An Inconvenient Princess: A Retelling of Rapunzel by Mellanie Cellier
Fantasy. 179 Pages. 5 Stars
Synopsis:
Penny knows all about expectation. After all, she’s a seventh child and they’re always blessed, especially in a fairy-favored family like Penny’s. But Penny also knows all about disappointment. Because there’s nothing magical about her at all. She’s perfectly ordinary, even outshone by her own twin, Anneliese.
But maybe being ordinary is a good thing in this case, since gifts from the family’s fairy godfather, Mortimer, tend to lead to disaster. Which is why Penny is filled with dread when she discovers her twin has called on Mortimer for help. Anneliese ran away to find adventure, but now it sounds like she needs rescuing—if only Penny knew where to find her.
But soon Penny has far more problems than the location of her missing sister. When she’s forced to call on Mortimer herself, she’s soon embroiled with a rogue fairy, a tower without doors, a charming prince, and one highly inconvenient princess. With more and more people looking to Penny to secure their happily ever afters, will Penny ever have a chance to find one for herself? Find out in this twist on the classic fairy tale, Rapunzel.
An Inconvenient Princess is a romantic fairy tale novella. It can be read on its own, but is more fun when read as a part of the Entwined Tales, a series of interconnected fairy tales by six different authors. Each story follows the adventures of one of seven children from the same family as they seek out their own happily ever afters in spite of their reluctant fairy-godfather.
My Review:
The final book in the Entwined Tales series! Well, I am already head over heels for Melanie Cellier and have read every one of her books, so this was a special treat for me to begin with. I think she wrapped up the entire series very nicely, tied together loose ends and certainly did justice to the characters who weren’t hers in the previous books. I at first wondered how there could be six books for seven children, but fear not, Cellier’s book is about the last two, not just the last one.
I love Cellier’s writing style and found the book very well-written. There was only one minor grammatical error that I caught and it was pretty easy to miss for those out there who aren’t Grammar Nazi’s like me. I liked the setting in this one. We roamed the country a little bit and went from place to place, but I never felt confused or out of order. Following the story was easy, but I didn’t have it all figured out. The plot kept me intrigued, revealing just enough to make me wonder without guessing the end. I loved that the story was told about Rapunzel rather than from her point of view. She was a doll of a character. Penny was wonderful too! Seeing the world through her pretty eyes was easy to relate to. She was fueled by her sense of duty and love to her sister as well as her loyalty to her friends. She faced some realistic internal conflicts, but I never felt tired or irritated by them. Oh, boy, and Arthur was definitely a favorite. 🙂 Y’all he made me smile. I loved how genuine he was and I would have loved to get inside of his head!! He may have been my favorite of all the heroes in the series. I’d tie the book as a whole with the fourth one (A Beautiful Curse) for favorite in the series.
I do find there was one thing I wanted to see that wasn’t there and that was Mortimer in the epilogue. Other than that, I found this the perfect conclusion to the series. If you haven’t read any of Melanie Cellier’s books, DO! She spins an enchanting tale, and this is no different.
Sweet, heart-warming romance (clean), no foul language, and very little, mild violence.
More:
Book 1 in the Entwined Tales is A Goose Girl: A Retelling of The Goose Girl by K. M. Shea (4 Stars)More:
Book 2 in the Entwined Tales is An Unnatural Beanstalk: A Retelling of Jack and the Beanstalk by Brittany Fichter (4 Stars)
Book 3 is A Bear’s Bride by Shari L. Tapscott (4 Stars)
Book 4 is A Beautiful Curse: A Retelling of The Frog Bride by Kenley Davidson (5 Stars)
Book 5 is A Little Mermaid: A Retelling of the Little Mermaid by Aya Ling (4 Stars)
I have rated and reviewed each of the above on Goodreads. Check out the links for more information.
The books are best read in order, though I guess technically they can each stand on their own.
On GraceBought:
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A Goose Girl, An Unnatural Beanstalk, A Bear’s Bride, A Beautiful Curse, and A Little Mermaid