Denae C

like Melanie Cellier

Revisado: 06-08-23

fun fairytale with soft, slight magic and clean romance
a little too easy
a little bit of adventure
I still didn't like Justin at the end, though. He acts protective physically but keeps lashing out with words to do just as much harm.

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unfulfilling

Revisado: 06-06-22

Too much was said, not shown. Too much was given, not earned.

Example, in one of the fights, the MC suddenly sees a gap in the bad lady's defenses and uses a spell to attack and knock her down.

There was no trial and error. There were no try-fail cycles. When things finally did work, it wasn't effort but "instinct" and "the magic wants it."

Plus, it has been too long since I read books 1 and 2, so I was barely interested in the characters. Plus, the magic system is soooo soft with almost no rules.

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satisfying

Revisado: 08-20-21

Diana Wynne Jones is one of the few writers who can write a truly satisfying ending. I'm delighted every time.

My husband asked if this book qualified as a satire. I say no, but it /is/ satirical. Or it has satirical elements?

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okay

Revisado: 04-03-21

This book seemed to quote hymns more than the Bible, which is saying a lot.

I liked the chapter on adoption (God adopting us), but many of the chapters seemed off topic or irrelevant to my life somehow. Or many of the points in each chapter seemed irrelevant? He said a few, "Christians do this" sayings, but I don't.

Also, his arguments were not well strung together to build toward a well-supported conclusion. Maybe it was not enough transitions? Not enough stating of what he was trying to show? Hmm.

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old

Revisado: 09-20-20

This story was written for old people. It had themes like aging, divorce, mental facilities, dying, going blind, losing loved ones, more divorce, and more that just don't fit in a MG book.

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barely red riding hood

Revisado: 07-11-20

I really liked this book. If I had anything bad to say, it would be that it didn't really remind me of Red Riding Hood. The other tales are closer to the originals while adding some extra plot elements and making the characters actually interesting. This book strayed a bit further. However, it was a great tale. I was skeptical whether I'd enjoy reading about a princess who was a villain from another book, but Ava had a strong inner voice with her worries about appearing weak and losing control. She was likable in her struggles despite initial shortcomings (and rudeness!).

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expect the best

Revisado: 07-11-20

I love retellings, and I've learned to expect amazing ones from Cellier. She has rapidly become one of my favorite authors. This one, like the others, is creative, tense, and has truly good characters worth rooting for.

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Might be better than the other books in the series

Revisado: 06-01-20

I loved this book. I loved the characters and the romance and the plot and the secrets and the magic and the revelations.

This book kept the core of the Little Mermaid story but improved upon it so that it wasn't so, well, dumb. The Disney movie has insta love and stupid teens. Like, how did Ariel really expect Derek to like her when she can't speak (could she even write?)?

In this book, the princess and prince have a month to get to know each other, they disagree on things, and they have hobbies and dreams in common. There's an entire subplot about the mer queen too.

As always, Cellier has written a fantastic tale full of believable and interesting characters who are as noblebright as they are likable.

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just what I wanted

Revisado: 05-12-20

A family-friendly comedic show that had songs, stories, puns, and nothing crude or insulting (unless you're a bird who wakes people with boring songs).

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just what I wanted

Revisado: 05-12-20

Intellectual discussion of how sci-fi and technology affect each other and what in sci-fi is possible or theoretically so and why.

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