Review: Swashbuckling Fairy Tale
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 27, 2012
I don't know why, but this book reminded me of the Jake Gyllenhall movie Prince of Persia. Maybe it was because this too was a sweeping fantasy tale replete with magic, a hunky hero, an appealing virginal heroine, and a quest for justice. First love is unexpected and sweet in this sweeping story of a pickpocket who turns out to be a lovely young girl trying to get by in a difficult world.The author creates characters who are vulnerable and longing for more in their lives which, in the dictates of the story, is believable in this tale of a world where magic is accepted and where good must battle evil if love is to triumph.