could ask for in a fractured fairy tale retelling, with most of the famous fairy tales showing up and ultimately combining into a glorious mishmash of excitement. Julie is a great heroine, who does what she has to although she is young. Her mother is Rapunzel so she knows how side step a fairy tale and keep out of the "fairy tale ending" to keep herself from loosing her memories to the Wild. Her brother Boots, from Puss 'n Boots, is her brother and he has his own slight agenda but their familial bond is strong. Gothel is Julie's grandmother and is cast as the evil witch expertly. She tried so hard not to revert back to that role but the pull is strong. Rapunzel is the hero from the last war against the wild but Julie must find her own path to free her family, her friends and the world.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves a good fairy tale. Many times I stopped reading long enough to look up and say to DJL, "This is an amazing book" or "You have to keep this." I even convinced her not to sell it! Love! Love! Love this book and I will be reading it again soon. That is saying a lot because my TBR pile is growing everyday but this book is to good not tho read again!