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Cleanly Wrong (2012)

by Mell Eight(Favorite Author)

4.06 of 5 Votes: 1

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English

genre

Romance

publisher

Less Than Three Press LLC

review 1: Amongst a sea of m/m adult reads this sweet little gem is a breath of fresh air. I love that it's cute and innocent enough to be read to any youngster who loves a fairy story but I also love that it has the underlying message that romance doesn't always have to be a prince and a princess but its fine to have a prince and another male character find love as well, its very subtle between Rung and the prince but its there! . I would hope that parents would find this a way of feeding a child's imagination at the same time as teaching sensitivity and tolerance to same sex relationships in a way appropriate to the child's age. If we start letting them know at an early stage in their lives that this is normal for others, or possibly them if that be the case, then hopefully there ... morewill be less young people struggling to come to terms with their own sexuality as they reach an impressionable age... Sorry digressing!But back to this lovely little tale about Brownies and castles and princes... Ladder Rung is a half breed brownie but he's not like the others, he loves to clean, and he cleans well but he does it in his own particular way, against regulations so that doesn't go down well with the rest of his peers. sadly he's teased, bullied and ostracised. Meanwhile the prince who hates having his own messy routines interfered with has declared no more Brownies allowed in the castle, to sack them he says Thank you - this is abhorrent to a Brownie as it is an insult - so when Rung is encouraged to run away by Sewing Needle , a nasty bully (who does get his comeuppance ), he runs to the place where he thinks nobody would think of looking for an absconded Brownie ..... The palace! Whilst there he secretly starts to use his own cleaning skills and before long things are running a lot more smoothly and the palace staff and the prince are benefitting from Rungs ministrations but things aren't as they seem and our little Brownie finds himself in a few messes he can't just clean up with a broom and some magic! It just goes to show that regardless of age, we're still big kids who still love a fairy story.... Lovely!
review 2: This is an absolutely adorable read about a Brownie named Ladder Rung who does not fit in at the orphanage where he has spent his entire life. After a final act of cruelty by a classmate, Rung escapes to the royal palace where he begins to create a life for himself on his own terms. Like many other reviews state, this is more of a coming of age story than a romance, but it strikes exactly the right balance with just enough romance to satisfy. I loved this short gem and would greatly enjoy another glimpse into the world of the Brownies. less

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