MY NAME IS RAPUNZEL
By K.C. Hilton
Published 2013
About the book: (from GoodReads)
My tale has been told again and again, and I’ve heard each
one. Except for my hair, I barely recognize the pitiful renditions. Muddled
versions, crafted to entertain laughing children…but the children wouldn’t have
laughed if they’d known the real story. It wasn't their fault. They didn't know
the truth. Nobody did.
My name is Rapunzel. I will tell you my story. I will tell you the truth.
My name is Rapunzel. I will tell you my story. I will tell you the truth.
MY TAKE:
This past summer, my daughter was in a theater production of
Rapunzel, so when I was offered an ARC of a new retelling I jumped at the
chance to read and review. And, I mean, look at that gorgeous cover. It just
begs the reader to pick it up and enjoy. I wasn’t disappointed.
MY NAME IS RAPUNZEL, by K.C. Hilton, is
a retelling of an old fairytale which starts in 1763 and continues into 2013,
bringing the story of Rapunzel to life and all the way into the modern age.
I enjoyed this story a lot. I felt like
I stepped back in time to when dragons and witches were real, with first person
narration to bring the action up close and personal.
Told in first person POV, the author
lets Rapunzel tell her own story. Although there are many different versions of
the fairytale, in this story Rapunzel is cursed with eternal life. The reader
gets to see Rapunzel adjust through the years to the wonders and horrors of our
changing and modernizing world – from the advent of indoor plumbing to the
wonders of internet shopping. In the end, she wasn’t the same naïve girl she
was at the beginning of the story.
The witch, Gretta, was scary and
deceptive and manipulative, although I must admit that as I was reading I was
totally picturing the wonderful actress who portrayed the witch in my
daughter’s summer stock play. That witch thought she loved Rapunzel and thought she was doing what was best for the girl, and did a wonderful job of portraying that twisted obsessive love - and I may have transferred some of that acting brilliance into this character as I read. The author does stress a few times throughout the
story that Gretta seems just as much a prisoner as Rapunzel.
The love interest, Prince Henry, wasn’t
as fully fleshed out as he might have been. There were maybe three chapters
that we got to see from his point of view, which helped me to understand his
character, but he wasn’t totally swoon-worthy, which was a little disappointing
to me.
In the end, though, this is Rapunzel’s story. The tale of a young
girl who was cursed because of love, and took 250 years to grow up to be strong
and worthy enough of that love to break the curse.
* 4 out of 5 stars *
About the Author (from Goodreads):
K.C. writes:
“Born and raised in Aurora, Illinois I spent my childhood
climbing trees and playing street games with the neighborhood kids. I was a
proud tomboy, until the day I didn’t want to hike the land to an old graveyard.
From that point forward I was considered a “girl”.
At the age of seventeen I moved to Kentucky and eventually
began to raise a family of my own. Having worn several “hats” my life has been
an adventure all on its own. Still, to this day, I yearns to be a mechanic and
own a pink toolbox with pink tools.
I can usually be found updating my website, reading great
books, watching awesome movies or creating videos for my YouTube channel. Most
days I craves Diet Coke, pizza and chocolate, in no particular order.
I don’t read scary books or watch horror movies… I’m way too
scared! Lol.”
Find K.C. online:
Website: www.kc-hilton.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/KcHiltonAuthor
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/MrsKcHilton
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