They sort of live them all, and it sort of all happens in a fairly short amount of time. I absolutely loved the idea of a girl whose stories come to life, and a family (and couple) who essentially became the basis for all of the fairy tales we know. It could have been too much, but for me at least, it wasn't. For the rest of us (ie those obsessed), each tale is like a little easter egg, and you're wondering which you're going to find next. Those with a passing knowledge of fairy tales may not get everything and may just feel like certain things are weird quirks to the storytelling. There is bad stuff and dark stuff, as there always will be, but it's the type of tale where there is never really any doubt that it's all going to come out right in the end.Īlong the way, it throws in or touches on like every tale, ever. I know I just used the word exuberant, but it really is the perfect word for this tale. This one definitely falls into the light category. And I certainly like that side of them - but I also like the fun, tongue-in-cheek exuberance that comes with the lighter retellings. Some people definitely like their fairy tale retellings darker and weightier. Now, I don't think this is necessarily the book for everybody. That cover and title combo, coupled with the fact that it's a retelling of The Frog freaking Prince, meant that we just had to cover it this year! And I have to say, I'm glad we did. Sure, there were plenty of other fairy tale books we wanted to read, and movies we wanted to see, but we were both in a mania to get our hands on this book (which wasn't an easy feat, lemme tell you). When Ashley and I started our discussions for this year's FTF, there was 1 book that topped both of our wishlists - Aletha Kontis' Enchanted. How can she feel such a strange, strong attraction for this prince she barely knows? And what twisted secrets lie hidden in his past - and hers? The prince returns to his castle, intent on making Sunday fall in love with him as the man he is, not the frog he was.

One night Sunday kisses her frog goodbye and leaves, not realizing that her love has transformed him back into Rumbold, the crown prince of Arilland-and a man Sunday’s family despises. Soon that friendship deepens into something magical. When Sunday meets an enchanted frog who asks about her stories, the two become friends. Sunday’s only comfort is writing stories, although what she writes has a terrible tendency to come true. It isn't easy being the rather overlooked and unhappy youngest sibling to sisters named for the other six days of the week.

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