H.M. Ward
Paperback | Pages: 78 pages Rating: 3.52 | 228 Users | 33 Reviews
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| ISBN: | 0615612431 (ISBN13: 9780615612430) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://www.demonkissed.com |
| Series: | Twisted Tales #1 |
Explanation In Favor Of Books Stone Prison (Twisted Tales #1)
This is a dark fairy tale. A twisted tale, if you will. A Grimm tale that takes the happily ever after and crushes it with power and bloodlust and magic.But honestly, it's not that great of a story because of it's length and therefore it's character development. It's barely okay as a short story, but that's only because the reader already knows the premise of the entire plot and is reading the tale more for the difference and the ending and the darkness rather than the story alone.
You see, Ward is cheating a bit because she doesn't actually give her characters personality. I don't feel like I know these people, even though there are really only three characters in the whole story. Their actions are unbelievable, unknown.
-mild spoilers-
I don't understand why Ella would hold that anger from two years old all the way up until she was grown up. There isn't enough detail, not enough thought behind the actions.
Same with the witch. She has not become real on paper with the scant amount of detail there.
The love is unbelievable. As if the two could really fall in love from one day each year. Or rather, it could have been possible, but the story hardly makes it seem possible.
The only redeeming factor of this short story is the ending - because that's what we're reading it for anyway. We already know the story of Cinderella. We are just reading it for the dark, dark ending.
H.M. Ward hardly does justice to re-imagining the story of Cinderella except for the ending.
But that last line was beautiful.
Two stars because it was only okay. Not great, but redeemed and given an extra star because of the ending.
If you get your hands on it, you might as well read it because it's so short. But I wouldn't really go out and recommend it to anyone. I've read better non-published dark fairy tales than this one, to be honest.
Define Of Books Stone Prison (Twisted Tales #1)
| Title | : | Stone Prison (Twisted Tales #1) |
| Author | : | H.M. Ward |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 78 pages |
| Published | : | March 8th 2012 by Laree Bailey Press (first published March 4th 2012) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Fairy Tales. Young Adult. Paranormal. Witches. Novella. Romance |
Rating Of Books Stone Prison (Twisted Tales #1)
Ratings: 3.52 From 228 Users | 33 ReviewsCriticize Of Books Stone Prison (Twisted Tales #1)
A short read that I didn't expect to like. I wish I could say I predicted how things would turn out but I had to give four stars for being surprised.I laughed at myself for being blindsided. :))well that was definitely twisted
I'm not the biggest fan of this book, its so short it truly is a fairy tale sized book suitable for a bedtime story however I wouldn't recommend that as its truly twisted as the title declares. A good twist at the end too but I was disappointed by how short this was.
Great! Dark and gothic. Fast and easy read that was an easy flow. Great character detail with several twists and turns. I loved that it was had a fairy tale type feel with a surprise at the end! Great read!!!
First, I'll note that I would have given this 5 stars, except I thought it was a bit too short, that's the only reason. This was different than what I normally read, but I loved it! Great short story. It was well written, and dark and as stated in part of the title: Twisted Tale. I enjoyed every chapter, and kept reading hoping to find out more about Ella and the witch. DID NOT expect it to end the way it did. Towards the end I really, really, wanted Ella and the Prince to have their 'Happy
First and foremost, I loved it!! For a dark gothic tale short story, it kept me wanting to know more of the characters.This was a quick and easy read that had me on pins and needles the entire time I was reading it. In true, typical, H.M. Ward writing, she throws some twists and turns that you don't even see coming. At first I thought the story was going in one direction, and WHAM, I got hit with a 180-degree turn that took me somewhere else completely unexpected.If you are into fairy tales with
This book was one of the most disturbing and shocking books of my life. I have no words other than a giant fat EW EW EW EW!!!!!
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