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    <body><![CDATA[Honestly, the book is more of a 3.5. I enjoyed this book and I will enjoy reading the rest of the series but something just felt off for me in this installment.<br/><br/>I like this series and I like the characters but I felt that even the characters were stumbling about to figure out what was goi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71973869">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Talia, Snow, and Danielle (Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, and Cinderella respectively) all have learned that 'happily ever after' isn't as easy as it sounds.  Previously, the trio faced off against some of their own personal foes to rescue Danielle's prince, Armand.  Now the three must save the kingdo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70473526">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Genre: Fantasy (specifically the Fractured Fairy Tales variety)<br/><br/>The cover is the best part of this book, imho. The cover totally rocks. The previous novel in the series was a fun, comedic, fractured fairy tale, a.k.a. &quot;what happens next to Cinderella&quot;.<br/><br/>The main plot o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76909358">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[You have never seen The Little Mermaid like this before.<br/><br/>Jim Hines' storytelling talent has grown into maturity with this book.  All of the characters are strong and well rounded, with a complexity that you will never find in a Disney telling of these tales.  At the same time, Mr. Hines k...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79696195">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[What would happen if a star writer went back to the darker themes of the original fairy tales for plots, and then crossed the Disney princesses with <em>Charlie's Angels</em>? What he'd end up with is <em>The Mermaid's Madness</em>-a whole new take on <em>The Little Mermaid</em>. And with Jim C. Hines, of Jig the Goblin fame, penning the tale, you can	bet it	won't be &quot;They	lived happily ever after.&quot;  <br/><br/>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Another delightful and hilarious upturning of a classic fairy tale from author Jim Hines.  Unlike so many other series, each book gets better.  <br/><br/>Ever wonder what *really* happened to Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and Snow White?  Look no further than The Princess Series from Jim Hines.  And...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76961446">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[An enjoyable read.  It seemed to get a bit scatter-shot for the thirty or so pages leading up to the climax.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Great new book by Jim Hines.  I enjoyed this even more than the first in the series, The Stepsister Scheme.  ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I got a bit lost in the plot, but Snow and Talia make me happy beyond happy.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[this is the second book in the new mythology of disney princesses written by jim c. hines.  these princesses aren't for little children, rather they are kickass women who know how to handle themselves and lookin' good doing it!  in this one danielle (cinderella), talia (sleeping beauty), and snow (s...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65031647">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Sleeping Beauty with her trusty sword, Cinderella with whatever animals happen to be within ear shot, and Snow White with her magic mirrors - all fighting the randy mermaids led by a mad Queen with a grudge against the humans - what's not to love? The second in Jim Hines's princess books series, The...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75140120">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The continuation of &quot;The Stepsister Scheme&quot;, &quot;The Mermaids' Madness&quot; skewers the little mermaid tale brilliantly.  Jim weaves an ever evolving tale and keeps you guessing as to where this will untimately finish.  I will have to wait until next year for the conclusion, but I will ...]]></body>
    
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