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The Witch's Tower by Tamara Grantham
3.0
3.5*
This book is a Rapunzel retelling but it is not about Rapunzel but about the witch, Gothel and her adventures. Instead of the villain of the story, this time Gothel is the hero, along with a mismatch of characters she got to meet during her quest to save Rapunzel from the tower she's been confined in.
I started this story in high spirits and hopes it would be really cool. I've been having this thing where I want to read stories about the villain as the main character lately and I though this would be one of them that I really enjoyed. I did, don't get me wrong but what started as a strong story with a relatable character in parts (Gothel having blue hair and being a witch are basically the only things I couldn't relate to me but it's alright!!) slowly became an okay story and you could tell that no matter what was happening during the quest, they'd come out of all of it unscated. It felt... easy?
I definitely could have done without the insta love; especially when the chemistry between the two characters isn't really sparking but "oh my, how handsome is he" and "no, I mustn't feel this way". We get it, okay? This is story that didn't benefit in having this at all. Even the twist mentioned at the beginning that came back at the end didn't have an impact at all. Everything felt like a happily ever after starting midway through the story.
I do have to say that, separately, I did enjoy all of the characters and I would have liked to know more about Gothel's aunts for sure. The dwarf's wolf curse was interesting but totally a side story to this and, let's face it, was his name supposed to have an impact once revealed at the end? It definitely fell short. I was interested in knowing more about Raj, who he is and how he came to be rince Merek's squire. Some of it was merely hinted at.
Overall, I did enjoy this story from beginning to end although the first part felt stronger to me. There were little unexpected twists that could have been better executed but still surpsied me and that was nice but it could have been much better, in my opinion, too.
This book is a Rapunzel retelling but it is not about Rapunzel but about the witch, Gothel and her adventures. Instead of the villain of the story, this time Gothel is the hero, along with a mismatch of characters she got to meet during her quest to save Rapunzel from the tower she's been confined in.
I started this story in high spirits and hopes it would be really cool. I've been having this thing where I want to read stories about the villain as the main character lately and I though this would be one of them that I really enjoyed. I did, don't get me wrong but what started as a strong story with a relatable character in parts (Gothel having blue hair and being a witch are basically the only things I couldn't relate to me but it's alright!!) slowly became an okay story and you could tell that no matter what was happening during the quest, they'd come out of all of it unscated. It felt... easy?
I definitely could have done without the insta love; especially when the chemistry between the two characters isn't really sparking but "oh my, how handsome is he" and "no, I mustn't feel this way". We get it, okay? This is story that didn't benefit in having this at all. Even the twist mentioned at the beginning that came back at the end didn't have an impact at all. Everything felt like a happily ever after starting midway through the story.
I do have to say that, separately, I did enjoy all of the characters and I would have liked to know more about Gothel's aunts for sure. The dwarf's wolf curse was interesting but totally a side story to this and, let's face it, was his name supposed to have an impact once revealed at the end? It definitely fell short. I was interested in knowing more about Raj, who he is and how he came to be rince Merek's squire. Some of it was merely hinted at.
Overall, I did enjoy this story from beginning to end although the first part felt stronger to me. There were little unexpected twists that could have been better executed but still surpsied me and that was nice but it could have been much better, in my opinion, too.