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 The Fairy Godmother - Mercedes Lackey
 The Fairy Godmother - Mercedes Lackey ... an enchanting new novel. In the land of Five Hundred Kingdoms, if you can't carry out your legendary role, life is no fairy tale. Elena Klovis was supposed to be her kingdom's Cinderella -- until an accident of fate left her with a completely inappropriate prince! Determined not to remain with her stepfamily, Elena set out to get a new job -- and ended up becoming the Fairy Godmother for the land. But Breaking with Tradition was no easy matter. True, she didn't have to sleep in the chimney, but she had to deal with arrogant, stuffed-shirt princes who kept trying to rise above their place in the tale. In fact, one of them was so ornery that Elena could do nothing but change him into a donkey. Still, her practical nature couldn't let him roam the country, so she brought the donkey -- er, the prince! -- home to her cottage to teach him some lessons. All the while keeping in mind that breaking with tradition can land everyone into a kettle of fish -- sometimes literally!Newest Review: ... up to help other people reach their happy endings, occasionally by thwarting and reorganising Tradition. One of her stories ... more ... puts her in a difficult position and she comes home with a prince that she has turned into a donkey-what will happen next?
I have to say that this book surprised me a little as I wasn't expecting to enjoy it so much. Sure, there is no depth of description, the dramatic events are obvious and the romance takes no complicated twists and turns, but there was enough there to encourage me to finish it in one day. The story was interesting and was a take on the traditional fairy story that was both unique in my experienc...more |
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The Fairy Godmother (Lackey, Mercedes)
Pages: 432, Hardcover, Luna Books Last Update 27.11.2009 05:48
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Read Reviews for The Fairy Godmother - Mercedes...
The Fairy Godmother - Mercedes Lackey: Once upon a time in a land far far away........ (742 words)
by - written on 08/01/08 (Very useful, 93 readings)
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Having read some meaty and serious books over the last month, I have been looking for lighter and less intense reading material! Not being a huge fan of modern literature, especially the chick lit genre, I turned instead towards the fantasy section on Amazon where I found this novel by Mercedes Lackey. I haven't come across her before but she appears to be an established 'light fantasy' writer, whose work seems designed to appeal more to women than men. The cover of this book immediately suggested I wasn't going to have to engage too much of my brain so I turned half of it off and settled down to read it. Elena Klovis lives in one of the Five Hundred Kingdoms ... Read the complete review
To happy endings...however they arise! (1234 words)
by - written on 29/08/06 (Very useful, 197 readings)
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*The Five Hundred Kingdoms and its Tradition* Elena Klovis, step-daughter of Madame Klovis and step-sister to Delphinium and Daphne, quaintly nickname the Horrid Stepsisters despite them being attractive in an interesting kind of way, was supposed to be her kingdom's Cinderella - unfortunately fate didn't agree and left her with completely inappropriate choices of princes. Although Otraria was one of the most pleasant of the Five Hundred Kingdoms, sometimes Tradition and fate have a way of seeking to cause the most damage, rather than reward, this was evident in the fact the Elena, despite feeling the threads of Tradition weaving around her from the age ... Read the complete review
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