Once Upon A Marigold
Once Upon A Marigold is…lame. The first thing that probably pops into your head when you hear this piece of information is probably that this book must be bad then. Actually, however, Once Upon A Marigold is a very good book, that is also well written. How? Yes, the book is lame…but it was purposely written that way, making it, in the end, good. Confusing, I know. Let’s get back to this later.
So the basic plot is that there is a young man who was raised by a troll in a forest, and who, of course, must fall in love with a princess. The princess, of course, must fall in love with him. She must also be engaged to be married to royalty or another. She must have an evil mother who has plans to kill off her daughter and husband in means to become the ruler herself. Like I said, lame, and very typical.
But…very, very good. It’s an adorable book, with the funniest characters ever. A troll is trying to take over the tooth fairy business; the tooth fairy is muddled, lost, and way over her head with her industry. It’s really cute, and because it was written lame on purpose, it really does make it good. Hard to explain, I know, but you’ll understand once you read it. And you will read it. Trust me. It’s good.
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