This book is a quick and a nice read. Although it was a quick read it was still touching. The writing was beautiful because it was very smoothly written, as if everything you read was crystal clear. Even though I wouldn't a different, a more happy ending to the book, I still enjoyed the book. On...
I always come away from Cameron Dokey's fairy tale retellings with mixed feelings. She knows how to put a creative spin on her stories, but some parts always fall flat. In this case, the ending just didn't do it for me. The romantic resolution wasn't what I what have preferred, but I could live w...
Im always looking for a good retelling of a Disney story; so when I found this one (a retelling),I immediately took a hold of it.I would say this is a pretty decent retelling of Mulan.It made me think beyond the actual character "Mulan" that we've all seem to think we know from the Disney movie. ...
Alright ladies & gentleman, i have officially finished reading this book! yay :) it was a pretty cute and unique book. Quite intriguing!GRADE : 3.5! and yes.. the 0.5 is necessary!Alright so here comes the review.. there will be SPOILERS..you've been warned!Wow so this book was so not how i had t...
Once Upon a Time’s The Storyteller’s Daughter(Cameron Dokey) Dec. 1-2, 2014A fairy tale that is new to my hearing. I was hesitant to read it because I’m not a big fan of fairy tales, but I really don’t know what I have eaten that made my mind open up this book. I guess I just want some new taste...
This review is also posted on my blog.(view spoiler)[I’m new enough at writing reviews that it’s still always relatively difficult to figure out where to start, but something about fairy tale retellings makes it seem even *harder*.I’m sure it’s the traditional fairy tale aspects. The magic out of...