rachel_abby_reads's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting retelling of the Rumplestiltskin fairy tale, set in America in the 1880's, centered on an Irish immigrant family. Likeable, and nicely handles the uncomfortable question of why the miller's daughter would marry a man who threatened her life if she didn't provide the requisite gold.
ecsun345's review against another edition
3.0
not bad, though i don't like that they try to make the origin of rumpelstiltskin is german
goobertdoobert's review against another edition
4.0
YES! This is how the real story should go. Thank goodness for retellings!
rremer's review against another edition
5.0
Clearly Weyn is the star of historical fairy tales. I don't even like Rumplestiltskin as a story (too much bad for too many characters) and this is now one of my all time fave fairy tale retellings. Some super great dresses within this book.
hollyn_middle's review
adventurous
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
innae's review against another edition
3.0
A fine read. I read it rather quickly, and enjoyed it. It is not my favorite in the "faire tale retelling" genre, but it was enjoyable and I liked the characters (well, most of them...one of them at least was a jerk)
missiemay's review against another edition
5.0
Brilliantly creative twist on the classic Rumpelstiltskin.
cmbohn's review against another edition
2.0
This is a non-magical retelling of Rumpelstiltskin. While I have enjoyed this series, including others by this writer, this one was a big disappointment. Bridget is the main character, fresh off the boat from Ireland, along with her large family. Bridget (and the other family members) are impossibly naive and stereotypical. Bridget gets a job as a seamstress in a wealthy household. She meets a mysterious boy named Ray - or is it Rudy? - get engaged to her employer's son, gets mixed up in a labor union strike, saves her sister from diptheria, etc. etc. There was in fact a chapter where straw is spun into gold thread, but that was as far as the magic went. I would recommend skipping this title and reading some of the others in this series instead, or reading the book The Rumplestiltskin Problem by Vivian Vande Velde.
amywrites's review against another edition
3.0
I love fairy tale based books and this was the next one from the series on my list.
I adored this book. It was fun learning about the lives and how immigrants lived back then. Ray is by far my favourite character, because he is something different than your usual ‘knight in shining armour’. The writing is also lovely.
I don’t think there was really anything I disliked. I hated James, he was SO sleazy.
I love this book. Okay, when I was little I was given a book about Rumplestiltskin. It was one of those books where you press the buttons and they made sounds. Just the drawings were creepy enough, but add the voices and you got yourself a nightmare. I hated the tale of Rumplestitskin, but this made me think different. It not creepy at all.
I can't remember if there are any swears, but if there was, it was minor. There are a couple kisses, and the only violence is a small brawl.
The full review is at: http://www.wrote-with-love.blogspot.ca
I adored this book. It was fun learning about the lives and how immigrants lived back then. Ray is by far my favourite character, because he is something different than your usual ‘knight in shining armour’. The writing is also lovely.
I don’t think there was really anything I disliked. I hated James, he was SO sleazy.
I love this book. Okay, when I was little I was given a book about Rumplestiltskin. It was one of those books where you press the buttons and they made sounds. Just the drawings were creepy enough, but add the voices and you got yourself a nightmare. I hated the tale of Rumplestitskin, but this made me think different. It not creepy at all.
I can't remember if there are any swears, but if there was, it was minor. There are a couple kisses, and the only violence is a small brawl.
The full review is at: http://www.wrote-with-love.blogspot.ca