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Uh oh, did you say you wanted less intense? LOL! xD

Oh dear, I DID want a light one, but it seems I picked the wrong book judging by your comment:)
Well, never mind, I really like this so far, more than I expected. I have this marked as a recommendation from you new user, so thanks!

Np, you're in for some good stuff. She's one of my faves.

It's absolutely great! I'm in the point where the brothers turned to swans and I can't wait to see what happens next! I didn't sleep a lot the weekend because my son was sick, and tired that I am, I can't convince myself to put the book away and sleep early:) I've seem to caught the 'one more chapter' virus, lol!

LOL! Best virus ever. There's no end to that in this book. I was clutching the pages the whole time thinking, "Oh, I hope she succeeds, oh no..." Delicious suspense.

I loved this a can only endorse NUs glowing comments:) I now have the second book to read.

I've loved the original fairytale to begin with; it's one of my favorites along with Beauty and the Beast. I'm so glad this book is so close to the original but also so unique and captivating:) Thanks NU for bringing it to my attention!

Adrienne, is the second book based on a fairytale too?

Not too sure NU may be able to answer that one:)

No, you'll notice she rooted her retelling in history and a lot of background with Sevenwaters, etc. Because of that she's able to ground the next stories in Sevenwaters too, but they have different heroines. I don't want to give anything away, but I liked the second book even better. ;)

Thanks new_user! Depending on how this one ends, I might have to add the second in my TBR as well:) I'm in a mood for fairytales right now and I'd like to explore a few more books in that genre. Any suggestions are welcome!

LOL. Sorry, before I started babbling I meant to say they're not fairy tale retellings, but very good all the same! :D

Ok, thanks NU:) They're close enough to what I'm looking for anyway, but Beauty by McKinley is right now on top of my to-buy list. Have you read that one perhaps?

I haven't. I read The Blue Sword way back when by McKinley and really enjoyed that one, but I haven't gotten a chance to read Beauty.

Jumping in your convo. :)

Loved these books, and I agree NU, I liked the second one even more than the 1st. I think it was the 4th that I wasn't super crazy about (red head on the cover) but it was still good.

But I jumped in for the fairy tale retellings part--have you ever read any of the East of the Sun & West of the Moon retellings? There are 3 that I'm aware of, I've read the 1st 2 and really enjoyed them--



I liked McKinley's Beauty, and Shannon Hale's Book of a Thousand Days was really good too.

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Yeah, I agree, the fourth one wasn't her best, but still good. I have those on TBR, hehe.

Thank you both nu and Laura Lulu! I have both marked Beauty and Book of a Thousand Days as 'to-buy'; it's good to have the 'ok' from someone who read them:)
I'll check out East, it sounds quite interesting to me. I wasn't aware of these books. Thanks for the recommendations!

PS: You've both convinced me on going for the second in these series:)

Yay! Can't wait to see what you think of it!

new_user wrote: "Yay! Can't wait to see what you think of it!"

I already ordered it NU! It should be here soon:) I also ordered Beauty and East. I hope the mood continues and these don't end up in my TBR for ever.

So far though, I'm loving DotF. She's just met Red and it's so interesting:)

Oooooh, you just got to the good part, yay! Hehehe.

I think so too! I love his protectiveness even though she's one of the enemies and her taking care of his wound and slowly starting to trust him. I can see this only getting better from here on:)

Yeah, so protective and so determined. He wouldn't let her out of his sight for a second so he could wring the truth from her. I love when they first meet at the campfire. You can immediately tell he's strong. :D

Ok, I've only spent 4 hours sleeping last night to finish this. I'm absoluted awed:) Thanks for the suggestion NU! Now I can't wait to read the second!

Whoo! I'm glad you like it! I like to share the Marillier love. More people should appreciate her! LOL. I was awed by her too. Many a sleepless night with her books, LOL. Second book rocks!

I hope it gets here before the easter vacation nu, so I can read it during the holidays! I can't tell how much I loved this book:) I was crying out near the end, wanting so much to see them together. Initially I thought Simon would be the hero and I was sorry for him, that he carried a love for her for so long to find her finally in love with someone else. But all's well that ends well I guess, and Red was a great hero; strong enough that Sorcha could lean on him and not the other way round.

Yes, she is not afraid to rake those characters over the coals, let me tell you! LOL. Her books are always intense. I'm always moved when I read them. I felt bad for Simon too. And Sorcha, poor girl, she went through so much. I really appreciate her kind of strength. It's a little different from the brand of strength that we usually associate with heroines, "I'm going to go kick that villain's bum!" I think Sorcha's is more impressive for being the more powerless and determined. She's shining.

I liked Sorcha too, for she did have self-doubts whether she could do it, or if she chose the right path; it was more realistic that way. She was not unwavering and so self-assured that she seemed cocky in the end. I hate those heroines myself, the "I know what I'm doing and everyone stand back or else" kind.

LOL, I hear you.