I love fairy tale re-tellings (obviously), so a modern day Rapunzel story that was written by a fellow Minnesotan was exactly what I needed. And I have to say that there is one word to sum up this book and it's cute. The whole stinking book was so cute! It was a quick, easy, cute read.

Likes:

I loved the pacing. I read the whole book last night, just kept flipping pages and realized that an hour was gone and the whole book was done! I just had so much fun reading!

I loved how Anya was "Rapunzel." Rachel really had her own take on the story, but it made complete sense in the modern day context. I don't want to spoil but it was well done.

I loved both Anya and Zander. They were realistic, cute and wholesome. I have a passion for books and photography, so it was easy to relate to Anya. Zander really wanted to share Anya and with her overprotective mother that was hard, so I thought the conflict there was really well done and not blown out of proportion.

The storyline was just so cute. Anya really reminded me of Cress, the sweet nativity that comes with being sheltered and reading only romantic novels as a basis for the reality of love. I loved the honesty of Anya's emotions.

Dislikes:

The only thing I didn't really love was the insta-love, Zander and Anya met and instantly connected, which I totally see, but it was that insta-love and I wanted a little more of that slow burn connection first. But other than that, I love the book and wanted to snuggle in its cuteness.

Favorite Quote:

"He leaned down and hesitated, his breath warm and staggered. Just when I thought I would burst apart from wanting, he kissed me.

I’d read about butterflies and fireworks, electricity, sparks and flames, your body warming up and getting chills all at the same time. I’d even felt my own body tingle reading their words and longed to feel those things myself.

But now, with Zander’s lips against mine, I realized they were all weak descriptions."

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