Review: Fresh take on the fairy tale genre
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 4, 2012
As the victim of an unfortunate vacuum cleaner accident just the day before, I had to laugh at the opening of First Frost as 17-year-old Bianca struggles with her own beast of a vacuum. She works hard helping her mother Rose run the family fairy tale museum, responsible for cleaning it and running the gift shop -- a little like Cinderella except without the wicked stepmother.I liked the fresh take on the fairy tale genre, setting it in a modern-day museum, and enjoyed the descriptions of the museum's artifacts, all iconic pieces from different fairy tales.If you've ever wondered what the "real" story is behind the famous stories, this book is for you. The author very cleverly weaves fairy tale history into this modern adventure. Bianca embarks on a quest with her best friend Ming to save Bianca's mother Rose. Along the way, she meets a prince and his friend who becomes her love interest. The story moves forward with plenty of action as the group must figure out how to get to Rose and vanquish the evil villainess.This book will definitely appeal to lovers of fantasy and those of us who grew up with princesses, princes, witches, and castles; in other words, most of us.