"Enchanted" by Alethea Kontis (A1)

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Enchanted

By Alethea Kontis

The Woodcutters Sisters Series, Book 1

# Pgs: 320

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Overview:

It isn’t easy being the rather overlooked and unhappy youngest sibling to sisters named for the other six days of the week. Sunday’s only comfort is writing stories, although what she writes has a terrible tendency to come true.

     When Sunday meets an enchanted frog who asks about her stories, the two become friends. Soon that friendship deepens into something magical. One night Sunday kisses her frog goodbye and leaves, not realizing that her love has transformed him back into Rumbold, the crown prince of Arilland—and a man Sunday’s family despises. The prince returns to his castle, intent on making Sunday fall in love with him as the man he is, not the frog he was. But Sunday is not so easy to woo. How can she feel such a strange, strong attraction for this prince she barely knows? And what twisted secrets lie hidden in his past—and hers?

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Review:

I found myself once again reminded about how little shelf space I really have last weekend when I came home from Barnes and Noble's with three more books to add to my collection. Unfortunately for the books I read, I don't ever seem to consider that factor when searching for something interesting to buy from among the shelves of B&N's. As a result, there are piles of books stacked wherever I can find space on the surfaces of my room.

To distract myself from this problem, I cracked open one of my new books and devoured it's words within a day.

Enchanted by Alethea Kontis is a clever knot of intricately weaved yet familiar fairy tales that are sewn together in a way that makes complete sense. I found the book to be cute and fluffy, with often a light tone that matched one of the main character's personalities perfectly. When Kontis made a character's perspective switch, the tone likewise seemed to change to match the character's personality. All in all, Enchanted was a warm comfort book that I thoroughly enjoyed. I anticipate buying the next book in the series by Kontis, Hero. I recommend this book to anyone who loves to imagine a world of great fantasy.

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