Rapunzel Untangled review!

 Hey guys! I was lucky enough to get an ARC from the lovely Cindy Bennett (Blog can be found here) of her newest book "Rapunzel Untangled" and now I'm even luckier to be participating in her blog hop! So sit back, relax, read my review, check out the other blog stops, and enter the giveaway contest for a copy of the book!




 

Here's the book blurb from the publisher:
Fab Fane Fannigan: Are you saying you live at GOTHEL MANSION??? The Gothel Mansion?

RG: My mother calls it Gothel Manor, so maybe that’s different?

Fab Fane Flannigan: No, Rapunzel, there’s only one that I know of. It has to be the same. Are you telling me the truth here?

RG: Yes, of course. Is it weird that I live here?

Fab Fane Flannigan: No, not weird, just . . . never mind. So you live in the tower?

RG: Uh, the tower? I don’t know. Is it a tower?

Fab Fane Flannigan: Yes, it is. I know where it is. I’ll be there Friday at 8.

Rapunzel sensed the difference in his tone. Something wasn’t right.

Fab Fane Flannigan: Rapunzel, promise me one thing.

RG: Okay.

Fab Fane Flannigan: Don’t Google your house.
　

Rapunzel is not your average teenager. For one thing, she has a serious illness that keeps her inside the mysterious Gothel Mansion. And for another, her hair is 15 feet long. Not to mention that she’s also the key to ultimately saving the world from certain destruction.

But then she meets a boy named Fane, who changes all she has ever known, and she decides to risk everything familiar to find out who she really is.

Filled with romance, adventure, and mystery, Rapunzel Untangled is one story you won’t want to put down. Discover the true meaning of love and friendship in this modern twist to the classic fairytale.

My review:

I received a copy of this book from Cindy Bennett a while back to do an endorsement for the back cover. I really didn't know what to expect when I picked it up. I knew it was a retelling of a fairytale and I knew I sure love the Rapunzel story so I figured it would be a light fun read and an overall enjoyable experience. Uh, hello? Complete understatement! This book was fabulous. I don't know what I expected but it totally went above and beyond my expectations. It was a modern retelling of the Rapunzel story and it seems like that wouldn't really throw you for a loop but there are so many twists and turns in this book that I wasn't expecting. It had romance (which I'm a sucker for), adventure, humor, and suspense. It was like reading the best of fifteen different genres all rolled into one perfect little Young Adult package! The characters were sweet and endearing, Rapunzel was charming and easy to like, and I may or may not have a slight crush on Fane now. Just don't tell anyone.  I loved Cindy's use of technology to really update this fairytale. It made it very different from any "typical fairytale retelling". It was fresh and very original. I give this book five stars! It's totally worth the read and you'll fall in love with the characters straight away! 

A Girl Trapped in a Mansion . . .

A Mysterious Old Woman . . .

The Boy Who Will Change Everything . . .

Rapunzel Untangled by Cindy C Bennett


Fab
Fane Fannigan:
Are you saying you live at GOTHEL MANSION??? The
Gothel Mansion?


RG:
My mother calls it Gothel Manor, so maybe that’s different?



Fab Fane
Flannigan:
No, Rapunzel, there’s only one that I know of. It has to be the same. Are you telling me the truth here?



RG:
Yes, of course. Is it weird that I live here?



Fab Fane
Flannigan:
No, not weird, just . . . never mind. So you live in the tower?



RG:
Uh, the tower? I don’t know. Is it a tower?



Fab Fane
Flannigan:
Yes, it is. I know where it is. I’ll be there Friday at 8.



Rapunzel sensed
the difference in his tone. Something wasn’t right.




Fab Fane
Flannigan:
Rapunzel, promise me one thing.



RG: Okay.




Fab
Fane Flannigan:
Don’t Google your house.


Rapunzel is
not your average teenager. For one thing, she has a serious illness that keeps
her inside the mysterious Gothel Mansion. And for another, her hair is 15 feet
long. Not to mention that she’s also the key to ultimately saving the world from
certain destruction.

But then she meets a boy
named Fane,
who changes all she has ever known, and she decides to risk everything familiar to find out who she
really is.

Filled with romance,
adventure, and mystery,
Rapunzel Untangled
is one story you won’t want to put down. Discover the true meaning of love and
friendship in this modern twist to the classic fairytale.

Rapunzel Untangled from Sweetwater Books February 12, 2013. Available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or at a bookstore near you!

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About the Author

  

Cindy C Bennett was born and raised in beautiful Salt Lake City, growing up in the shadows of the majestic Rocky Mountains. She and her husband - who happens to be her high-school sweetheart - raised two sons and two daughters. She's now blessed with two daughters-in-law as well. She developed a love of writing in high school when a teacher introduced her to the joys of escaping reality for ten minutes each day in writing.

When she's not writing, reading, or answering emails (notice there's no mention of cleaning, cooking, or anything remotely domestic), she can often be found riding her Harley through the beautiful canyons near her home. (Yes, she rides a Harley.)

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