**spoiler alert** Hmm... Not sure what to think of this one. I really liked the fairytale style of it and I enjoyed the overall story, but the romanti**spoiler alert** Hmm... Not sure what to think of this one. I really liked the fairytale style of it and I enjoyed the overall story, but the romantic undertones between the seven year old protagonist and her nutcracker doll (who is really a cursed prince) was just weird. At the end of the story, when she breaks the curse, it says that one year later they got married... Does this mean she was EIGHT? Or did some time pass after the main events and when she broke the curse? I'm so confused and kind of disturbed. Oh well....more
Truly, a mixed bag. Some of the selections were excellent, some were just meh, and a few were downright yuck (for some reason the editors decided thatTruly, a mixed bag. Some of the selections were excellent, some were just meh, and a few were downright yuck (for some reason the editors decided that including liberation theologians was a good idea). More than a few of the selections were modern (20th century) as well, and I would've preferred a more varied historical selection.
Overall I liked this okay and may even read it again someday, but it wasn't my favorite and I will continue to look for something better....more
Okay, I did not know this was a Beauty and the Beast retelling (or, apparently, an East of the Sun, West of the Moon retelling, which I didn't even knOkay, I did not know this was a Beauty and the Beast retelling (or, apparently, an East of the Sun, West of the Moon retelling, which I didn't even know existed). So I was not expecting this to be such a romance-centered plot. (I really should have done more research, I guess - the blurb and the cover drew me in). But, Beauty and the Beast is one of my favorite Disney movies (the library ...more
I checked this out from the library around a year ago, but never got around to reading it. Somehow, it never seemed like the right time to read it, ifI checked this out from the library around a year ago, but never got around to reading it. Somehow, it never seemed like the right time to read it, if you know what I mean.
I'm glad I waited til now, during my Christmas break when I've been working on DND prep for the game I DM, because this book fit in perfectly. The main character is the adopted son of the owners of an inn who, over his Christmas break, learns to play (a game very similar to) DND when several mysterious guests show up - except the game is in real life, and there's a very real mystery to be solved. This book combined Christmas coziness with mystery and suspense in a way that reminded me of Agatha Christie and The Westing Game - an odd flavor, but it worked. Sometimes the plot devices are a bit too convenient, and I wish there would have been a bit more of a resolution at the end, but all things considered a delightful story, especially for this time of year....more
I started reading this this afternoon and couldn't stop 🤣 anyway, I really enjoyed it! Somehow really happy and really sorrowful at the same time.I started reading this this afternoon and couldn't stop 🤣 anyway, I really enjoyed it! Somehow really happy and really sorrowful at the same time....more
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