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Carolyn
Jan 21, 2008 rated it liked it
Shelves: read-in-2008
My pre-review: I was recommended this book by the same girl who introduced me to Stardust and Spindle's End, two books I really enjoyed, although the horrible cover of this book turned me off from reading it for a while (and really, I can't imagine myself carrying it around anywhere...lol).

I do love fun fairytale books though, and have heard great things about Mercedes Lackley, so I'm excited to read it!

Final reciew:

Meh. I really liked the parts about Elena becoming a Godmother and the things as
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Tess
Jun 27, 2021 rated it really liked it
Shelves: fantasy, series
I really enjoyed this beginning of a series. I'm excited to read more of these fractured fairytales.
I liked the main character, Elena a lot, and the others grew on me.
The story/world feels very much like an adult imagining of The Enchanted Forrest Chronicles.
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Elizabeth
Mar 02, 2010 rated it liked it
Elena Klovis was supposed to be a Cinderella, except the prince is way too young to marry anyone and she really needs to get far away while the wicked step family is out of town. Luckily a Fairy Godmother could use some help, and Elena has lots of magic built up around her from her lack of 'Happily Ever After'. So Elena goes off to test Questers, offer blessings to royal babies, and generally try to keep The Tradition in line. Because The Tradition doesn't really care if there is a happy ending ...more
Annie
Dec 06, 2013 rated it liked it
Shelves: sf-f, candy
This is the first book by Mercedes Lackey that I've read. It was a lot of fun, but it had just too much of the romance genre in it for me. ...more
Sarah Sammis
Dec 18, 2007 rated it it was ok
Shelves: read-in-2004, fantasy
Not my cup of tea but my husband loves this series.
Jennifer
Apr 19, 2007 rated it it was amazing
Melinda
Apr 19, 2007 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: default
Flitterkit
Sep 11, 2007 rated it really liked it
Jacqui Ainsworth
Sep 16, 2007 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: fantasy
Dan
Jan 01, 2008 marked it as to-read
Tonia
Jan 06, 2008 rated it really liked it
Sarah
Jan 08, 2008 rated it it was amazing
Brittany Darner
Jan 17, 2008 marked it as to-read
katayoun Masoodi
Jan 28, 2008 rated it did not like it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fantasy
Terri
Mar 18, 2008 rated it it was amazing
Tina
May 31, 2008 marked it as to-read
Mir
Jun 13, 2008 rated it liked it
Shelves: fairy-tale, fantasy
Meridee
Aug 19, 2008 rated it liked it
Shelves: fantasy
Phil
Oct 29, 2008 marked it as to-read
Kelly
Aug 07, 2009 marked it as to-read
Heather
Oct 07, 2010 marked it as need-to-buy
Celeste
Oct 27, 2011 marked it as to-read
Carrie
Jun 06, 2012 marked it as to-read
Shelves: own
Lasairfiona
Jun 24, 2012 marked it as to-read
Lynne
Oct 19, 2013 rated it liked it
Shelves: books-by-women
Tani
Jun 28, 2019 marked it as owned-unread
Amita
Aug 08, 2024 marked it as to-read
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