Disenchanted

De: Brianna Sugalski

Narrado por: Krys Janae

A Breton princess at the peak of the French Renaissance, Lilac lives prisoner in her parents' castle after a wicked secret is revealed on the eve of her 10th birthday soirée. Years later, her coronation ceremony looms, and between the riotous townsfolk and scheming nobleman bent on snatching the throne, Lilac prepares for the worst...until a mysterious letter arrives from The Witch of Lupine Grotto, detailing a curious offer to cure her darkness forever.

Lilac begrudgingly trades her coronet for a cloak and ventures into the forest Brocéliande in pursuit of the impious enchantress at the edge of town. With only the protection of an inherited dagger - and unsolicited help of the gregarious stranger who inserts himself on her quest - she must traverse Brocèliande and return in time to claim her rightful position as sovereign monarch.

This is the story of a cursed princess, a crestfallen killer, the town that wants them to burn, and the witch that can save them both.

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Enchanting

This was the perfect way to reread Brianna's enchanting Disenchanted. Excellent narration of a favourite.

took me out of a slump! great book!

I received this book as a review copy in exchange for an honest review! :)

I've been wanting to read this book for a while now, and I was not disappointed!
I've been in a HUGE reading slump for a while, but this book got me out of it!
The fact that I listened to the audiobook definitely helped too, but the book itself did the trick because it was absolutely amazing!
The world is amazing, I loved the atmosphere, the characters and the story.
The premise was so interesting and gripping, I just had to know what's going to happen and the writing is beautiful!
I'm not a big fan of books about vampires and I didn't know going into this that there would be any involved, but I absolutely adored it!

Interesting

An interesting journey to accepting oneself and to strive for greatness.
Lilac has a lesson to learn. Well several if we are honest. She is a bit of a push over even at the end she had to be saved. She showed hints of her backbone only to wait for her hero or fate to save the day.
The storyline was predictable but fun. I figured out who the witch was fairly early and it was rewarding to see I had guessed correctly.
Garin was comic relief and our poor tortured hero. He was interesting and I shipped them as a couple. He made her better and stronger. She gave him hope and a second chance at love.
I am interested in seeing how the story will progress since several things at the end hint at a sequel.

Whisks you away on an epic adventure!

Disenchanted by Brianna Sugalski was riveting and I enjoyed losing myself in the Brocéliande forest with a witty vampire and a princess who can understand the fae folk. Lilac spends her whole life being feared, and dare I say hated, by the townsfolk and nobles she is meant to rule over which makes her see a truly magnificent gift as a curse. Thus, she travels through the dangerous woods searching for The Witch of Lupine Grotto who can supposedly remove her curse and meets the wildest creatures along the way!!

Brianna Sugalski tells an extremely heart wrenching story set in the French Renaissance where human beings are extremely hateful towards the fae folk and even go so far as to exterminate them under the radar. I spent most of the novel trying to get my emotions in check especially because I struggled with Lilac's character. However, it was extremely rewarding for me as a reader as I attempted to put myself in her shoes.

I've never read about a main character that no matter how hard I tried to like them, I just couldn't. Lilac and I just couldn't connect with each other. This is not to say that I didn't enjoy the book, I LOVED this story, but Lilac got under my skin after every turn of the page.

I mean she understands the fae language and can communicate with shapeshifters in their animal form and creates bonds with them immediately which is why it was hard for me to believe she was so brainwashed to believe that all Fae are inherently evil to not even question that beheading the Wolf shifter who stole food from the palace to feed her babies was wrong. I sort of drew the line. I get she was told stories that the fae folk are evil but that bond she has with them should have made her go all Moana and break out into song that Brocéliande calls to her to protect the fae folk. But then when she bumps into her betrothed even after he tries to rape her, she's still fearful of Garrin regardless of her undeniable attraction to him. I found myself not really able to believe in her up until the very end.

But ultimately Brianna Sugalski portrayed prejudice, ignorance, and racism with extreme care and clarity so that we can recognize it, get angry by it, and hope that Brocéliande (and really our own world) can be better and change for the better.

Krys Janae knocked this performance out of the park!! The sound effects, the accents she puts on, all of it made the story burst to life and it really made the book even more enjoyable to read.

This book gets 4 brilliant sparkly stars from me, dear reader! I cannot wait to read the second book.

If you loved J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Kaylynn Flander's Shielded, and Katherine Arden's The Bear in the Nightingale, then Disenchanted is the next love of your life, and I highly suggested grabbing the audiobook to whisk you away to a magical forest where things most definitely go bump in the night.

New version of P&P using issues that face us today

This is an entertaining retell of a classic using problems faced in today’s society. I love that the serious issue of OCD is discussed in this charming book.