ANDORA'S FOLLY IS OUT NOW, GUYS, AND YOU SHOULD ALL GO READ IT. HERE GO GET YOURSELF A COPY.
I was given the opportunity to read this novella in advance in exchange for a review, and so here we are!
Andora's Folly
Genre: Retelling/Medieval
Author: Abigayle Claire
Content: Two kisses, some violence.
Main Character: Andora
Official synopsis:
A Pandora's Box retelling
Andora is a beautiful young woman with insatiable curiosity. Raised in splendor, she is spoiled by her privileged life. When a love letter is slid under her door, her life takes a drastically unromantic turn. Nothing makes sense—her arranged marriage, the gifts her parents bestow on her wedding day, or her new husband’s temperament.
As Andora begins to unravel the mysteries around her, she ignites a chain of events that have the power to sabotage her entire village forever. Only her new-found wisdom as a desperate peasant's wife can save her from her folly.
What I Thought:
Anyone who knows me knows that I love fairytale retellings. Like... I really love fairytale retellings. So when I heard that Abigayle's next story was going to be a retelling, I got excited.
Then when I saw that it was a Pandora's Box retelling, I got even more excited.
Being a novella, I went into it half expecting it to move too fast. And admittedly, at times, it went a bit faster than I typically prefer. But there was still plenty of time for everything to develop that needed to.
The story was sweet, and while I thought I knew where it was going at the beginning... I was really wrong, we'll just leave it at that.
The Characters:
Andora - I like this girl. At first, I wasn't sure, not being a fan of whiny protagonists. But I was pleasantly surprised. She reminded me a great deal of Millie from "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers", one of my favorite fictional characters of all time. I enjoyed her determination, and the way she slowly fell for Theus was super adorable.
Theus - Now here's a love interest I can get behind. While, like Andora, I didn't like him at first, I came, like Andora, to see the gentle kind soul underneath the hardened shell. For a bit, at the beginning, the story reminded me of another fairytale, that of King Thrush-beard, where a spoiled princess is married to a peasant she comes to love.
(Basically, Andora and Theus are my new OTP, guys, there's so cute.)
Varos - I related to Varos a lot. I, too, am often the peacemaker in our household. I also loved his sass and the way he cared for Andora. The family dynamic in this story is just great, okay.
Favorite Quote:
Overall Rating: 5 mysterious letters out of 5
You can buy the book on Amazon here and add it to your Goodreads shelves here!
About the Author:
Abigayle has been a writer ever since her mother taught her how to hold a pencil. However, she devoted more time to reading words with her green eyes than writing them with her left hand. Inspired by a crazy dream at the age of seventeen, she set off on a journey to self-publish her first novel, Martin Hospitality. Since then, Abigayle has devoted herself to sharing what she has learned through the mediums of freelance editing, and her blog theleft-handedytpist.blogspot.com ... when period drama films are not calling more loudly. None of her successes would be possible without the support of her Savior, large family, and online community.
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~ Abby
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