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Koningsdochter, Zeemanslief (2005)

by Karlijn Stoffels(Favorite Author)

3.4 of 5 Votes: 3

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Querido

review 1: I so enjoy it when books surprise me, and it's been happening a lot lately. I thought this book, translated from the Dutch, was going to be cheesily poetic and boring. I was wrong!!!! The author tells the story in a totally nonlinear fashion by telling the stories of many different characters who don't seem to be related. The way their stories weave together is fascinating! And actually, taken independently of each other, the stories are beautiful and moving. I really liked this book.
review 2: This was a quick read by Dutch author Karlijn Stoffels. It definitely falls under the "almost sickly sweet" category and there are times when the prose is overly dramatic (already returned the book so can't give examples. oops)--not sure if this is a reflection of ... morethe translator or the author. No matter, give this a try if your inner 13-year-old princess needs reassurance that happily-ever-after exists. (One issue I have with this is the cover. It is so misleading! The book has a fairy tale-like quality to it but the cover does not convey that AT ALL. My first impression would be that this would be a teeny-bopper middle-grade novel, which it is in a sense, but the cover feels very contemporary while the novel has a timeless, not-of-this-time-period feel. Alright, I have officially moved on!) less

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