Violet Eyes: A Retelling of the "Princess and the Pea" (Once Upon a Time)

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Violet Eyes: A Retelling of the "Princess and the Pea" (Once Upon A Time)

by Debbie Viguié (Goodreads Author)

3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 · rating details · 2,392 ratings · 266 reviews

"ONCE UPON A TIME" IS TIMELESS

When a storm brings the dashing Prince Richard to her family's farm, Violet falls in love at first sight. Richard also gives Violet his heart, but he knows his marriage is destined to be an affair of state, not of passion. For the king and queen have devised a contest to determine who will win their son's hand in marriage.

To be reunited with h...more

Paperback, 195 pages

Published February 23rd 2010 by Simon Pulse

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Mar 31, 2010 Cara rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2010, fantasy, fairy-tales

Out of all the fairy tales the story of the Princess and the Pea doesn't get too much limelight and I was curious to see what the retellings could make of it.

Violet is a farmgirl through and through. She is happy but lately she's been feeling unsettled. Especially this time since another storm is coming. The coming of a storm has always brought a dramatic change in her life and this last one will be no different.

Violet and Prince Richard will have their fateful meeting in one of these storms wh...more

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Sep 18, 2010 Anne Osterlund rated it 4 of 5 stars

Violet is a farm girl. With callused hands and a knack for pie baking. Not exactly your prime candidate for the Most Sensitive Princess Award. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what it’s going to take to marry Prince Richard, with whom she happens to have fallen in love. And Violet can’t allow him to become entrapped by the beautifully evil princess of the neighboring kingdom.

Even if that means—sigh—Violet will have to pretend to be in absolute agony over losing a single hair torn from her hard head...more

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May 11, 2010 Valerie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Recommended to Valerie by: Cara

Shelves: retellings, fantasy

I never really thought much of the Princess and the Pea but I thought this was a great take on the tale. I finished it in one night which is partly because it's short but partly because I liked reading it so much.

The romance in the story starts almost right way, I would say it starts too fast but it is a short read so it fits in just fine. I thought some of the lines Violet and Prince Richard said were a bit cheesy like, "You have bewitched me," and "I would move heaven and earth for you," (can...more

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Oct 19, 2010 Marianna rated it 2 of 5 stars

OMG! The silliest book I have read this year. And not in a good way folks. I am never a fan of books that basically tell their readers that both cheating and self mutilation are okay.

Review also on my blog Books and Circuses.

Well, I have been disappointed with a lot of the books in this series. There are actually authors I avoid. And I love fairy tales! So of course I am frustrated when I don't like what they've done with the old versions. Sadly this book did nothing to bolster my opinion of the...more OMG! The silliest book I have read this year. And not in a good way folks. I am never a fan of books that basically tell their readers that both cheating and self mutilation are okay.

Review also on my blog Books and Circuses.

Well, I have been disappointed with a lot of the books in this series. There are actually authors I avoid. And I love fairy tales! So of course I am frustrated when I don't like what they've done with the old versions. Sadly this book did nothing to bolster my opinion of the series. I like the early books but not the new ones. I get a rushed vibe from the new ones, as if the authors are just whipping them out. "Need a book? Okay, give me a week or two." Not good.

The story was okay. The little twist was nice...but they do give it away in the excerpt on the first page. The characters were...okay. No one really outstanding or containing much depth. If this were a movie there would be crew moving the cardboard cutouts around (badly). Men would be making little girl voices. And yes they would have headsets. There would probably be a guy multitasking and holding a boom. Back on track: I hated the descriptions used for the characters and their actions. The Prince had a "chiseled jaw. " Gak! Haven't I heard that a million and one times?!? And of course said Prince's eyes were constantly "smoldering." Is that the only way to describe passion in a YA book? "Baby, I just have this internal fire thing going on. So my eyes will smolder on occasion. No, no, it isn't catching."

I had two big problems with some events in the book. One was the the whole true love thing. Of which I believe is NOT very impossible for two babies to experience. Maybe, it is because I am so (so, so, so) old and realistic that I can't enjoy that element. The whole time I am imaging the stuff happening after the "happily ever after." My thoughts: Violet and Richard have been married for three years, and Richard isn't so happy with his rash decision to marry his love of first sight. He thinks that the maid with the red hair is hot. No one will know or care, or dare to know or care, if he decides to have a little affair with her. Oh, and Violet has been having an affair with a stableman for eighteen months by the time Richard thinks to have one also. Richard is clueless, of course. So Violet becomes an heir machine and they all live happily never after. Great thoughts, yeah?

Okay my second issue is the BAD BAD BAD things that are promoted in this book. I am a big hater of when authors of YA books have some weird messages they are touting. I had a big problem with Caine's Morgonville series and how she had her main character think about corpses so she could stop feeling a tad bit of normal lust. "Oooh, look it is a hot guy! No!!! Bad me!! Must think about lifeless bodies! Festering wounds full of maggots! Bloated corpses! Nooo!" Wow. This book was weird about another topic besides s3x. This one was promoting cheating. Yes. I do not lie. The message was that CHEATING IS OKAY as long as it is done to get something you REALLY want. I was shocked. In the first place I was uncomfortable with the fact that the heroine was cheating and in the end she is actually praised for doing it. I know that perfect heroines are boring, but really. Next I'll probably stumble across a book saying forced intercourse is okay...as long as one party is willing! Put a smiley face at the end of that statement. For irony.

Cheating was not the only weird thing promoted as okay to do. Self mutilation was also there. For one of the stupid tests (they were ALL stupid) the princesses had to mar their beauty, a test of sacrifice. Since Violet was already tan her skin would not burn from the sun (all the princesses are SUPER delicate btw), so Violet actually sticks her hand in FLAMES!!! Is this girl crazy? And again she is praised. Self mutilation, or GIVING YOURSELF A BURN, is NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT the same as sacrificing something frivolous! Can you tell I am very pissed about all this? Well I AM!!! And all this for "true love"!!!

My Rating: 1.5/5

If you like fairy tales, or this series (or author) by all means give this a try.(less)

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Mar 02, 2010 Bridgett rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: youth-fiction, fairy-tales-mythology

I loved this book, based on The Princess and the Pea, though I'm partial to fairy tale retellings. I liked how the tests weren't really about physical sensitivity, but more important good qualities to possess.

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Jun 22, 2011 Jill rated it 2 of 5 stars

I've found that the Once Upon a Time series is very much hit or miss for me. This one was definitely a miss. I could see how girls ages 11-14 would rellish it, but I'm 19 and didn't care for it much at all. The characters were very shallow and the romance between the characters was unrealistic and remiscient to that of twilight (i.e. appeared out of no where for no good reason and very much overdone). I do not recommend this book unless it is for a younger audience who enjoy fairy tale fluff.

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Oct 21, 2012 Sandra rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: e-books, fairytale, fantasy, in-english, read-in-2012

The Princess And The Pea is one of those fairytales that never really hit a chord with me. Naturally, fairytales were never meant to be realistic.. yet feeling a pea through 20 matresses? I thought the princess was spoiled and was therefore not a big fan of this particular story.

This retelling was a nice surprise for me. It took all the things I found unbelievable about the original story, and turned them around. Violet was an interesting character, and though I loved all the friendships she mad...more

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Sep 21, 2012 Historyprincess rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: once-upon-a-time

At first glance, "The Princess and the Pea" isn't a really exciting story. But thanks to Debbie Viguie and her imagination, we got a retelling even more exciting than the original tale.

Violet is a farm girl living in the kingdom of Cambria. One day, when she's seventeen, a storm arrives, and Violet knows this must mean something for her, because every time a storm came, something remarkable happened to her. She turns out to be right, because after the storm, a visitor arrives on the front steps,...more

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Aug 22, 2012 Mattie rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: once-upon-a-time-books

Violet Eyes is about a hardworking farm girl that lives with her parents. No one has come to marry her and she's kind of tough. Then one day Prince Richard comes through their field and ends up falling off of his horse and eventually catching a severe flu. Violet has to nurse him back to health and somehow Richard manages to fall in love with her. She loves him too, but knows they never can be together because Richard is only allowed to marry princesses. She finds out that Richard's parents are...more

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Aug 04, 2012 ✿ℎazℯℓ✿ rated it 3 of 5 stars

Mixed feelings

I totally have mixed feelings about it. I would actually give it a 3.5 if not for my confusing thoughts.

I have read the plot of this so of course, I know that it's a retelling of a fairy tale which is The Princess and the pea. When I started reading it, I was glad because finally, I can put history behind the girl that haunts my fairy tales (haunts, yes... since I never really found out how they knew that she was a princess, I mean hey, the version I read didn't have a part that...more

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Jun 12, 2012 Josephina rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fairy-tales, fantasy, re-tellings, romance, love-at-first-sight, lightswitch-romance, love-hate-relationships, unresolved-issues, might-reread, better-than-expected, light-read, clever

Okay, let me get this out of the way: The book isn't perfect. Yes, there's another case of "love at first sight" - which I don't really go for all that much. That said, it's a fairy tale, and that's pretty common stock in fairy tales, so I was willing to roll with it. And, sure, the ending was wrapped up a bit too easily and neatly, and the political ramifications were somewhat ignored.

That said, this was probably the best retelling of Princess and the Pea I've ever read. I've always found that...more Okay, let me get this out of the way: The book isn't perfect. Yes, there's another case of "love at first sight" - which I don't really go for all that much. That said, it's a fairy tale, and that's pretty common stock in fairy tales, so I was willing to roll with it. And, sure, the ending was wrapped up a bit too easily and neatly, and the political ramifications were somewhat ignored.

That said, this was probably the best retelling of Princess and the Pea I've ever read. I've always found that fairy tale boring, celebrating the uselessness, weakness, and all around fragility of the heroine, rather than celebrating her strength, cunning, and heart. This book told the traditional story in a way that celebrated all of those latter qualities.

Violet is a farm girl who doesn't really want to be anything else, only participating in the contest because she falls in love with the Prince. I won't give away any spoilers, except to say that (as one might expect), the King and Queen are testing more than simply the potential hemophilia of a future princess. The author crafts the tests well enough that, even expecting there to be more going on beneath the surface, I had to think about a couple of the tests before I could figure out what was really going on. I don't want to spoil the story for non-readers, so I will just leave it there.

I enjoyed the main characters, and I liked many of the supporting characters. I rather wish I could read some of the other princesses' stories. In particular, I liked Genevieve, and I wanted to know what the future had in store for a couple of the other princesses. Goldie's speech at the end was surprisingly touching.

For those who like fairy tales, this is probably one of the more creative re-tellings of a somewhat-less-popular story. (Stories about Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast, for example, are relatively popular by comparison, and I'm not about to compare this book to novels such as "Beauty" by Robin McKinley.) It kept me entertained, and though I intended to read only one chapter before bed, I breezed through the whole thing in one night, instead.(less)

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Mar 25, 2010 Lexie rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: review-blog, genre-romance, genre-fairy-tale-redone, books-owned

Without a doubt this is one of my favorite 'Once Upon a Time' books in a long time. This isn't to say I haven't enjoyed the more recent books (The Diamond Secret or The Rose Bride), but they didn't grab me quite as much as some of the earlier books (The Storyteller's Daughter or The Midnight Dance). Often I think the problem rested on the fact that the novel didn't stay as true to the original tale as I perhaps wanted it to.

Violet Eyes more than makes up for those that strayed. Viguie managed to...more Without a doubt this is one of my favorite 'Once Upon a Time' books in a long time. This isn't to say I haven't enjoyed the more recent books (The Diamond Secret or The Rose Bride), but they didn't grab me quite as much as some of the earlier books (The Storyteller's Daughter or The Midnight Dance). Often I think the problem rested on the fact that the novel didn't stay as true to the original tale as I perhaps wanted it to.

Violet Eyes more than makes up for those that strayed. Viguie managed to weave the original tale--of the bedraggled, thoroughly un-Princess like Princess arriving at the castle and being forced through numerous tests to prove herself--into a well-rounded and enchanting read. My problem with the original tale had always been that it seemed so ridiculous and cock-eyed that the King and Queen would act in such a way, but also that the so-called Princess would put up with it.

I think they had the right idea, but just want about things the wrong way. I won't argue that the King and Queen, Richard's parents, weren't screwy to put some of the Princesses gathered through their paces, and that their methods weren't a little too...extreme at times, but there was something very endearing about them. Or maybe amusing is a better term? Poor Richard would try to get them to answer his questions and instead be given these half-answers that were obviously cryptic and frustrating.

Richard, for his part, was a truly decent fellow and I believed in his feelings for Violet, as well as hers for him. Considering she lived for portents and he was sick of being fawned over and treated like a prized stallion, its really no wonder they both had an instant attraction. I think however the fact it deepened, and they both saw each other in their respective environments, it what sold it for me.

The other Princesses were by and large glossed over with simplistic and superficial identifiers. The few who stood out in any great significance--Goldie, Arianna, Genevieve, and Celeste--were important to the story to prove this or that point. I appreciated that instead of making fast friends with the Princesses and forcing a fake almost martyrdom on each to withdraw, Viguie had each continue (or not) as befit who they were and their personalities. No one quit the competition because of their friendship with Violet. In fact Violet makes as much a statement late in the book to another Princess stating "We were competitors first, friends second" (pg 147).

Some of the book took a little bit of a stretch to pass muster, but its a fairy tale first, novel second so these things are forgivable. (less)

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Feb 11, 2013 Lydia Shellenbarger rated it 4 of 5 stars

As far as re-tellings of the "test" fairy tale goes this one is actually very well done. It still contains all the outlandish tests to determine a suitable princess for the future heir to the kingdom, but unlike most stories there are more complex tests hidden within the entire competition.

One great part is that some of the crazy tests do actually affect the princesses, even while our heroine is scoffing about them even being possible! The other, is that the king and queen's subliminal tests ar

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Mar 13, 2011 Annabell rated it 5 of 5 stars

When I saw this book at the library, I just had to get it. I know that you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but the covers can give you at least some idea of what the book would be about! I saw several other books in this series of retold fairy tales, called "'Once Upon a Time' is Timeless". And after reading this one, I intend on reading several more, if not all of them.
Violet Eyes is a retelling of "The Princess and the Pea". Violet is a farm girl who is waiting for another storm to pass t...more

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Apr 17, 2010 Julie rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: DANIELLE!!!

Shelves: 09-10-school-year, danielle-recomended, fantasy, favorites, romance

I got this book from my friend Danielle for my birthday. I was surprised to see this book, because she is always yelling at me to stop reading so many fantasy books and start reading her books. I secretly think that she has really given up on me. I loved this book though. I tell Danielle all of the time that she knows me too well, and her buying me this book just proves my point even further. I found the plot to begin with very interesting, because I have seen plenty of retellings of Cinderella...more

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Mar 14, 2011 Heidi rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: fiction, fractured-fairy-tale, ya-12-19, series

A well-done telling of The Princess and the Pea, for I had wondered how one could re-tell this. I loved Violet's bringing up, and I enjoyed seeing her make friends in the book. The challenges were interesting (and I liked the twists in them). I also liked that the guess-what-you're-a-princess revelation was not without an obstacle (even though I thought its final solving at the very end was a bit too...convenient). Enjoyable story and characters and resolution. A bit fast near the end, but I was...more

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Sep 01, 2010 Trista rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Violet lives with her parents on a farm in Cambria. Changes in her life have always followed a storm, so when the country's Prince Richard takes shelter at her house during a storm, Violet knows something big is about to happen. The two young people quickly fall in love, though both know they can't be together. Richard must marry a princess, and royal ladies from countries far and wide have been arriving daily at the palace to take part in the competition the king and queen have devised. The pri...more

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Oct 31, 2010 Scribs rated it 3 of 5 stars

I give this story four stars for the oustanding, original idea and two stars for the execution.

Voilet is a farmgirl, curious about marriage, but never tempted into it. When the handsome Prince Richard falls and hits his head near their farm, she nurses him back to help, asking me, "Is it you?", meaning is he the person she was going to marry. This book is very sweet--appropriate for any age, but there is nothing original about the characters. Violet has almost no faults, while her "competition"...more

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Jul 17, 2010 Julie rated it 2 of 5 stars

Okay, so my sister-in-law gave this to me to read and told me it was a fast, silly fluff that wasn't really great or anything, but was fun fluff. Etc. And since I do love me some fairy tales, I read it. And...it wasn't really good. It only took a few hours to read so I don't resent it at all, but if it had been longer I probably would have rolled my eyes and put it down. Granted, I don't really love the Princess and the Pea in general, but the writing really didn't improve my opinion of it. It w...more

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Feb 12, 2011 ~♥Alyssa♥~ rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fairy-tales

Eh. I love fairy tales and retellings, but I would've liked this more five years ago. The plot (as far as the "retelling" goes) is ok, the characters are alright, and the writing was nothing special. It's pretty cliche and a tad predictable, but it was still cute. If nothing else, it was entertaining to read. Every now and then everyone needs to read an easy book with a princess and a prince and a happily ever after. So I'd say go ahead and read it if you need a book and have some time to kill....more

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Jul 23, 2010 Teen Book Reviewer (Shannon) rated it 5 of 5 stars

In this retelling of the Princess and the Pea fairy tale, Violet meets the dashing Prince Richard on a stormy day when he is injured on her family farm. It is love at first sight. Although he loves her, he cannot marry her, but must marry a princess instead. Violet discovers her true identity as the lost Princess of the kingdom she lives in, competes in the contest devised by Prince Richard's parents to find his wife, and learns she must trust her heart in order to win back her kingdom and the P...more

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Feb 20, 2012 Kay rated it 5 of 5 stars

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May 12, 2012 Rachael Woohoo rated it 4 of 5 stars

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4 Stars! (Or if I wanted to be specific, 3.979999…)

As a whole, this book was relatively short, but enjoyable.

Knowing that I’m one that loves fairy tales, seeing as how I’ve attended all twenty-four of my brother’s plays that involved them (one of them being “The Princess and the Pea”, I knew I was going to enjoy this book (which by the way, I did).

The fact that Violet was different and wasn’t afraid to show it was the main reason I enjoyed this book. On one hand, Violet is a likeable character –...more 4 Stars! (Or if I wanted to be specific, 3.979999…)

As a whole, this book was relatively short, but enjoyable.

Knowing that I’m one that loves fairy tales, seeing as how I’ve attended all twenty-four of my brother’s plays that involved them (one of them being “The Princess and the Pea”, I knew I was going to enjoy this book (which by the way, I did).

The fact that Violet was different and wasn’t afraid to show it was the main reason I enjoyed this book. On one hand, Violet is a likeable character – she’s pretty, nice, friendly, etc. – who you would expect to be the princess in a fairy tale. On the other hand, she was raised in a farm, and is therefore different from the rest of the princesses competing. For example, the first test was to feel which piece of cloth was silk, and which was cotton. (view spoiler), Violet was at a disadvantage since unlike the other princesses, she was taught to cook and farm, not to embroider soft silk.

Additionally, I liked how the author changed the story. It was kind of strange to me that the princess had to show her worth through her sensitivity to a pea under the mattress. But the author puts a good twist on it by (view spoiler).

The only problems I had with this book (and I’m sure it’s the same for many other fairy tail retellings) are the large coincidental factor, the simplicity of the antagonist, and how easily characters fall in love. For example, why was it that Richard happened to be sick at the home of a former princess? Why couldn’t it have happened to be another girl? Is Cecilia’s character as simple as hating Violet? And how had Richard fallen in love with Violet so easily, and vice versa? Perhaps I don’t understand love well enough, but this is always something I think of when I’m reading romance novels.

But despite those few problems, I would recommend this book to people who like fairy tales, because the book brought back sweet memories of the many plays and bedtime stories I experienced years ago.
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Dec 11, 2011 Dayna Smith rated it 4 of 5 stars

Another installment in the fabulous Once Upon a Time series.Violet grew up as a farmer's daughter. One day Prince Richard falls off his horse and hits his head near their farm. As they nurse the Prince back to health, Violet discovers she is in love. But Richard can only marry a princess and his parents have set up a contest to find him a wife. As she mourns her loss, her dying mother tells her that she isn't their daughter, but is herself a princess. Violet heads for the castle to enter the con...more

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Dec 27, 2010 Dreamergirl99 rated it 4 of 5 stars

This novel was very nicely written but I didn't like the whole "princess and the pie" idea, it wasn't very original. But I did like how they tested her and how the author showed all of the shallow girls at the castle , I laughed out loud. I loved how the prince fell of his horse and her family found him, that part was so fun and the author nailed it even though it was predictable. I would have liked the book even more if it had more parts like that. The nice thing about this novel is that it's o...more

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Feb 24, 2012 Amy rated it 2 of 5 stars Recommends it for: someone looking for a quick, entertaining read who likes fairy tales

Quick easy read. Some cliches and some original, creative aspects. I liked the heroine, but I thought the prince was more of a flat character. The love storyline started out really quickly...I would have liked it more if it had some parts especially in the beginning where they had meaningful dialogue that developed their relationship.

I had never read a retelling of this particular fairy tale. The author pulled in some familiar twists from other stories and wove in some noble themes with the ori...more

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Jan 27, 2012 Mara rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: books-to-buy, fairytale-retelling

Cons first: I was not impressed with the writing style too much; it felt a little too step-by-step, too explanatory (i.e. characters constantly explain why they are doing something, as if the Reader could not figure it out themselves), and even a little juvenile (there are other names for animals beyond Bessie and Duke). Richard is a pretty typical prince when it comes to looks, which made me feel rather disappointed. When I read a fairy-tale retelling, I don't want to encounter a Disney-drawn P...more

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Mar 26, 2013 Dlora rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: fairty-tale-retelling, romance

Viguie did a good job fleshing out the Princess and the Pea fairytale. I really enjoyed the various tests (and especially the reasons for them) to find the most sensitive, refined princess to marry the prince. However, the initial meeting of the Prince with Violet that led to them falling in love wasn't developed enough. The reason Violet attempts the Princess tests because she loves the Prince isn't there--not enough groundwork was laid. And the antipathy Violet feels toward the Princess of Lor...more

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Feb 27, 2013 Karin rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fiction, myths-legends-fairy-tales, novel, north-bay-library

I really liked this book. I especially liked how the sensitivity tests were not really about sensitivity itself but about character and integrity.

A few dislikes: girl thinks she has normal life then when she wants to be the princess because she has fallen in love with the prince, lo and behold she is the lost princess. That's been done too many times that it seems just too easy to get there.

I really want to know the end of some of the other princess's stories too, but i guess that's out of the r...more

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Dec 03, 2010 Anna Ivanova rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: once-upon-a-time-novel-series, fairy-tales, 2010, princess-and-the-pea

I admit, the fairy tale The Princess and the Pea never really intrigued me. However, Debbie Viguie was able to look deeper into the story and go farther into the characters backgrounds. I love how she stayed close to the original story by including that the Prince could only marry a true princess and that she must have sensitive skin. How sensitive the princesses in this story are sounded pretty silly. If people in real life were that sensitive, they wouldn't be able to survive birth. But that c...more

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Debbie Viguié has been writing for most of her life. She has experimented with poetry and nonfiction, but her true passion lies in writing novels.

She obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in Creative Writing from UC Davis. While at Davis she met her husband, Scott, at auditions for a play. It was love at first sight.

Debbie and Scott now live on the island of Kauai. When Debbie is not writing and Sc...more

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