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Last week, I read two fairy tale retellings:

The Night Dance, by Suzanne Weyn:

This is a novel so it really gave life and flesh to the story The Twelve Dancing Princesses. I loved the plot of the story and how it was set in the time of King Arthur (the leading man here is a knight of Arthur). But what I don't like is the language. Well, you know, how the novel is written. It was dragging at the start, the language seemed stilted, and the ending was too abrupt and hurried for my own liking. It was like the characters were facing this big problem one minute, then the next minute, they're all having their happy ending. I mean, the story seemed to turn comical and cliched towards the end. And the author keeps repeating how the heroine is so beautiful and special all that, and the hero is so handsome and brave. It's just kinda annoying. But anyway, it was fun to read. I'll give it 3 stars.

The other book is loads better. This is Princess Sonora and the Long Sleep, by Gail Carson Levine. This is the opposite of the The Night Dance, mainly because it was so enjoyable to read. Original. It's an interesting take on Sleeping Beauty. I was just laughing reading it. Actually, this is my youngest sister's book, so it's for little kids, but it's sort of a novella. Hilarious. Really. 5 stars!

Now I'm done with fairy tale retellings, I've moved on to magic and wizards. Yeah, I 'm reading the last book in the Harry Potter series now. I received this three years ago, but it's only now that I've decided to really read it. Besides, the 7th movie is coming to theaters this week! I want to read the book first before watching the movie. Movies always spoil great books.