Book: Midnight Pearls by Debbe Viguie
Age-range: 8 and up
Rating: 5 out of 10
Yet another book in the Once Upon a Time series. I kow what you're thinking, "Does she read anything else?" Not lately, no. Because I can finish these books in one day during my son's naps it makes for an easy read. I promsie I'll mix it up a little bit in the future, however.
This particular book is a re-telling of The Little Mermaid. It's not great. There was a lot I didn't like about it, especially since the book began by setting up a love story that never came to fruition. The two main characters were suddenly thrown into other romances that were supposedly their true loves, but I didn't ever feel the connection between the other characters that they'd had with each other.
Once again the ending came too quickly and too easily for me. I wanted there to be more of a fight, a difficult battle, but Ms. Viguie seems afraid to put her characters in any sort of serious danger. Something every writer needs to get over if you want to have a book be intriguing.
Anyway, if you want to read a re-telling of The Little Mermaid, this one is not the book for you.
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Monday, February 8, 2010
Book Review #9
Book: Scarlet Moon by Debbie Viguie
Age-Range: 13 and up (if it were a movie it would be PG-13 for blood and violence)
Rating: 9 out of 10
This is another book in the Once Upon a Time series, which are re-tellings of fairy tales written by three different authors. This particular book is a take on Little Red Riding Hood. It had all the elements you would expect to find in the story: a little girl walking in the woods, a red cloak, a wolf, a grandmother. There is a complete ommission of the woodcutter, though.
At its core this story is a romance. A very beautifully-written romance without ever veering off into dirty romance territory. The main character, Ruth, is likable and well-written. All the characters are well-written, except one whose motivations are left in the dark a little too long for my taste. The ending also came a little too abruptly for me, but all in all the story was written so well that I would love to re-visit it again when my to-be-read list is not so full.
Correction: The Once Upon a Time series is written by five different women, not three.
Age-Range: 13 and up (if it were a movie it would be PG-13 for blood and violence)
Rating: 9 out of 10
This is another book in the Once Upon a Time series, which are re-tellings of fairy tales written by three different authors. This particular book is a take on Little Red Riding Hood. It had all the elements you would expect to find in the story: a little girl walking in the woods, a red cloak, a wolf, a grandmother. There is a complete ommission of the woodcutter, though.
At its core this story is a romance. A very beautifully-written romance without ever veering off into dirty romance territory. The main character, Ruth, is likable and well-written. All the characters are well-written, except one whose motivations are left in the dark a little too long for my taste. The ending also came a little too abruptly for me, but all in all the story was written so well that I would love to re-visit it again when my to-be-read list is not so full.
Correction: The Once Upon a Time series is written by five different women, not three.
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