Wednesday, August 12, 2015

The Cottage in the Woods

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I actually love twisted, fractured, altered fairy tales so I was all set to lover this.  But....the whole thing left me a bit confused.  Yes it is the story of the 3 Bears with Goldilocks as well as other Enchanted animals and humans and lots of allusions.  The story itself - when boiled down was pretty good.  But...who is this for exactly.  Looking at the cover and thinking 3 bears I would imagine 3rd and 4th graders maybe but whoa 389 pages and a pretty extensive vocabulary makes me think an older audience.  Maybe there is a niche for this but most of the 6th graders and up I know are clamoring for romance, high fantasy, edgier stuff....  Not sure I get it.

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