I am obviously terrible at writing reviews. I don't even know what I was trying to say in the first one I wrote about this book. I am going to try again and hopefully not be quite so vague.
Yes, this is a fairy tale, but Robin McKinley writes it so that it is very real. In that, I mean that it isn't all hearts and flowers and happily ever after like most fairy tales. In this book, there is a king and queen, and the queen is the most beautiful person in all of seven kingdoms. Because everyone is so obsessed with how beautiful she is, after she dies, a lot of people aren't even able to function any more because they just can't believe that this most exquisite lady could die. Even the princess, Lissla Lissar, is affected by this when her father becomes obsessed with her as he realizes how much she looks like her mother.
She ends up having to flee from the kingdom to get away from her father. She has to fight to stay alive with the help of her dog, Ash, the only true friend she has ever had. She is given a second chance at life by a sort of fairy godmother, and from then on we watch her struggle to make a new life, build new relationships, but also face the demons from her past.
It is a great story, and in writing this, I am already looking forward to reading it again. Don't give up on it yet, Erin! And I am not sure what book Adrienne is talking about that I didn't like, except maybe the Orson Scott Card book, "Pastwatch". I should give that one another try, too, as long as I don't read when I am tired!
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I'm really glad you enjoyed this book so much. Lissla Lissar is one of my favorite book characters. This is a book I've read several times and always look forward to reading again.
Thanks for the re-review. That was kind of mean of me to say that. I didn't mean you review books bad just that just knowing a book is a fantasy usually makes me not that interested. But now after your more in-depth review I am for sure putting it on my list that I always end up forgetting to take to the library. I thought I knew the name of the book at the library the other day but I was looking for Deerslayer which was obviously not it once I looked at the book jacket. I will write it down next time so I can get it for real. It sounds like a good book.
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