Twisted Tales Trilogy

by Suzanna Fowers

The Twisted Tale trilogy follows the Starr sisters on their adventures through the land of the faeries and the modern world where anything is possible...even true love.Vol. 1--"With a Kiss" Halley Starr finds out that faerytales are real...they just haven't happened yet. She loses her heart with a curse and has to get it back from that dirty faery guy who stole it from her. But first, Halley must break all the rules of the faery kingdom and learn to love without a heart.Vol. 2--"At Midnight" Bridgette has Cinderella complex big time. But even if her faery godmother wasn't some guy without a romantic bone in his body, how is Bridgette supposed to get true love's kiss if everyone she cares about disappears? Bridgette must stop the clock from striking twelve or she loses everything.Vol. 3--"As the Sun Sets" Will it be happily ever after or the end? No one bothered to tell Daphne Starr that faerytales were real and now she's stuck in a beanstalk with a beast and a pricked finger. Daphne’s sister and stepsister are in big BIG trouble! Daphne only has until the battery runs out of her cell phone before she loses her heart . . . to a beast. Also included in this trilogy are Map of the Sidhe, Beastery, glossary, faery hunter guide, and 7 laws of the fae.

1156 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 4, 2014

About the author

At the tender age of seven, Suzanna's picture book called, "Candy Land" began her career of writing fantasy. She read stories aloud to her classmates about the donut people who solved crimes and Henry the VIII's wives breaking free to explore the red spot on Jupiter. Her imagination hasn't stopped since. She credits her older brother for her love of fantasy and remembers tugging out his dragon fantasy books from a room he'd painted in dragons, Garfield, and Nerds. Her love for romance comes from the box of historical regency romances tucked under her mother's bed. Of course, reading her family's books on the sly had unintended consequences. Her brother had to wipe away her tears and explain cliffhangers and that her favorite character did NOT actually die at the end of a book, and… maybe she should start with book one, instead of book five? And as for the snitched romances? Unfortunately, Suzanna's mother has spent YEARS trying to comfort her overly-hopeful daughter over her romantic ideals.

Nevertheless, Suzanna has a WILD blend of literary tastes. She is thrilled to invite you on her fantasy-writing journey. She has all sorts of ideas in the works with dystopian, plus some Regency romance fantasy with Greek gods, steampunk crime mysteries (because why settle on one genre?), and yes, more and more fairy tale retellings.

Suzanna also writes under the name, Stephanie Fowers. So, if you're into romantic suspense, romantic comedy, inspirational romance, check out those books too!

Happy reading and imagining!

Reviews

[Lizbeth Bueno · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lovely faire tales

You just fall in love with the princesses and their love ones especially after all the trouble they go for. 100% recommend this trilogy, every book was worth a ton.

[Liz Stone · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've loved new takes on fairy tales since watching Fractured Fairy Tales on The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show. The trilogy starts in With a Kiss with Halley and Hobs story. I was immediately drawn in with twist on A Midsummer Night's Dream. The story continues to draw you in as you attempt to decipher which tale belongs to which character. The delightful story continues with Bridgette and the still delightfully mischievous Hobs. It keeps you guessing in a good way right up until the end. As the Sun Sets tells the story of Daphne and Gawain. The other characters return off and on.

The first two books in the trilogy pulled me in and I wanted to get back to the books as quickly as possible. The third story isn't as engaging as the first two. While still cute, the whose who in fairy land becomes bogged down and more and more secondary characters are introduced and the reader needs to keep track of who is good, who is bad, and who is indifferent. Because of this I rated the series 4 stars. In the end Fowers manages to get the story back on track and the last four or five chapters I couldn't put down. It just got a little muddled in the middle.

[Sarah comerford · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun, funny, twist

I have the series 4 stars because although it was very good, interesting, and not as predictable as a lot of other stories I've read, it got a little confusing in parts. I'm not easy to confuse and I am a bit of a nerd when it comes to fairytales and folklore, so the fact that I had to go back and read certain parts is saying something. Other than that I have no complaints.
The stories were evenly passed, fun exciting, interesting. Using the tales as prophecies was a fun twist, especially when using the angel that we got them wrong. Which is very true if you read any of the original translations of them. The characters really seemed to come alive on the page. It's a great read, and I honestly don't know if I want Stephanie Fowers to continue this thread past this series. She wrapped them up so well that she doesn't need to at all but there is enough of a thread that she could.
If she does I will be one of the first in line to read the follow up!

[Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great series! I got a little lost sometimes with all the different faery characters and unfamiliar terms. Some of that is my fault since I took so long to read it. I'll have to read it again sometime when I can just enjoy the story and not work so hard to keep track of who is who. I still loved the story which is why I gave it 5 stars!