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A review by bilbo_maggins96
Once: Before Midnight; Golden; Wild Orchid by Cameron Dokey
4.0
Once Upon a Time...
Once was a fantastic collection of fairytales wonderfully retold with such beautiful creativity! I was blown away and found myself in love with Dokey's worlds and characters. These stories, though written in recent times, had the feel of those old and famous fairytales that we know and love. I enjoyed almost every moment and I'm very happy to add this collection to my collection. This is a book I can definitely see myself reading again and again in the future.
***SPOILERS BEYOND THIS POINT***
4.5 stars.
There were only a couple things I didn't like about the stories.
In Before Midnight I was a little disappointed that prince Pascal and Raoul were twins. I knew almost from the moment Cendrillon's father brought Raoul home that he was gonna end up being a long lost prince or something, and then when prince Pascal appeared I knew they were going to end up being brothers. I was, however, surprised by the boys being twins. It just kind of rubbed me the wrong way, and I thought it was a little clichè. I was thinking Pascal would be older by a bit or something, and that he and Raoul would look similar, but being twins? I don't know, I was a little disappointed by it, but it wasn't a huge deal.
As for Golden, the only thing I didn't like about it was that when Melisande revealed that she had another daughter, Rapunzel blew it kind of out of proportion. I understand it's hard when a family member hides something from you, but I thought Rapunzel handled it badly and made it more of a big deal than it was. I also thought it a little weird that this "act of unkindness" that Melisande committed was just buying a ribbon. She explained it well, but at the sane time I didn't think it warranted the punishment that Rue received. I understand that Dokey probably didn't want her to do something horrible that would change the way Rapunzel would feel about her, but I really thought the buying of the ribbon was too gentle of a "crime". Perhaps if she had stolen it that would have made more sense.
I loved the fact that Rapunzel was bald though. That really took the cake for me. I was so exited when I read that she didn't have hair. Not only was it an incredible and unique twist to the story, but it gives girls who don't have hair, for whatever reason (cancer, alopecia areata, or other hair loss related illness), a way to relate to the strong and confident Rapunzel.
I don't have much to say about Wild Orchid, it was probably my favorite. I loved the story and was so saddened by Li Po's death. I wanted to cry!
Overall the stories were amazing and beautifully written!! I loved them!!
Once was a fantastic collection of fairytales wonderfully retold with such beautiful creativity! I was blown away and found myself in love with Dokey's worlds and characters. These stories, though written in recent times, had the feel of those old and famous fairytales that we know and love. I enjoyed almost every moment and I'm very happy to add this collection to my collection. This is a book I can definitely see myself reading again and again in the future.
***SPOILERS BEYOND THIS POINT***
4.5 stars.
There were only a couple things I didn't like about the stories.
In Before Midnight I was a little disappointed that prince Pascal and Raoul were twins. I knew almost from the moment Cendrillon's father brought Raoul home that he was gonna end up being a long lost prince or something, and then when prince Pascal appeared I knew they were going to end up being brothers. I was, however, surprised by the boys being twins. It just kind of rubbed me the wrong way, and I thought it was a little clichè. I was thinking Pascal would be older by a bit or something, and that he and Raoul would look similar, but being twins? I don't know, I was a little disappointed by it, but it wasn't a huge deal.
As for Golden, the only thing I didn't like about it was that when Melisande revealed that she had another daughter, Rapunzel blew it kind of out of proportion. I understand it's hard when a family member hides something from you, but I thought Rapunzel handled it badly and made it more of a big deal than it was. I also thought it a little weird that this "act of unkindness" that Melisande committed was just buying a ribbon. She explained it well, but at the sane time I didn't think it warranted the punishment that Rue received. I understand that Dokey probably didn't want her to do something horrible that would change the way Rapunzel would feel about her, but I really thought the buying of the ribbon was too gentle of a "crime". Perhaps if she had stolen it that would have made more sense.
I loved the fact that Rapunzel was bald though. That really took the cake for me. I was so exited when I read that she didn't have hair. Not only was it an incredible and unique twist to the story, but it gives girls who don't have hair, for whatever reason (cancer, alopecia areata, or other hair loss related illness), a way to relate to the strong and confident Rapunzel.
I don't have much to say about Wild Orchid, it was probably my favorite. I loved the story and was so saddened by Li Po's death. I wanted to cry!
Overall the stories were amazing and beautifully written!! I loved them!!