'll admit, the first time I read (listened) to the book, it was a three star. A "hmm, that was pretty good." But then when my son asked me to tell him the story, I think I got more out of it than I realized and it went up to a four star. I love any fractured fairy tale, any story that embellishes on a fable or myth. And this one focuses on not King Midas, but his daughter who he turned to gold. And that gold has rocked her world ever since. I can't say there were any moments that I was flabbergasted, as the typical twists in YA tend to now be tropes. But overall, it was full of adventure, fairly good characters, and blessedly clean (not a YA normality, by the way). I look forward to the second book, Curse of Gold. Thanks, Annie!
4/5 stars
'll admit, the first time I read (listened) to the book, it was a three star. A "hmm, that was pretty good." But then when my son asked me to tell him the story, I think I got more out of it than I realized and it went up to a four star. I love any fractured fairy tale, any story that embellishes on a fable or myth. And this one focuses on not King Midas, but his daughter who he turned to gold. And that gold has rocked her world ever since. I can't say there were any moments that I was flabbergasted, as the typical twists in YA tend to now be tropes. But overall, it was full of adventure, fairly good characters, and blessedly clean (not a YA normality, by the way). I look forward to the second book, Curse of Gold. Thanks, Annie!
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