The Fairytale Keeper: Avenging the Queen

First I would like to jump up and down and say hooray for the use of the actual Fairy Tales. I remember the first time I read the real version of Cinderella, when the sisters were trying on the shoes…well I’ll leave it that.
I thought this book was amazingly clever the way that Andrea Cefalo worked the fairy tales into the actual story. I was excited every time she would introduce us to another tale, wondering how it was going to relate to our characters. The fairy tales did drop off towards the end and even though I noticed it, I was so engrossed in the story at that point that I didn’t dwell on it.
I loved Adelaide and Ivo. I felt that Adelaide is strong, steady and fiery. Even though her mother passes away and she is grief stricken, we see her slid quickly into her mothers shoes. Making sure things stay in order and trying to keep her father out of trouble. Of course she is still a kid and so she at times can be reckless. She takes the bad things that happen to her and turns them into opportunity.
Ivo is of course the perfect guy. He is strong, caring and protective of Adelaide. He has been her childhood friend and now love interest. He is her rock and I think she is his as well. There is something we find out about Ivo later on that makes you just want to hug him. The relationship between Adelaide and him is so sweet and I think they keep each other well balanced. You can tell that the things he does, he does them for her.
I love the historical setting of this book and the description of the Cologne. It was easy to submerse myself into the story as if I was there while reading. The plot was developed at a great pace. I wasn’t sure how things were going to go along and I really liked the path they took. Adelaide takes on the role of not only avenging the way her mother was treated but also how the people in the city of Cologne are treated now. The way that things were set-up at the end of the book makes me anxiously awaiting the next installment.

First I would like to jump up and down and say hooray for the use of the actual Fairy Tales. I remember the first time I read the real version of Cinderella, when the sisters were trying on the shoes…well I’ll leave it that.
I thought this book was amazingly clever the way that Andrea Cefalo worked the fairy tales into the actual story. I was excited every time she would introduce us to another tale, wondering how it was going to relate to our characters. The fairy tales did drop off towards the end and even though I noticed it, I was so engrossed in the story at that point that I didn’t dwell on it.
I loved Adelaide and Ivo. I felt that Adelaide is strong, steady and fiery. Even though her mother passes away and she is grief stricken, we see her slid quickly into her mothers shoes. Making sure things stay in order and trying to keep her father out of trouble. Of course she is still a kid and so she at times can be reckless. She takes the bad things that happen to her and turns them into opportunity.
Ivo is of course the perfect guy. He is strong, caring and protective of Adelaide. He has been her childhood friend and now love interest. He is her rock and I think she is his as well. There is something we find out about Ivo later on that makes you just want to hug him. The relationship between Adelaide and him is so sweet and I think they keep each other well balanced. You can tell that the things he does, he does them for her.
I love the historical setting of this book and the description of the Cologne. It was easy to submerse myself into the story as if I was there while reading. The plot was developed at a great pace. I wasn’t sure how things were going to go along and I really liked the path they took. Adelaide takes on the role of not only avenging the way her mother was treated but also how the people in the city of Cologne are treated now. The way that things were set-up at the end of the book makes me anxiously awaiting the next installment.

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I love a good historical that captures me with a fairytale. In fact, in fairytale re-tales capture me no matter what.

I loved the plot of the book. Told from a different point of view, the reader meets Snow White who's life is not what we expect. It's hard, it's messy, and you just want Snow White to come out on top after all is said and done. I liked that her life is depicted by anything that is not a fairy tale. She doesn't sing or make forest animals come to her instead she is living a hard knocked life.

There is a love interest in the book that gave the book some balance. Since Snow White's life is so hard, as the reader, I yearn for some peaceful moments for her. In those stolen moments, she's smiles and is carefree. You can tell how easily her guard is let down and how much she enjoys her time with him. He as well is very much taken with her. It's enduring and wonderful to read.

My only gripe about this book is the fairy tale all together. Other than the fact that Adelaide has fair skin, red lips, and black hair, I don't see or get the connection to Snow White. Yes, her life is tough, but it seems more of a historical romance other than a fairy tale re-tale. You know what I mean? The story is good, don't get me wrong. I just don't know what all of Adelaide life has to do with Snow White. Unless, the author is planning on writing a sequel to help make that connection much more stable, than I would love to read it to see how it will all come together.

The Fairytale Keeper is a great book! Once in the shoes of Adelaide, the world building around her is magnificent. The emotional ride or life, lost, and love is solid. The reader is engulfed in a whole new world capture by a very vivid imagination. The Fairytale Keeper is fantastic! ( )