Book Review: The Wish Granter by C.J. Redwine

The second Ravenspire novel highlights a voluptuous Princess Arianna (who is a fairy tale foodie) and twin to fledgling King Thaddeus. What Arianna (Ari) doesn't know is that her brother only gained the throne by making a wish with The Wish Granter. There's a lot more to it, of course, but it is a very refreshing take on Rumplestiltskin.



Princess Arianna is NOT your typical princess. She's headstrong, intelligent, and fierce. I'm not certain she's not dancing that fine line of a Mary Sue character, but, *shrug* the story was still entertaining and I finished it in a matter of hours.

The love interest, Sebastian, has a difficult past of his own and maybe falls too easily for Princess Ari, but again, how do I complain about an interesting story? Sebastian's story and his familial problems are an instrument to move the story along but also could have used more development.

Allistair Teague (aka Rumplestiltskin) is ruthless, power-hungry, and like all fairy tale villains, damaged in ways most folks just can't comprehend. He's warped, twisted, and probably the most intriguing part of the book.

Bottom Line

It wasn't as good as The Shadow Queen but it was better than so many of the crap teen novels we've been reading in this house. I'd still say it's worth the read.

Here's the link for The Shadow Queen (Ravenspire) because you definitely want to start there. As usual, the links in this post are affiliate links to Amazon. You won't be charged extra but if you choose to purchase through any of these links, I happen to get a little money back.

Next Up

Yeah, I know, I was supposed to be reviewing Kill the Father today. Sadly, more people want to read The Wish Granter than Kill the Father so I have to get the former back to the library meaning the latter had to be bumped just a bit. I will still finish it this week!