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The Fairy Godmother (Tales of the Five Hundred Kingdoms, Book 1) (2004 original; edición 2004)

por Mercedes Lackey (Autor)

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Fantasy. Fiction. Romance. HTML:

From the bestselling author of the Heralds of Valdemar series comes an enchanting novel.

In the land of the Five Hundred Kingdoms, if you can't carry out your legendary role, life is no fairy tale.&#8230

Elena Klovis was supposed to be her kingdom's Cinderella&#8212until fate left her with a completely inappropriate prince! So she set out to make a new life for herself. But breaking with "The Tradition" was no easy matter&#8212until she got a little help from her own fairy godmother. Who promptly offered Elena a most unexpected job.&#8230

Now, instead of sleeping in the chimney, she has to deal with arrogant, stuffed-shirt princes who keep trying to rise above their place in the tale. And there's one in particular who needs to be dealt with&#8230.

Sometimes a fairy godmother's work is never done&#8230.

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Título:The Fairy Godmother (Tales of the Five Hundred Kingdoms, Book 1)
Autores:Mercedes Lackey (Autor)
Información:Luna (2004), Edition: Original, 496 pages
Colecciones:Tu biblioteca
Valoración:****
Etiquetas:Fantasy, Romance

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The Fairy Godmother por Mercedes Lackey (2004)

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Someone recommended Mercedes Lackey so I picked up The Fairy Godmother because it seemed to be a romance, and is a standalone novel. I got a discarded library copy (it’s about 20 years old) which made me expect it to be stuffy and dull, but I was pleasantly surprised!

It starts with a huge amount of world-building—nine chapters to be exact. But it’s kind of necessary because the magic works in a unique way, so we see examples of it at work before the main story starts. The heroine, Elena, is a Cinderella-like character who lives in a kingdom where the prince is a child—so she never gets a chance at her happily ever after. She’s also aware that her situation fits a certain story and isn’t working out, and she grows more and more frustrated.

Her fairy godmother shows up and offers her a position as her apprentice. For a few chapters, it was just delightful watching Elena be fed and treated kindly. She learns about the magic, which abides by something called The Tradition that is constantly trying to push people into certain story lines. There’s a network of godmothers, sorceresses, witches, and wizards who help people succeed on their quests and reach their happy endings, and who also stop certain storylines (like Rapunzel, where a baby is taken from its mother). The manipulate the magic to have outcomes that satisfy The Tradition.

Ultimately, Elena becomes the new Godmother after her mentor deems her ready and disappears. Then a witch asks Elena to cover for her and pose as the “old lady at the crossroads” as three princes come through on a quest. Elena expects the first two to be rude and the third to be kind; but the second one is so rude that she loses her temper and turns him into a donkey. So she takes him home, but of course he has to be in human form once a week, and you can guess where that goes. The story was unexpectedly steamy!

The book uses some “quaint” language like referring to Elena’s “secret parts between her legs.” It also has some unfortunate bits, like mean comments on a character’s weight. But otherwise, it’s a cozy romance with minimal fighting, and some interesting ideas about magic that often seem vaguely related to the real world. ( )
  JaneBuehler | Aug 11, 2023 |
this was a great read. instead of smooshing all the fairy tales together or doing a new spin on one, Mrs. Lackey gave us the reason behind the fairy tales. this was definitely an interesting take and i loved reading about the fairy tales i had forgotten over the years. i can't wait to read more of this series! ( )
  jewelledfrog | Jul 26, 2023 |
I do like books where the characters make their own fate rather than let fate dictate their choices. ( )
  xofelf | Apr 5, 2022 |
I went through a Mercedes Lackey phase a few years back, spurred on by the "Arrows" novels. Somewhere around the "Gryphon" books I lost enthusiasm, but this story has rekindled my interest. The often exasperating situations that Elena, the fairy godmother in question, finds herself dealing with are laced with humor and a snide poking at the sillyness of many fairytale cliches.

A fun fluffy read, hopefully the rest of the series will be just as good! ( )
  resoundingjoy | Jan 1, 2021 |
Absolutely loved it. One of my favorites out of all of her works. ( )
  Linyarai | Feb 16, 2020 |
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Fantasy. Fiction. Romance. HTML:

From the bestselling author of the Heralds of Valdemar series comes an enchanting novel.

In the land of the Five Hundred Kingdoms, if you can't carry out your legendary role, life is no fairy tale.&#8230

Elena Klovis was supposed to be her kingdom's Cinderella&#8212until fate left her with a completely inappropriate prince! So she set out to make a new life for herself. But breaking with "The Tradition" was no easy matter&#8212until she got a little help from her own fairy godmother. Who promptly offered Elena a most unexpected job.&#8230

Now, instead of sleeping in the chimney, she has to deal with arrogant, stuffed-shirt princes who keep trying to rise above their place in the tale. And there's one in particular who needs to be dealt with&#8230.

Sometimes a fairy godmother's work is never done&#8230.

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