This is a very slow-paced and strange but enjoyable reimagining of Hans Christian Anderson's "The Wild Swans," which is very similar to the Grimm's taThis is a very slow-paced and strange but enjoyable reimagining of Hans Christian Anderson's "The Wild Swans," which is very similar to the Grimm's tale "The Six Swans." This is about a girl - Laura - who lives with her grandparents. She's expelled after an incident at school and her grandparents are planning to send her far away to a finishing school after the holidays. One night, shortly before Christmas, a wild boy with a wing for a left arm crash lands on her roof. This is a relatively short book and not a lot happens, but I really liked it. It's well-written and beautiful, and I like the way Gregory merged the story of "The Wild Swans" with Laura's and added some closure for the youngest brother in the tale. It was a comfortable, cozy read, and I loved the ending. ...more
I really liked this spin on Aladdin. The journey and story were fascinating, and I had a great time for the most part. But I didn’t know the story wasI really liked this spin on Aladdin. The journey and story were fascinating, and I had a great time for the most part. But I didn’t know the story wasn’t going to end by the end. Maybe I shouldn’t have assumed, but since each book in the series is covering a different fairy tale, I thought each story would wrap up by the end. I’m just upset. It’s a very personal thing. I don’t like cliffhangers and unresolved issues, especially when I’m not expecting it. But this was a lot of fun overall, and I really liked it until the last chapter.
Maybe I’ll feel better after I read the next book, which I’m a tad leery about because I didn’t like the meremaid when she showed up at the end. I don’t mind her being creepy, in fact I’m there for that – I just didn’t find her dumbness all that cute, and I’m not sure I want to be stuck in her head. But I want to know how this main story is going to wrap up, so I guess I have to be. I wanted a happy ending and I didn’t get it, so I’m mad, and I’m also mad that I don’t like the meremaid, who’s the main character for the next book, but I’m torn because I really liked everything else.
The guy in the Aladdin role, Kadin, was great. And I liked everyone else, as well. And Amir, the bad guy, was super creepy in an absolutely satisfying way. I’m just mad right now, because I was super invested in the story, and I not only have to wait for my happy ending, I have to get it, I’m expecting, through the point of view of a daft, creepy mermaid. I felt a lot of things after finishing this. ...more
I like the story overall, but I really don't like the way it's told. It's multiple viewpoints, where the other viewpoints only serve to tell me exactlI like the story overall, but I really don't like the way it's told. It's multiple viewpoints, where the other viewpoints only serve to tell me exactly what's going on and what's going to happen. The main character is getting help from multiple magical individuals, and I don't understand why Fate was so dead-set on not letting the girl have a choice in her own life in the first place. And regardless, everyone else was so hell bent on helping her, for no good reason, that they literally did everything for her, which defeats the entire purpose of her supposedly having a say in her own life, and it made for a rather unrealistic ending, in my opinion, which is always a funny thing to say when you're reading fantasy. Sure, she still had to fight, but it was unrealistic and she never would have gotten there without a ton of people pushing her and helping her and making things easier for her, and there was also a whole lot of luck at play as well. And of course, she's not really ugly. Neither one of the stepsisters are. They're just "different" and not being polite and obedient and dumb makes a girl ugly apparently. I'm kind of torn on how I feel overall, but the journey wasn't super enjoyable. I think it took me three weeks to get through this book. ...more
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