Review: 3.5 stars - An interesting modern fairy tale of the 'Grimm'er variety
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 27, 2013
Alex's curse - in her vicinity men slavishly desire to be her knight in shinning armor - has left her distressed to the point that her desperation not only has her considering the possible existence of her Fairy Godmother but actually seeking out her FG in a most unusual place. Following her FG's advice Alex finds herself with new companions, the 'Warrior' Sam and the 'Hero' Conric, on a quest to find the ingredients for a spell to give Alex a chance at a normal life.I liked The Dragon King and I, which was free when I clicked (it's still free for Amazon Prime members.) It goes to some very odd and dark places on the journey to Alex's happily ever after, but it does so in an interesting way. Plus really liked Alex and I really liked the collection of characters from Alex's unconventional FG, and Alex's scary mother  to Alex's companion Sam - I really liked him a lot.The version of the book I read did have some editing issues (ETA:which are supposedly fixed in later additions). But despite the flaws, this was still a decent modern fairy tale of the 'Grimm'er variety so  - "blood and tears" (from a great quote by Luna Lindsey cited at the start of one of the chapters) instead of sparkling pixie dust. The ending sets up for a another story and I will definitely be on the look out for the solution to the Frog "prince's" dilemma.