Genre: Young Adult
Sub Genre: Fantasy; Fairy Tale Retelling, The Frog Prince,
World War I
Rating: 3 out of 5 Stars
Back Cover: Young, beautiful, and
wealthy, Emma Pennington is accustomed to a very comfortable life. Although war
rages abroad, she hardly feels its effect. She and her mother travel from their
home in Britain to the family estate in Belgium, never imagining that the war
could reach them there. But it does. Soon Emma finds herself stranded in a
war-torn country, utterly alone. Enemy troops fight to take over her estate,
leaving her with no way to reach her family and no way out. With all of her
attention focused on survival and escape, Emma hardly expects to find love. But
the war will teach her that life is unpredictable, people aren’t always what
they seem, and magic is lurking everywhere.
This takes the story of the Frog Prince and sets it during
World War I. Emma has been left alone and cannot get back to England on her
own. She rescues Jack first and then from German soldiers. The
story mirrors that of the fairy tale but this one does have intrigue and spying
on both sides. The banter between Emma and Jack is very funny. You see the
growing relationship between them grow and deepen. I found this to be a very
sweet retelling with a bit of danger added in. I really liked this story.
Publisher: Simon Pulse
ISBN: 1416940138
Pages: 194
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