Review: Fairy tale all grown up
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 7, 2012
Princess Celeste lives with her mother at the castle.  The King had died yeas before, and now the queen's health is failing.  Princess Celeste is lined up to inherit the kingdom, that is until her mother announces that her hand has been give to Prince Cross to rule the kingdom together.  Unfortunately, the Princess is not at all ready to wed, if ever at all.  Meanwhile, she saves a peasant girl because solely due to having a similar golden colored hair and amuse her fancy.  Sienna has no idea what she is in for.This is much more adult like than the fairy tales one is used to.  Not in the sense of impropriety, but just a bit darker than the typical movie princess.  It felt like a grown up version of what we all used to watch as children, with that bit of magic that keeps it dreamy.  I felt myself torn in being horrified that it was having a bad ending while still hoping that somehow it would turn itself around.  You'll have to read to find out.  At times I felt I could predict where the storyline was going to go, but then other twists and turns were completely surprising.  The characters were well crafted in fitting into the likeable or despicable categories, although at times, they seemed a bit light and underdeveloped with the hidden desires of real people.  That being said, this was a good read.  It's the fairy tale all grown up from a more realistic point of view where one knows happy ever after isn't promise.  At one point, I found myself taking a break at work...I just had to know what was going to happen. The author did a good job in balancing the fairy tale with the realism that we all know exists.