A 4 star story until the last chapter, which read like a strange, surreal epilogue. It felt somewhat out of place, too mysterious and impossible even for this mysterious and magical tale. ( )

I found the writing style distracting, the characters shallow and occasionally contrived, and the sex scene squicky to say the least. Definitely not a fairy tale retelling I'd recommend. ( )

Lovely, lovely writing. Basically adored the first two chapters. I am realizing that I love cozy cottages with an isolated family who lives close, but not too close to a small town, and with animals and gardens and a little magic. However, I quickly realized that this was a fairy tale retelling and that made me put the story down for a bit because I wasn't in the mood for that. I ended up picking it up again because I loved the writing. The characters in this novel were wonderful fleshed out and interesting. I wonder if I would have loved this more if I'd gone into it looking for a retelling? ( )

A refreshing new take on Rapunzel. the story of a young girl coming of age and realizing she needs more in her life than just her mother. I read this book in less than a day, it was that good. ( )

This is probably the closest I've read to the original tale. I found the witch very likeable, though, which I suppose was the author's intention. ( )