Review: Fabulous!!!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 15, 2014
KA does it again! Although Maddie didn't grab my heart like the other Fantasyland heroines, the story was terrific. Apollo lost his much loved wife to illness. He mourned her loss for years then he learned of the parallel universe where everyone had a twin. He charged the supercool witch Valentine with bringing his wife's twin to his world. Because losing his wife caused such heartache, his early days with her twin caused him more pain than happiness. He had to relive her loss every time he looked at Maddie. He soon learned that although Maddie looked like his beloved, she was a totally different person who had special traits of her own. Through most of the story he waffled between pulling her closer and pushing her away. Maddie was torn also. In her world she was married to Apollo's twin who abused her. This followed years of emotional abuse at the hands of her parents. She was broken. She realized right away that her new Apollo would never physically abuse her, but occasionally his words caused more pain than a fist. The tale follows their love story with all it's ups and downs. Maddie also had to contend with meeting his children. Children she lost in her world. Her son who died when her husband beat her when she was seven months pregnant. Her daughter, who she miscarried at six months. Their love story is powerful and beautiful. And during all this, they are at war with powerful witches, she-gods, evil, exiled rulers, and others. All the former heroes and heroines in the series are reintroduced and the story gets very exciting. Thanks KA!! Can't wait for the next in the series...Noc and Circe I think.