Bonded (Audible Audio Edition) Michelle Davidson Argyle L C Kane Rhemalda Books
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What happened after Cinderella married her prince? How did the evil sorceress in Sleeping Beauty turn evil in the first place? Discover these stories and a world filled with magic, forbidden love, elves, sprites, dragons, and the most powerful creatures of all - the fairies - in Bonded, a collection of three fairy-tale-inspired novellas.
"Cinders"
A Cinderella sequel. Money can't buy love, but magic isn't a sure bet either. Cinderella, now officially a princess, finds royal life is not what she once dreamed. When a mysterious elf from her past stirs up long-suppressed passion, Cinderella begins to wonder if there really is love beneath the spell that captured her husband's heart. But undoing magic can be harder than casting the initial spell, and the results are even less predictable.
"Thirds"
A retelling of the Grimm's fairy tale, One-Eye, Two-Eyes, Three-Eyes, Issina is surrounded by magic, yet none of it belongs to her. Despised and abused by her mother and sisters, she finds comfort when she meets the beautiful elves living in the nearby woods. The elves want to help her discover her own magic, but it's not the kind of power she hoped for, and she learns there is more to magic than getting what you want.
"Scales"
A Sleeping Beauty prequel. The sun never sets in the realm of the fairies. When the young fairy Serina looks into her sister's eyes, she sees darkness for the first time. After her mother is murdered, Serina defies fairy law to follow her sister to the human realm. There she discovers the strength of a bond, the weight of a promise, and the darkness in her own heart.
Bonded (Audible Audio Edition) Michelle Davidson Argyle L C Kane Rhemalda Books
This modern spin on the Grimm brothers was refreshing and rather original. I would entreat other fantasy readers to see for themselves how a retelling of an old story could be refurbished in a manner that was not tired and worn, but innovative and well thought out.Product details
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Bonded (Audible Audio Edition) Michelle Davidson Argyle L C Kane Rhemalda Books Reviews
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CINDERS I thought that it started off great, but then headed into a really dark and dreary place that I felt took away from the magic of the start. The writing is great, and the imaginative and creative license taken with classic characters was refreshing and fun. But poor Cinderella had me wishing for a another, new happily ever after for her!
A 3.5 star read ]
THIRDS I really enjoyed the storyline - again, this was reminiscent of the Cinderella theme (downtrodden youngest sister, made to wait on the family hand-and-foot) but it turned into something so much more.
Great character growth for both the lead and her mother and sisters - a coming of age story, and I enjoyed the magic element very much in this one.
This was my favourite of the three, a very well written 4 star read ;]
SCALES I wasn't too keen on this one to begin with, it had a completely different feel to it from the first two.
The two sisters are very different from each other in temperament and behaviour and have an underlying competitiveness that made me feel uncomfortable for Serina.
It was a very bittersweet tale of a fairy who really only ever wanted to be loved.
A rather haunting almost 4 star read ;]
When I think about fairy tales, I think about happy endings with true love conquering all. Bonded takes what you've always thought about fairy tales and gives it a major shakeup. There isn't always a happy ending, and evil is not always conquered. Such a unique twist that really takes you places you never considered.
I was able to read Cinders back in 2010 when Michelle originally self-published it. The story was so different from any Cinderella story I'd ever read. It definitely goes against the happily-ever-after idea ingrained in my brain, but it was captivating. Michelle has a way with words, and I didn't want to put it down. I was very excited for Michelle when she announced that Rhemalda Publishing would be publishing it along with two other fairy tale inspired novellas.
The Grimm's fairy tale One-Eye, Two-Eyes, Three-Eyes isn't one I'm familiar with, but I really like what Michelle did with it. Thirds took me on an emotional roller coaster ride. The way Issina's family treats her is heartbreaking. The mystery involved about her past and her power was intriguing, and the romance was sweet. Thirds has a happy ending (yay!), and left me thinking about the importance of familial relationships.
The first thing I noticed about Scales was its sweet dedication. Sleeping Beauty is one of my favorite Disney cartoons, but I will admit that I've never thought about why the evil fairy was evil. Serina's story brought about a lot of emotions. I was left torn between wanting more and just sad because there is nothing left of the Serina we came to know. Even though the hope for Serina was gone, she at least set some things in motion that redeemed her (at least in my mind). A very touching story!
I've been anxious to read BONDED since first hearing about the collection, having already read the first book in the anthology, CINDERS. I didn't know much about the fairy tale One-Eye, Two-Eyes, Three-Eyes, and was intrigued that it also included Sleeping Beauty, a tale I know well. None of the tales in BONDED is one you'll be completely familiar with, since Davidson-Argyle adds her own unique spin to everything, and takes two of them outside the traditional timeline.
I reviewed CINDERS earlier this year, so I won't go into full details on that one, but I'm always impressed by the fact that it occurs after Happily Ever After. What happens after Cinderella marries her prince? Is she happy? What if she isn't? CINDERS stems from this concept, and you can find out more in my full review!
THIRDS was probably my favorite story in the collection, perhaps because I was unfamiliar with the tale. I didn't pick up my volume of the Brothers Grimm to compare the two tales until I'd finished reading the novella. While Davidson-Argyle still puts her unique spin on things and it reads differently from the original tale, THIRDS follows the original the most closely out of the three stories in BONDED. There is also a lot more focus on the world the characters live in, as well as a larger focus on magical creatures such as elves and fairies and sprites, who are much more integral to the plot of all three stories than you might imagine on first glance. While THIRDS is a darker tale that reminds me in small ways of Cinderella, it's also a story of hope and survival.
I also really enjoyed SCALES, which is a prequel to Sleeping Beauty from the perspective of a water fairy, Serina. She and her sister are both able to control one of the four elements, and when her sister Aeline begins controlling a second element, fire, and escapes into the human world, everything spirals out of control. Watching the pieces fall into place and seeing the way everything aligns and paves the way for the tragedy of Sleeping Beauty is breath-taking and takes on twists and dimensions I never imagined possible!
BONDED brings together three self-contained fairy tales, where, while the characters never meet or know of one another, they all live in the same magical world, with the same rules of bonding and magic and life. Each story is a little over a hundred pages, novella length, so they're fast to get through, but never feel too short. I would recommend this one to any fairy tale lover!
That was good! I liked the Elves quite well. They were much like the Elves from Lord of the Rings.
thank you so much!! i really am enjoying this book it really is entertaining. i love the different spin on old fair tales.
This book kept me engaged. Nice twist on known fairy tales. I would read more books from this author. I loaned it to a friend who liked it as well.
I absolutely loved this book. It is a book of 3 "fairy tales" put together into one book. Beautifully written and moving. My favorite was Scales. Perfection.
This modern spin on the Grimm brothers was refreshing and rather original. I would entreat other fantasy readers to see for themselves how a retelling of an old story could be refurbished in a manner that was not tired and worn, but innovative and well thought out.
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