Grounded: The Adventures of Rapunzel by Megan Morrison
My rating: 1 of 5 stars
Received: Bought
Publication Date: April 28th 2015
Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books
Point of View: 3rd Person
Recommended Age: 9+
Genres & Themes: Middle Grade, FairyTales, Fairies, Rapunzel
BLURB:
“Think you know Rapunzel’s story? Think again, because the tower was only the beginning…” — Jennifer Nielsen, New York Times bestselling author of THE FALSE PRINCE
In all of Tyme, from the Redlands to the Grey, no one is as lucky as Rapunzel. She lives in a magic tower that obeys her every wish; she reads wonderful books starring herself as the heroine; her hair is the longest, most glorious thing in the world. And she knows this because Witch tells her so—her beloved Witch, who protects her from evil princes, the dangerous ground under the tower, even unhappy thoughts. Rapunzel can’t imagine any other life.
Then a thief named Jack climbs into her room to steal one of her enchanted roses. He’s the first person Rapunzel’s ever met who isn’t completely charmed by her (well, the first person she’s met at all, really), and he is infuriating– especially when he hints that Witch isn’t telling her the whole truth. Driven by anger at Jack and her own nameless fears, Rapunzel descends to the ground for the first time, and finds a world filled with more peril than Witch promised … and more beauty, wonder, and adventure than she could have dreamed.
REVIEW:
To think that I was convinced this would be THE fairytale of the year. I should have trusted the saying regarding pretty covers… because this is DNF for me. The dialogs are childish, Rapunzel is extremely whiny, Jack is damn boring and lacks the sparkle he should have had and weird random fairies accompany the story when they don’t even need to be there (or so I find, because they’re deeply annoying)! This is not worth it… I recommend watching the Disney movie again, instead.
… That moment when a blurb is longer than your own review. Damn.
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Well, that certainly is disappointing. The summary really drew me in but a whiny main character? No thanks. Sorry this was such a bust but thanks for the review!
Zareena @ The Slanted Bookshelf
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Dammit! I love the cover and the summary sounds interesting enough, but nope I think I’ll be skipping this one. It’s a shame it didn’t work out, but thanks for reviewing anyway!
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The summary sounded so promising… I’m not surprised your review is so short, why would you want to read and review a book that’s that bad?
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So sorry this didn’t end up being that read for you. Here is to hoping another retelling will come along and blow you away. 😉
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Oh no that’s sad, I’m sorry! I hope your next book is better!
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Sorry it was a massive disappointed for you. I don’t like “fairy tales” except when it’s closer to the bloody and gory originals. Disney versions aren’t for me
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Hi Lola, it’s been awhile since my last visit here. Ha-ha. Right! Blurb is longer than the review.Anyway, the cover is indeed pretty. I’m sorry that “pretty” only stayed on the cover and not on the story.
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Awww, sorry to hear this book was such a disappointment for you, Lola! Good for you for dnf-ing rather than suffering through the rest. I hope your next read is wayyy better.
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