A review by amyappy
Zel by Donna Jo Napoli

4.0

Intriguing and lovely retelling of the Rapunzel story. I love the WAY in which Napoli retells the old fairytale as much (such beautiful prose!) as much as the actual story, which both surprises and makes you (or at least me) giggle in recognition. Being a little older, I did find myself slightly alarmed by the incredible... youngness of the characters--but it is a YA book, and it is set in the 1500s, so perhaps not so strange. Loved it then, still love it now.