

I mean I love the plot and the characters and all. " hmmmm I'm not quite done with this one ,but I don't think I'll keep reading it. " A handsome prince, a plotting queen, a dangerous escape,and a maid who longs to be beautiful, this book is full of flowing fantasy! " - Morgan,

This was a completely wonderful retelling of a classic fairytale.

"Right up there with Ella Enchanted and The Two Princesses of Bamarre, Levine has done it again: given us a fairytale and heroine with enough magic and reality woven together to be completely charming, disarming, memorable, and favorite-book-worthy. A magic mirror, a charming prince, a jealous queen, palace intrigue, and an injured king twine into a maze that Aza must penetrate to save herself and her beloved kingdom. She’s hidden in the shadows in her parents’ inn, but when she becomes lady-in-waiting to the new queen, she has to step into the light-especially when the queen demands a dangerous favor. But singing is only one of the two qualities prized in the Kingdom of Ayortha. She can “throw” her voice so it seems to come from anywhere. Īza’s singing is the fairest in all the land, and the most unusual. Once upon a time, there was a girl who wanted to be pretty.
