What Once Was Mine
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Desperate to save the life of their queen and her unborn child, the good citizens of the kingdom comb the land for the all-healing Sundrop flower to cure her . . . but someone mistakenly picks the blossom of the Moondrop instead. This shimmering flower heals the queen and she delivers a healthy baby girl?with hair as silver and gray as the moon. But with her mysterious hair comes dangerous magical powers: the power to hurt, not heal. For the safety of the kingdom, Rapunzel is locked away in a tower and put under the care of the powerful goodwife, Mother Gothel.
For eighteen years Rapunzel stays imprisoned in her tower, knowing she must protect everyone from her magical hair. When she finally decides to leave the only home she's ever known—to see the floating lights that appear on her birthday—she gets caught up in an unexpected adventure with two thieves: a would-be outlaw named Gina, and Flynn Rider, a rogue on the run. Before she can reach her happy ending, Rapunzel learns that there is far more to her story, and her magical hair, and her future than she ever knew.
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18 primary books22 released booksTwisted Tale
Twisted Tale is a 22-book series with 19 primary works first released in 2015 with contributions by Liz Braswell, Elizabeth Lim, and Jen Calonita.
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Honestly, this is more of a 4 to 4 1/2 stars for me, but I'm being lenient about it XD So I really REALLY liked the twist in this, and the plot itself was really good!!! What I didn't like was the change in writing styles. It just did not work. Also, the subplot of the siblings? Annoying. If I had wanted to read about two siblings with one who has cancer, and their relationship, I would've picked up a different book. It wasn't talked about in the synopsis that they would be there, and it was a surprise. A bad surprise. The retelling itself was really good!!! And that's all it should've been. I hope no new Twisted Tales come out written like this one. I like Liz's old style MUCH better, and it fits the genre better. This time, the writing seemed a bit childish to me. Besides the writing style and the parts about the siblings (which got So annoying I ended up skipping those chapters), I did still really enjoy it!!!
This book was FANTASTIC! Forget everything you once knew about Tangled. The story was lovely. I loved the added characters and how the existing characters evolved in this story. I also liked the flash backs! It was a great book to start off the year!
