Title: Enchanted
Author: Alethea Kontis
Pages: 305
Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books
Genre: Fantasy / Faery Tale
Release: May 8th 2012
Buy the Book at: Book Depository / Indigo Chapters
It isn't easy being the rather overlooked and unhappy youngest sibling to sisters named for the other six days of the week. Sunday’s only comfort is writing stories, although what she writes has a terrible tendency to come true.
When Sunday meets an enchanted frog who asks about her stories, the two become friends. Soon that friendship deepens into something magical. One night Sunday kisses her frog goodbye and leaves, not realizing that her love has transformed him back into Rumbold, the crown prince of Arilland—and a man Sunday’s family despises.
The prince returns to his castle, intent on making Sunday fall in love with him as the man he is, not the frog he was. But Sunday is not so easy to woo. How can she feel such a strange, strong attraction for this prince she barely knows? And what twisted secrets lie hidden in his past - and hers?
"My name is Sunday Woodcutter, and I am doomed to a happy life."
(Kontis, Enchanted, 2012, p.1)
Now, Readers are "Doomed" to a Happy Reading ❤
Books like Enchanted are the reason why I started this blog. This book is such a Dazzling Read that I NEED to tell everyone about it. Enchanted is a magical and wondrous story that will make readers forget about reality and transport them far away to a fascinating kingdom to experience one of the most beautiful and spellbinding stories of the year!
I love this book so much! It is difficult to express how wonderful Enchanted is. From the moment I turned to the first page, Kontis' beautiful and deep writing immediately captivated me. Many times I found myself marveled by it and I re-reading passages during the course of story for the only pleasure of savoring the words again. Yes, it is that beautiful!
Enchanted is a faery tale with depth that I will forever treasure on my shelf. Kontis did such a masterful job retelling and enhancing a classic tale that, I am sure, will take readers' breath away. Oh! and I must mention that I have never met such a nice frog ever before! (not that I have ever talked to one) but I would have fell in love with it myself if I had! Believe me, my favorite moments of the story were those times that Sunday (the lovely and innocent heroine) met Grumble (the froggy and charming prince) at the well. The exquisite dialogues made me smile, laugh, sympathize with the characters and love them from the very first moment I met them both.
Enchanted by Alethea Kontis is a beautiful story that everyone should read. This is a tale that will make you feel like a child again. It will makes you believe that, for 305 pages, rainbows' pot of gold and leprechauns are real. That spells, faeries and magic beans are real. And that maybe somewhere, an enchanted prince is waiting for you in a well.
❤ Thanks so much to Thomas Allen & Son for providing me a copy of Enchanted for review ❤
Visit the author's website at http://aletheakontis.com
22 comments:
Ahh! Awesome review! You had me at "nice frog" LOL. This story sounds amazing and I can picture the cuteness already!! I will definitely read this when I have time at the end of the year. Shame it wasn't published here!!
I'm reading this one right now ! :)
The story sounds really awesome ! :)
I hope I enjoy it as much as you did ! :D
Beautiful review, Natalia :)
Fantastic review! I wasn't that interested in reading this at first because I'm not to into fairy tales, but I might just try it out!
@Lisa: I really hope it gets release in Australia soon this year! It is such an enchanting read! seriously, you'll love it <3
@Nick: I hope you love it as much as I! The writing is breathtaking and the plot is filled with so many touching moments <3
@Addie R: If you are not a fan of faery tales then I dont know if you'll love it as much as I. But I hope you'll give it a try. They book is beautifully and cleverly written, and it has a beautiful moral :)
This book sounds delightful! I've been looking forward to reading it for awhile, but knowing you loved it so much makes me want to read it even more. :) It sounds just lovely.
Wendy @ The Midnight Garden
I wish I enjoyed this one a lot more! It was definitely a cute read, but I just felt like it was lacking in something. It wasn't something that really stuck with me. I also felt like there were way too many characters for me to keep track, and it was jut a hodge podge of fairy tales stuck together. Either way, it was a cute read and I'm glad you liked it so much! great review.
Anna @ Literary Exploration
I'm in the middle of Enchanted right now, and I'm falling in love with it! Thanks for the great review!
Debz @ Debz Bookshelf
whoa, I really need to read this one. Thanks for the great review!
Mar @ How I see it reviews
Oh my goodness, this sounds like it embodies everything that I love about fairy tale retellings! So excited to see you loved it so much---I bought it a few weeks ago and I'm even more excited to read it now!
Girls, thank you so much for the lovely comments!! I hope you all read this book! I gave it a 5 shining stars in Goodreads! is THAT good! =D
I just finished reading this one and liked how so many fairytales were incorporated by Kontis. Great review, Natalia!
I really can't wait to read this book. I've been waiting for a while to come out, so now I want to buy it as soon as possible. Thanks for the wonderful review ^^ I'm glad that you loved it!
LOL -- "Doomed to a Happy Reading". Love it!! I am totally going to quote you on that.
Most of all, I am so glad you enjoyed the book. xox
Baaaaaah, sweetie! I LOVE your enthusiastic, glowing review! Love love love how exciting you make Enchanted sound, I totally got this uncontrollable urge to pick it up and start reading THIS INSTANT! :) I am sorry I don't smother you with comment love regularly these days - I still stop by your blog every day and read all your dazzling posts, but just don't find the time at the moment to stalk you as much as I would love to! But I'm always STALKING you, remember that! <3 muah~!
@Princess Alethea: OMG! thank you SO much! you honor me! ^________^ and of course I LOVED the book!! so beautiful! ^_^
@Envie: Kyaaa sweetheart! same here! I stalk everyday a lot of people but I dont leave messages that often either. Dont worry my dear! I totally understand u ^.^ I hope u read Enchanted soon! you'll love it ^__^
awww Now I'm really dying to read this! Nothing like a sweet frog to fall in love with. I can't wait to see Sunday turn him into a prince.
Your review is blindingly lovely -shields eyes from bright light- but really, you justified this book's good points.. I'm just now feeling guilty that maybe I didn't enjoy this one as much because I was reading it right before exams.... hmmm... Anyhow, I did enjoy your review very much ^^ <3333
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