![]() ![]() Of course, there has to be a love interest, and that shows up in the form of Alexander, the stubborn prince who ends up as a donkey for several chapters. It’s all very organized and delineated, which made me smile. There were clever asides to several fairy tales, as well as the categorization of characters. The Tradition is a powerful thing, and if one doesn’t think about what one wishes, or even says, dire consequences abound. The best part of the book, I think, was working with Elena as she learned about the magic and how to manipulate the stories. And it’s the Godmother’s role to direct, push, pull, prod and help people into, along in, or out of these stories. ![]() See, in the 500 Kingdoms, there’s this thing called The Tradition: magic that is pushing, pulling, forcing people into tales. She is picked up as an Apprentice to the Fairy Godmother. Elena figures that she can’t do any worse in life, so tries to get hired out.Īnd that’s when her life gets interesting. She turns 21, and her stepmother and stepsisters decide that this part of the Kingdom isn’t doing them any favors (not to mention that their debts are mounting), so they take off and leave Elena the house. You know, the one where she sleeps by the fireplace, spending her days doing all sorts of grunge work for her stepmother and stepsisters? And then she gets to go to the ball and marry a prince? Elena was supposed to be stuck in a tale. ![]()
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