holiday7's review against another edition
2.0
The most boring fantasy book I've ever read. The only reason I ranked it 2 stars is because I liked Mother Gothel and her big evil spider.
josie_addison's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
vaderbird's review against another edition
4.0
5 star - Perfect
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
teganbeese's review against another edition
4.0
Cute!! I liked this one a lot. Curious as to where the story is going with Maryrose, the mirror.
jilljemmett's review against another edition
5.0
This is another great story in the Whatever After series.
In this book, Abby and Jonah visit Rapunzel. They explore some of the problems with the fairytale, and learn new things. For example, Rapunzel is always illustrated as a girl with blonde hair, but in this story her hair was brown. They also investigate the idea that Rapunzel was trapped in the tower with no other way for people to get in and out than climbing her hair. The witch had to get her into the tower some how, so the kids look for a hidden staircase that leads up the tower. I loved the way they searched for answers to the plot holes in the story.
They also give a little more background to the characters. In the last story, one of Abby’s friends accidentally joins them on their trip. This story begins with Abby being upset about losing the spelling bee at school. I love this insight into their regular lives because most of the stories are spent in the fairy tale world.
I’m in love with this series! It’s so much fun!
In this book, Abby and Jonah visit Rapunzel. They explore some of the problems with the fairytale, and learn new things. For example, Rapunzel is always illustrated as a girl with blonde hair, but in this story her hair was brown. They also investigate the idea that Rapunzel was trapped in the tower with no other way for people to get in and out than climbing her hair. The witch had to get her into the tower some how, so the kids look for a hidden staircase that leads up the tower. I loved the way they searched for answers to the plot holes in the story.
They also give a little more background to the characters. In the last story, one of Abby’s friends accidentally joins them on their trip. This story begins with Abby being upset about losing the spelling bee at school. I love this insight into their regular lives because most of the stories are spent in the fairy tale world.
I’m in love with this series! It’s so much fun!
allisonnicole7's review against another edition
4.0
Probably my favorite out of the ones I’ve read so far!
bookishrealm's review against another edition
3.0
Okay so I'm convinced that I'm going to like some fairy tale characters much better than others. While this one was definitely an improvement from the last book, I still didn't really click with the characters. I think that Rapunzel lacked the confidence I would have expected that ultimately ended up making her shallow. I just want the characters to go back to those fierce individuals they were in the first three books. They showed that girls didn't have to follow in the typical footsteps of the princesses they were used to seeing and for some reason I feel like we're losing a little bit of that in this novel and the past one.
What I will say I loved is the audiobook! It was amazing as always and I'm glad our narrator actually knew how to sing. It added to the overall atmosphere of the novel and I completely enjoyed it.
I probably will be doing a review of this novel and the 2-4 novels sometime soon. I'm going to continue to see if these novels get back to the old ones I'm used to seeing and experiencing.
What I will say I loved is the audiobook! It was amazing as always and I'm glad our narrator actually knew how to sing. It added to the overall atmosphere of the novel and I completely enjoyed it.
I probably will be doing a review of this novel and the 2-4 novels sometime soon. I'm going to continue to see if these novels get back to the old ones I'm used to seeing and experiencing.
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