The world Lucy created was unique, seamlessly blending the non-magical with the ‘magical’, and incorporated different fairy tales, giving you a glimpse into other characters and their possible stories. There is definitely more to her past and current journey that I cannot wait to learn more about.
When she is sent through a portal, on a mission in a far land, her world is turned upside-down.
In Lucy Tempests version, the young hero is Adelaide, a thief whos been stolen away by a witch and made to assume the life of a noblewoman in order to enter a competition for the Prince’s hand. Ada, or Adelaide, is an average girl who steals for a living. One of the more unusual spins on a classic fairy tale, Thief of Cahraman is a gender-bent take on Aladdin. Her characters (gender-swapped in their roles) felt real, flawed, human, and while I might have seen some typos, I still enjoyed every single moment. There was something unique, magical even, about Lucy’s writing. I’ve loved fairy tales from a young age and I was especially obsessed with Disney movies (I might still be)… Over the years I’ve read a few retellings based on popular Disney movies/Grimm fairy tales and this one was my favorite by far. Ada’s story continues in PRINCE OF CAHRAMAN.This book was provided to me through Netgalley in return for an honest review. Fairytales of Folkshore is a series of interconnected fairytale retellings. This is a full-length novel at 80,000 words. Thief of Cahraman: A Retelling of Aladdin (Fairytales of Folkshore Book 1). But everything falls apart when the prince finally reveals himself… LUCY TEMPEST SERIES: Fairytales of Folkshore. Elimination means certain death.Īs the witch’s literal deadline approaches, Adelaide has one last gamble to save the day, and to escape to a new life with Cyrus, the handsome and mysterious fellow thief who stole her heart.
The prize is the hand of the elusive Crown Prince. To complete her mission, she’s forced to assume the role of a noblewoman and enter a royal competition.
If Adelaide fails, her newfound family would be sacrificed to a beast. But her world is upended when a witch steals her away to a faraway kingdom, to perform an impossible heist. You have been summoned to Sunstone Palace to compete in our search for the future Queen of Cahraman.Īfter years on the run, Adelaide thinks her lonely and dangerous life as a thief is finally over.
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