Towering
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4.1 • 25 Ratings
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- $7.99
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
New York Times #1 bestselling author Alex Flinn reimagined the fairy tale Beauty and the Beast in Beastly and gave a twist to the story of Sleeping Beauty in A Kiss in Time. Now with her gothic and darkly romantic YA novel Towering, Alex Flinn retells the tale of Rapunzel.
When Rachel was taken to live in a tower by a woman she calls Mama, she was excited. She felt like a princess in a castle. But many years later, Rachel knows her palace is really a prison, and begins to plan her escape. She is encouraged by the speed with which her golden hair has been growing. It's gotten long enough to reach the ground. And she's begun dreaming of a green-eyed man. Could he be out there in the world? Is he coming to save her? Or will she find a way to save herself?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Flinn (Beastly, Cloaked) again puts a modern spin on a classic fairy tale. In this Rapunzel retelling, Wyatt, a teen mourning the devastating loss of his best friend and his best friend's sister, moves to a remote town where his mother grew up. There, living in a large house with a lonely old woman whose only child disappeared years ago, Wyatt has vivid nightmares and hears a haunting singing voice that seems meant for him alone. When he meets Rachel, a beautiful girl locked in a crumbling tower out in the forest, they begin to untangle an even larger mystery plaguing the area. Flinn upturns some gender conventions (Rachel initially leaves her tower to save Wyatt from drowning), but the blending of magical elements and the more banal modern story lines is not always harmonious, and the copious back-story saps momentum from the present-day plot. By the time Wyatt and Rachel finally face off against the town's most wicked villain, some readers may be anxious for a speedy happily-ever-after. Ages 14 up.
Customer Reviews
Beautifully Written Story
The author manages to stay very close to Rapunzel and blends it perfectly with real life issues many teens face. A corrupted teen who lost his best friend about a year prior to the story's plot turns a young girl's life into a living fairytale.
Beautifully written; highly recommend.
Amazing!!!
It was amazing I loved everything it kept me from putting the book down I loved it soooo much it was one of the best books I have ever read and I have read plenty have books;)!!
Awesome!!!
The First Book I've read with a perfect balance between reality and fantasy. It has what all books need a little more of, romance, adventure, not so much action we don't know whats happening, and family. I most definitely would recommend it to anyone into fantasy.