I don't think I'm a fan of re-tellings so closely resembling the source. This author failed to draw me away and into the world of the book.

I think one of the main problems I had with the book was the lack of belief. I mean, if giants exist it's only fair to assume that other stories might be true too.

Also, I don't think I was in the mood for an actual fairytale (though I did like it more than the original story).

While not a waste of time, I cannot in good faith get fully behind the book. I'm unsure of the reason for why it gained so many raving reviews. After all, it was hardly as spectacular as I was led to believe it would be.

FINAL VERDICT : Try it, but reel in your expectations beforehand ( )

This clever story riffs on the Brave Little Tailor adding in gender bending and a lot more back story to the giants. I hit the ground running in the beginning and zoomed through the first half of the book.

The main tailor of the story is actually the daughter of a tailer. He's a great tailer but a lousy father. When he becomes ill, the daughter of the tailor becomes the apprentice. Saville becomes Avi. The girl cuts her hair and becomes a boy.

The last 1/3 of the book lost its way as we learn more about the giants. The antagonist of the story had a great backstory but we never really get to know more than he's evil. And finally the romance ... I've come to expect after the big bad is vanquished, romance shortly ensues. This ending dragged on dragging a potential 5 star book to 4. ( )

También en: El Extraño Gato del Cuento

Uno de mis cuentos favoritos de niño fue/es El Sastrecillo Valiente, cuando eres la más pequeñita a donde sea que vayas, te hace crearte modelos a seguir bastante peculiares. Valiant lo empecé a leer dos veces, recién en la segunda pude terminar el libro con un poco de fuerza de voluntad.

Por la cantidad de buenas opiniones antes de su publicación pensé que amaría el libro, lamentablemente se me hizo muy tedioso poder terminarlo. No sé exactamente qué fue, porque Valiant en teoría tiene todo lo que me gusta en un libro de este tipo, no hay romance desde el inicio, la protagonista no es exactamente una damisela en apuros, usa las habilidades que tiene a su favor al contrario de solo quejarse de ellas, si bien no es exactamente su cosa favorita que hacer, no se la pasa lamentándose su destino.

Se podría decir que en teoría me gustó, pero no será un libro que muera por releer

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The potential screams out from the plot and the political intrigue(it's hard to make political machinations seem interesting, but she does). It is significantly hampered by confusing writing and a slow middle and the inclusion of music, which is always difficult to include in a written form. And the ending Lissa's capitulation and self-sacrifice was incredibly unsatisfactory.

Final conclusion: The writer has talent. The book needed a little more fine-tuning, though. ( )