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Mother Knows Best: A Tale of the Old Witch
by Serena Valentino
Disclaimer: Hubby bought this for me! Get you a person who buys you books!
Author: Serena Valentino
Book Series: Villains Book 5
Rating: 4/5
Publication Date: August 2018
Genre: YA Fantasy
Recommended Age: 15+ (violence, gore, some scary moments)
Publisher: Disney Press
Pages: 390
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Synopsis: The tale of the legendary golden flower is widely known. The story has been told many times and in many ways. But always the flower is coveted by an old witch to keep herself young and beautiful. And always the flower is used to save a dying queen, who then gives birth to a princess with magical hair. Not willing to lose the flower, the old witch steals the princess and locks her away in a high tower, raising her as her own. But the princess always finds out who she truly is and manages to defeat the old witch.
And yet this is only half the story. So what of the old witch, Mother Gothel? Where does she come from? And how does she come across the magical golden flower? Here is one account that recounts a version of the story that has remained untold for centuries . . . until now. It is a tale of mothers and daughters, of youth and dark magic. It is a tale of the old witch.
Review: This was my first book by this author and this series and while I read them out of order I did feel like this book was really good. The world building was great, the character development was amazing, and the book was really interesting.
However, when it came time to the Repunzel part, the book got a bit too chaotic for my liking and it got really confusing. All of the time issues between the movie and the book didn’t help anything either.
Verdict: Wasting in my lonely tower--- oh wait wrong movie.
Author: Serena Valentino
Book Series: Villains Book 5
Rating: 4/5
Publication Date: August 2018
Genre: YA Fantasy
Recommended Age: 15+ (violence, gore, some scary moments)
Publisher: Disney Press
Pages: 390
Amazon Link
Synopsis: The tale of the legendary golden flower is widely known. The story has been told many times and in many ways. But always the flower is coveted by an old witch to keep herself young and beautiful. And always the flower is used to save a dying queen, who then gives birth to a princess with magical hair. Not willing to lose the flower, the old witch steals the princess and locks her away in a high tower, raising her as her own. But the princess always finds out who she truly is and manages to defeat the old witch.
And yet this is only half the story. So what of the old witch, Mother Gothel? Where does she come from? And how does she come across the magical golden flower? Here is one account that recounts a version of the story that has remained untold for centuries . . . until now. It is a tale of mothers and daughters, of youth and dark magic. It is a tale of the old witch.
Review: This was my first book by this author and this series and while I read them out of order I did feel like this book was really good. The world building was great, the character development was amazing, and the book was really interesting.
However, when it came time to the Repunzel part, the book got a bit too chaotic for my liking and it got really confusing. All of the time issues between the movie and the book didn’t help anything either.
Verdict: Wasting in my lonely tower--- oh wait wrong movie.