Review: Fairy Tale Re-Imagined
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 1, 2014
Encore, PleaseGiselle Swenov is a radiant opera star whose beauty is second only to her voice. That is, until a jealous enchantress strips away her talent and looks, transforms her into a mute and haggard old woman, and forces her to leave the man of her dreams at the altar on their wedding day. Now there’s only one person able to reverse the spell: Giselle’s warlock ex-fiancé, Lucian Ivanu.But three years have passed, and the ever-dashing Lucian seems to have moved on―he’s inherited a vast fortune, forsaken his scandalous powers, and is even set to marry again. Will he recognize his former flame when she shows up at his engagement party and begs for help? Can she recover the powerful magic ring needed to break the curse before it’s too late? Giselle’s plight has a darker twist as she discovers just how far the enchantress’s grasp reaches…Review:A great twist on a classic fairytale!In this third story of the Cursed Princes, we find Giselle Swenov an opera star who is set to marry Lucian Ivanu, on her wedding day Ileana Za pa da curses Giselle.  Giselle is turned into a haggard old woman, who is also mute.  Chased away Giselle goes into the service of Ileana, who we met in the previous book in the series.  Now, years later, Giselle is out to find Lucian; who is a warlock, so hopefully he can break the spell and they can find the love that was between them.I really enjoy Ms. Myles writing and I like that though you think this is a variation of Swan Lake, there are so many hints of other fairy tales thrown in to make a very interesting read.  I think Giselle is strong and smart, she is changed into an old hag for goodness sake and she still fights and and waits for the chance to right was done to her.  Now, for Lucian, I wanted to smack him a little when says he cannot help Giselle and announces right in front of her that he is marrying someone else.  He does smarten up and figure out what he really needs and wants.  Elisabeth is a great obstacle for Giselle and Lucian, not just because of his commitment to her, but also, her sneaky scheming ways.A great short read, especially if you like retold/re-imagined fairy tales.4Stars