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Before Rapunzel was born her mother had her husband steal a certain leafy herb from her neighbor's garden. When the Sorceress, Melisande, discovered this theft she made a bargain with the man that should his wife not be able to make room for her child's arrival (if it was a girl) then he would give the infant over the Melisande as recompense. The vain and selfish mother only cared about her own actions and her own beauty that was wound up in her beautiful golden tresses she cared for daily. When Rapunzel was born with no hair at all her mother rejected her, and she went to live with Melisande (who names her after the offending leafy herb her father stole) in a far away land.

Rapunzel grows up an outcast largely due to the fact that her hair never does grow in. The second part is because of Melisande, whose disconcerting abilities to look into people's heart unnerves all whom she meets. When Rapunzel is a young girl of thirteen she meets a wandering Tinker named Mr. Jones, who gifts her with a small copper colored kitten, and his foster son Harry. Rapunzel names the cat Mr. Jones and becomes fast friends with Harry, who cares not at all about her bald crown and brings her many gifts of headscarves from around the world.

When Rapunzel is 16 Melisande and her have to flee their home because of a mob's attempts to kill them both. On this journey Melisande reveals a terrible secret, one that upends Rapunzel's entire world. The only Mother she has ever known has another daughter, and to make matters worse the only reason Melisande took in Rapunzel in the first place is because within her Melisande recognized the ability Rapunzel possessed to break the enchantment her daughter, Rue, has been a prisoner of for many years. Rapunzel has two choices, to abandon the task that Melisande presents her or to rise to the occasion and summon up all of her strength so that she might vanquish the evil enchantment that holds Rue (and with her Melisande's truest heart) captive.

This is actually the ninth installment of the "Once upon a Time" series that I have read, the latest one to come out thus far. It's pretty on par with many of the other novels in the series, especially those of Dokey's. I enjoyed it as a continuation to a spectacular series. Dokey's prose and storytelling is right on for the feel of this already stellar series, and "Golden" certainly fits right in with one of the better quality books in the series. Readers of fairy tales will enjoy how Dokey retells the myth of Rapunzel, weaving new characters, twists, and turns into an already well loved story. This is a must read for fans of the genre or the series overall.

I do hope that this series is continued in the future, and would love to see certain tales retold. "Cinderella", "The Snow Queen", "Rumpelstiltskin", "The Frog Prince", "Aladdin", "Thumbelina", and "The Princess and the Pea" are all tales I would love to see have this treatment done. Not knowing if, or when, there will be another addition to this series I can only dream, of course... my hope is really on Cinderella... but I will have to wait to see as we all will.


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Golden Once Upon A Time Cameron Dokey Mahlon F Craft Books Reviews

Everyone knows the story of Rapunzel and how she came under the care of a witch and locked in a tower. Or do they? Rapunzel is here to set the story straight. Yes, her father stole from a local sorceress while his wife craved an herb from the sorceresses garden. When her mother cannot love her properly, the sorceress takes charge of the infant Rapunzel.

This Rapunzel is different from those we may be familiar with. For one, she is born hairless. This is why her mother cannot love her. But the sorceress does love Rapunzel. The sorceress has even been looking for a girl like Rapunzel for some time. She raises her as her own and teaches her how to be good. But she keeps Rapunzel's head covered to protect her from those who cannot handle someone different. As Rapunzel grows she learns more about what the sorceress does and what she expects of Rapunzel. When illness strikes the local town, they are forced to flee. They wind up at a wizard's tower. A magic tower that imprisons a girl with very long hair...

It is hard to talk about this book without giving huge amounts away. Let me just say that the treatment is very fresh with some interesting twists. All of the right elements are there even if they are not connected in the same way as in traditional tellings of the story. A fast and fun read that is sure to entertain.
I am an adult and I simply and quite frankly thoroughly enjoy this series for a young adult audience...it's just plain fun to read. Golden is not my first encounter with this series (at this point I've read nearly all of them...only four more to go) and while it's not the worst in the lot (Water Song, IMHO), it's not the best either (Before Midnight, Scarlet Moon, and The Storyteller's Daughter are my personal favorites). I also have to admit that Dokey is one of my favorite authors writing for this series, two of her books are listed as my personal favorites. Golden is an adaptation of Rapunzel with a few new twists which add to the fun. I found it interesting that Dokey chose to omit, from the very beginning of the story, the golden hair element of the story (or at least it seemed so), but went with it hoping that a clear reason for this would come later in the story...and sure enough it did, in spades.

The remaining elements of the story are fairly traditional...though Dokey does make the witch more of a sorceress and give her a "good guy" part in this particular version. Here there is no "ultimate bad guy" (a la wicked step-mother)...rather the "bad guys" are more subtle, much less `in your face' than us usual for a fairytale. Here Rapunzel (for what else could she be named?) comes by her circumstances in almost exactly the traditional way (mother craves rapunzel, a kind of parsley; husband gets parsley; husband gets caught and a bargain is struck)...but here is where one of the twists occurs. The sorceress doesn't demand the child, she strikes a bargain whereby if the mother cannot love the child "as is" when it is born, she will take the child away. The father is mortified and doesn't want to agree, but ultimately an agreement is reached...and of course, Rapunzel winds up with the sorceress -- the mother being entirely too vain and selfish to accept her newborn (because she is bald as an egg). The mother hands the child over quite readily, much to her husbands dismay and sadness, and away the child is whisked.

This particular version goes much more in depth with regards to Rapunzel's childhood and her time with the sorceress (Melisande) and allowing us to get to know Melisande as well. Usually, we learn nothing of the sorceress or the reasoning behind wanting the child in the first place. Dokey does a fine job, giving us a plausible and emotionally satisfying reason for it, which made me quite happy. Unfortunately, the author spends so much of the book on this element that the twist with the hair and the tower comes almost too late and is somewhat awkwardly shoved into the storyline. Don't get me wrong I adore the idea and think it highly clever, but the timing is unfortunate. It is near the three-quarter mark that Melisande's real daughter is introduced into the story and this, quite naturally, creates hurt feelings for Rapunzel who has only just found out Melisande is not her real mother. Additionally, the time-frame for the two girls to work out a solution to the second girl's imprisonment makes the ending a bit hard to swallow. I did love the trick with the hair and how it worked as the conveyance into the tower...quite a nice take on the traditional "throw down your hair" method.

Overall, it's a fine addition to the Once Upon a Time series and an enjoyable adaptation of the classic fairytale, Rapunzel. I give it 4 stars though because the ending was a bit too rushed and I felt like Rue was not given adequate time for the reader to get to know her (or even really care about her) and that the interaction between her and Rapunzel (and the Prince) suffered simply by being too rushed. I would have liked to see this part of the story given a bit more time and space to develop more fully. I feel that would have made the ending all the more enjoyable. While I didn't completely enjoy the ending, I would still recommend Golden for any reader who loves fairytale adaptations, you could do a lot worse!
Before Rapunzel was born her mother had her husband steal a certain leafy herb from her neighbor's garden. When the Sorceress, Melisande, discovered this theft she made a bargain with the man that should his wife not be able to make room for her child's arrival (if it was a girl) then he would give the infant over the Melisande as recompense. The vain and selfish mother only cared about her own actions and her own beauty that was wound up in her beautiful golden tresses she cared for daily. When Rapunzel was born with no hair at all her mother rejected her, and she went to live with Melisande (who names her after the offending leafy herb her father stole) in a far away land.

Rapunzel grows up an outcast largely due to the fact that her hair never does grow in. The second part is because of Melisande, whose disconcerting abilities to look into people's heart unnerves all whom she meets. When Rapunzel is a young girl of thirteen she meets a wandering Tinker named Mr. Jones, who gifts her with a small copper colored kitten, and his foster son Harry. Rapunzel names the cat Mr. Jones and becomes fast friends with Harry, who cares not at all about her bald crown and brings her many gifts of headscarves from around the world.

When Rapunzel is 16 Melisande and her have to flee their home because of a mob's attempts to kill them both. On this journey Melisande reveals a terrible secret, one that upends Rapunzel's entire world. The only Mother she has ever known has another daughter, and to make matters worse the only reason Melisande took in Rapunzel in the first place is because within her Melisande recognized the ability Rapunzel possessed to break the enchantment her daughter, Rue, has been a prisoner of for many years. Rapunzel has two choices, to abandon the task that Melisande presents her or to rise to the occasion and summon up all of her strength so that she might vanquish the evil enchantment that holds Rue (and with her Melisande's truest heart) captive.

This is actually the ninth installment of the "Once upon a Time" series that I have read, the latest one to come out thus far. It's pretty on par with many of the other novels in the series, especially those of Dokey's. I enjoyed it as a continuation to a spectacular series. Dokey's prose and storytelling is right on for the feel of this already stellar series, and "Golden" certainly fits right in with one of the better quality books in the series. Readers of fairy tales will enjoy how Dokey retells the myth of Rapunzel, weaving new characters, twists, and turns into an already well loved story. This is a must read for fans of the genre or the series overall.

I do hope that this series is continued in the future, and would love to see certain tales retold. "Cinderella", "The Snow Queen", "Rumpelstiltskin", "The Frog Prince", "Aladdin", "Thumbelina", and "The Princess and the Pea" are all tales I would love to see have this treatment done. Not knowing if, or when, there will be another addition to this series I can only dream, of course... my hope is really on Cinderella... but I will have to wait to see as we all will.