Wednesday, December 9, 2009

A Curse as Dark as Gold, Elizabeth Bunce, Arthur A. Levine Books, 392 pages


(Nov. 20) I was amazed. Despite being a smidge bored at some parts.

Elizabeth Bunce is incredible at storytelling. If you can’t guess or haven’t heard this is a retelling of Rumpelstiltskin. And quite a believeable one at that.

I loved the characters, some a little more than others but they were all extremely well written. The main character, Charlotte, was strong, yet unsure. Rosie, her sister, was sassy and didn’t hold back. I loved the romance between Charlotte and Randall, of course cause I’m a sap. And the slowly budding relationship between Rosie and Harte. The villains were, well, villains. :)

I felt like I was there, like I was transported to this quaint little country village. I thought the descriptions of mill life were intricate and well researched.

Great story. Really.

The suspense just kept building and I didn’t want to put it down.

Amazing! Amazing! Amazing!

Read this book.


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