Review: Twist to an old fairy tale
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 29, 2012
Kindle Version (free via author for honest review)If you ever wondered what would have happened in the Cinderella story had she lost the other slipper somewhere, this is the book for you.  It is an interesting twist on an old time fairy tale.  Jo is a mere servant in a palace and is from a lower class family, but something happens to Jo that changes her life and her brother Ron's life forever...she finds a glass slipper that seems to have come from nowhere on the way home from the palace one night, oh along with a pumpkin that worked very well in soup for her family.  Jo has no idea why she picked up that glass slipper and didn't just leave it on the side of the road where she found it, and that is something that she will wonder about and wish she wouldn't have done.  Jo soon finds out that the pretty glass slipper came off of another young woman who is now engaged to the prince and living in the palace she works at with her family.  Jo has hidden the glass slipper from her family and now wants nothing more than to give it back to the soon to be princess.  You see the slipper hums, only Jo seems to be able to hear it, but it hums none the less.  She soon hears the same hum at the palace from the new woman's room and knows the slipper is hers.  When she returns it Jo is told a fascinating and yet very far fetched tale from the young woman.  A tale involving fairy godmothers, magic, and fate.  Jo soon embarks on a travel with her brother, Ron, to return the slipper where it came from, to a great powerful Queen.  Soon Ron and Jo are tangled up in a well spun mess of a trip and have to rely on the help of a stranger to get to where they are going.  They don't want to tell him why they are going there though, so they keep that secret to themselves, until it becomes apparent that they need to tell this stranger the truth if he is to help them avoid dangers in their travel.  Many twists happen in this story and some are greatly shocking to Jo, Ron, and the reader.I thought this was a pretty good read.  It had action, family, friends, mystery, adventure, magic, and a fairy tale twist.  I found the characters to be well described and the plot interesting.  I also liked how you got to know all the characters and how they were feeling, but not in a way that made it confusing to read.  I liked the bonds that were soon formed between the mysterious stranger and Ron and Jo.  They were cautious, but not so out of it to not see they needed him and his protection if they were to bring the slippers back to their owner.  The twist of who the owner of the slippers really was and how that all fit in was amazing!  I found it very easy to picture Ron and Jo's faces when they made the connection.  I would definitely recommend this book to anyone looking for a magical twist on an old fairy tale that will suck you in.  You will finish the book with a smile on your face.4/5 Stars!