Mai's review
Water Song: A Retelling of "The Frog Prince" (Once Upon a Time) by Suzanne Weyn
I love retellings of fairytales, so having a publisher put out a line of fairytale retellings written by different authors was great. I was reluctant to read this one at first. World War I? Britain? Didn't sound like a background for a fairytale. also, how would the author pull off the "guy got turned into a frog" part?
The answers to those questions are why I gave this book 4 stars. He doesn't literally turn into a frog, but he is a very good swimmer. As a soldier, he got burned so much, his skin resembled a frog's. Brilliant, no? Everything from the golden ball, to the "princess", to their friendship, is built well.
Spoilers from here on---------------------
Unlike the previous books, the book doesn't try to force the main characters down our throats. Instead, the book is about how they both came to trust each other. The two main characters don't just sudden run off and live blissful lives safe from the war after escaping the manor. They take ...more
The answers to those questions are why I gave this book 4 stars. He doesn't literally turn into a frog, but he is a very good swimmer. As a soldier, he got burned so much, his skin resembled a frog's. Brilliant, no? Everything from the golden ball, to the "princess", to their friendship, is built well.
Spoilers from here on---------------------
Unlike the previous books, the book doesn't try to force the main characters down our throats. Instead, the book is about how they both came to trust each other. The two main characters don't just sudden run off and live blissful lives safe from the war after escaping the manor. They take ...more
