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The Golden Braid (Hagenheim, #6)
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bookshelves: fairytale, random-grabs-from-library, read-in-2016, retelling, dnf
Mar 20, 2016
bookshelves: fairytale, random-grabs-from-library, read-in-2016, retelling, dnf
DNF 35% (ish) of the way in.
The story isn't bad, but I didn't realize it was Christian Fiction when I picked it up.
Which is totally my fault, because the library had one of those little crosses taped on the spine, and I just didn't see it. It was sitting on top of the shelf, and (while I read the back and inside) I never actually looked at the spine. So <--my fault.
This is (unbelievably) the 2nd time I've accidentally picked up this author, and I still wish that somewhere in the description the publishing house would see fit to sort of...I don't know...warn the reader that this stuff is more suited to a faith-based person.
BUT.
Even though I didn't enjoy the Bible verse stuff, this one wasn't as preachy as the other book of her's that I DNF'd. In fact, I think I could have potentially overlooked the religious theme if the story had been a bit more to my taste. As it was, I thought I was going to be reading about an ass-kicking, knife-wielding, warrior princess kind of Rapunzel, and that's not really what was in between the pages.
Still.
I think this book could work for a lot of people.
The story isn't bad, but I didn't realize it was Christian Fiction when I picked it up.
Which is totally my fault, because the library had one of those little crosses taped on the spine, and I just didn't see it. It was sitting on top of the shelf, and (while I read the back and inside) I never actually looked at the spine. So <--my fault.
This is (unbelievably) the 2nd time I've accidentally picked up this author, and I still wish that somewhere in the description the publishing house would see fit to sort of...I don't know...warn the reader that this stuff is more suited to a faith-based person.
BUT.
Even though I didn't enjoy the Bible verse stuff, this one wasn't as preachy as the other book of her's that I DNF'd. In fact, I think I could have potentially overlooked the religious theme if the story had been a bit more to my taste. As it was, I thought I was going to be reading about an ass-kicking, knife-wielding, warrior princess kind of Rapunzel, and that's not really what was in between the pages.
Still.
I think this book could work for a lot of people.
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Mar 20, 2016 02:42PM
I have this one! We could have read it together, but I have more I'm adding. I hope you like it and I like it. I look forward to your review :-)
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It was just sitting there on the top of a shelf in my library...asking for me to take it home! I didn't realize it was part of a series, though. *shrugs*
Seems to be sort of stand-aloneish...
Yeah, I bought it awhile back because the cover was pretty! I think it's a stand alone like you said :-)
Anne wrote: "It was just sitting there on the top of a shelf in my library...asking for me to take it home! I didn't realize it was part of a series, though. *shrugs*
Seems to be sort of stand-aloneish..."
Pfft. If I was sitting pretty on top of a library shelf, would you take me home?
Anything from Thomas Nelson publishers is going to be Chrsitian books. Their mainstay has been Bibles for years.
Jeff wrote: "Anne wrote: "It was just sitting there on the top of a shelf in my library...asking for me to take it home! I didn't realize it was part of a series, though. *shrugs*
Seems to be sort of stand-alo..."
Yes. Yes, I would. But I somehow doubt you could sit on a shelf...and be pretty. ;)
Anne wrote: "Jeff wrote: "Anne wrote: "It was just sitting there on the top of a shelf in my library...asking for me to take it home! I didn't realize it was part of a series, though. *shrugs*
Seems to be sort..."
It is either one or the other...
Jesse wrote: "Anything from Thomas Nelson publishers is going to be Chrsitian books. Their mainstay has been Bibles for years."See, that is good information to know! A neighbor told me the same thing a few days ago, but I honestly had no idea. It's fine. I'm not slamming the book, I just wish I had known.
Jeff wrote: "It is either one or the other... "I'm imagining the shelf caving in.
Ginger wrote: "or a largish shelf....like Costco."OMG! I pictured a big dude in a Hulk costume sitting on a shelf at Sam's!
*screams, jumps back*
LoL with an attempt at 'puppy dog eyes' so you will take him home!
That's EXACTLY how he said he got his wife to take him home!
Ah! It all makes sense now. I think most bachelors have that 'puppy dog' look.
Some of them just sit in a box in front of grocery stores with a FREE TO GOOD HOME sign on it.
Anne wrote: "Some of them just sit in a box in front of grocery stores with a FREE TO GOOD HOME sign on it.":D
I thought the little crosses on the book spines were just there to ward off vampires! Live and learn... live and learn...
Paul wrote: "I thought the little crosses on the book spines were just there to ward off vampires! Live and learn... live and learn..."Ahahahahaha! I've missed you, Paul. *wipes tear*
Anne wrote: "Paul wrote: "I thought the little crosses on the book spines were just there to ward off vampires! Live and learn... live and learn..."Ahahahahaha! I've missed you, Paul. *wipes tear*"
Likewise!
"PROVERBS 22 But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors rooted out of it." May God give you wisdom, may He save your soul. I pray for you.
I pray for you. I guessing here, Bluejay, that anyone with Harley Quinn as their photo picture would make that statement drip with irony... I pray that's true.
Ginger wrote: "Ah! It all makes sense now. I think most bachelors have that 'puppy dog' look."
So do bachelorettes, they just have kissy faces to go with it.
Krishna *needs a pink katana* wrote: "Ginger wrote: "Ah! It all makes sense now. I think most bachelors have that 'puppy dog' look."
So do bachelorettes, they just have kissy faces to go with it."
LoL I thought those were 'duck faces' ;)
Not nearly as cute as the 'puppy dog' look.
Ginger wrote: "Krishna *needs a pink katana* wrote: "Ginger wrote: "Ah! It all makes sense now. I think most bachelors have that 'puppy dog' look."
So do bachelorettes, they just have kissy faces to go with it...."
Combined, I guess it might be a platypus, lol.
Krishna *needs a pink katana* wrote: "Ginger wrote: "Krishna *needs a pink katana* wrote: "Ginger wrote: "Ah! It all makes sense now. I think most bachelors have that 'puppy dog' look."
So do bachelorettes, they just have kissy faces..."
Or even "goatish".
Jeff wrote: "Krishna *needs a pink katana* wrote: "Ginger wrote: "Krishna *needs a pink katana* wrote: "Ginger wrote: "Ah! It all makes sense now. I think most bachelors have that 'puppy dog' look."
So do bac..."
The eagerness is definitely comparable:
Jeff wrote: "Krishna *needs a pink katana* wrote: "Ginger wrote: "Krishna *needs a pink katana* wrote: "Ginger wrote: "Ah! It all makes sense now. I think most bachelors have that 'puppy dog' look."
So do bac..."
Silly, you know goats don't kiss. They nibble.
Looook Je-fah-fah! The goat has followed you to another feed!
Oh my God! What the the hell? Jeff, stop frenching that goat!
Holy Jeebus it's Anne!! Where's my dart gun?What can I say, I couldn't find my Amy Adams blow up doll.
Anne, this happened to me a few months ago when I found a book called Kings Folly-it looked really good and was put in the Fantasy section (i like the idea of the white cross on the spine- my library doesn't do that) and took it home and within a few chapters I felt a eerie scratching feeling in my brain...and then I realized what it was: "Religion!"...so I dumped the book. It wasn't good anyways.
I hate to be that way, but I just don't enjoy the religious stuff in my books. This one would probably be awesome if that's what I was into, but as it is... No.
Anne wrote: "I hate to be that way, but I just don't enjoy the religious stuff in my books. This one would probably be awesome if that's what I was into, but as it is... No."Ah I don't mind it at all..religion and I do not mix...other people can do or believe what they want but to me the quality of the stories and the characters just don't work for me...I support the right of all peoples to find and read books they like but I don't want to deal with Librarians mislabeling things and then I am forced to read Christian Fantasy or YA thinking it would be aduklt fantasy
Anne wrote: "Oh my God! What the the hell? Jeff, stop frenching that goat!"I will fight to the death to defend Jeff's right to snog goats!
Jeff wrote: "Holy Jeebus it's Anne!! Where's my dart gun?What can I say, I couldn't find my Amy Adams blow up doll."
I'll give it back next week.
Paul...*dies laughing*Sud666, I agree with you. I'm not anti-someone else enjoying it, I just don't want to read it myself.
Paul wrote: "Jeff wrote: "Holy Jeebus it's Anne!! Where's my dart gun?What can I say, I couldn't find my Amy Adams blow up doll."
I'll give it back next week."
That's okay, Paul...you can keep it.
Paul wrote: "It is slightly worse for wear..."damn...I was going to borrow it next
Sud666 wrote: "Paul wrote: "It is slightly worse for wear..."damn...I was going to borrow it next"
I have a "hardly used" Bea Arthur doll you can have...
Jeff wrote: "Sud666 wrote: "Paul wrote: "It is slightly worse for wear..."damn...I was going to borrow it next"
I have a "hardly used" Bea Arthur doll you can have..."
is it a doll or Bea Arthur herself?
Sud666 wrote: "Jeff wrote: "Sud666 wrote: "Paul wrote: "It is slightly worse for wear..."damn...I was going to borrow it next"
I have a "hardly used" Bea Arthur doll you can have..."
is it a doll or Bea Arthu..."
Is there a difference?
Jeff wrote: "Sud666 wrote: "Jeff wrote: "Sud666 wrote: "Paul wrote: "It is slightly worse for wear..."damn...I was going to borrow it next"
I have a "hardly used" Bea Arthur doll you can have..."
is it a do..."
yes..the doll has better skin
Wow okay I didn’t even realise this book was “Christian Fiction� (to the point where I didn’t even know that was an actual genre) but honestly didn’t really find the bible stuff all that bad. I thought it was there because like, it’s kind of a period piece and Christianity was more prominent in “those days� so it made sense to me that they were learning to read from the bible. But it wasn’t very dominant in the overall plot so I able to enjoy it since it wasn’t so in your face. But totally understand how people don’t want to read that kind of genre.
Leyla wrote: "To bad your spirits refined enough to let you enjoy such excellent art."What?
Did you mean, Too bad your spirit isn't refined enough to let you enjoy such excellent art.?
If so, we're all really sad about the state of my unrefined spirit.
Larissa wrote: "Wow okay I didn’t even realise this book was “Christian Fiction� (to the point where I didn’t even know that was an actual genre) but honestly didn’t really find the bible stuff all that bad. I tho..."Yeah, I agree with you about this one not being preachy enough to have the religious stuff overpower the book. If the plot had been different, I definitely could have finished this one. Glad you enjoyed it, Leyla!
I think that any book that gets too preachy on topics we could care less about is going to be difficult to want to finish. I have plenty of topics that are on my "don't you dare shove that down my throat" list.
Politics and religion are my top 2, but I think that's almost everyone. Unless of course, you're reading a book specifically because of the politics/religion angle. This one was pretty mild and I could have finished it if it had a kick-ass heroine thing. It was less that and more a story of her journey. Not my thing, but also not bad.
