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This is largely what makes it worth reading for any Tangled fan. While there are relatively few major plot point differences between What Once Was Mine and Disney’s Tangled (Rapunzel is still a girl in a tower with magical hair dreaming of a great escape to see the floating lights), there is a greater sense of adventure, personal discovery and more characters to love in Braswell’s book. This Twisted Tale is arguably more adventurous, layered, and mature than the Disney film While this sounds particularly grim for our protagonist, it triggers an interesting journey in seeing how Rapunzel learns about and uses her magic – thanks to her friends and one very kind and quirky witch. If murder isn’t dark enough, coercion to kill certainly is. Later in the story, Gothel forces Raps to kill a chicken to remind her why it is not safe for her to leave the tower. (It is also an intriguing moon silver color rather than the sunshine gold locks we are familiar with in the film.) Baby Rapunzel accidentally kills a nurse and thus she is whisked away to her tower under Gothel’s care. Bathory is a fun albeit surprising addition to the story.Īnother darker theme transpires through Rapunzel’s “murder hair” and its power to harm rather than to heal. In What Once Was Mine, this fact is shared with Rapunzel who spends some time in Bathory’s castle. In real life, Bathory is rumored to have bathed in the blood of virgins to retain her youth.

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This is largely thanks to the involvement of Countess Bathory who is in fact based on the infamous Hungarian noblewoman and serial killer. The dark themes in this book are particularly striking compared to earlier novels in the series. What Once Was Mine is darker than its predecessors Before she can read her happy ending, Rapunzel learns that there is far more to her story, her hair and her future than she ever could have known. When she finally decides to leave the only home she’s ever known – to see the floating lights that appear each year on her birthday – she gets caught up in an unexpected adventure with two thieves: a would-be outlaw named Gina, and Flynn Rider, a rogue on the run. For the safety of the kingdom, Rapunzel is locked away in a tower and put under the care of the sinister goodwife, Mother Gothel.įor 18 years Rapunzel stays imprisoned in her tower, knowing she must protect everyone from her magical hair. But with her mysterious hair comes dangerous magical powers: the power to harm, not to heal. This shimmering flower heals the queen and she delivers a healthy baby girl – with hair as silver and gray as the moon. The twist in Braswell’s latest tale goes a little something like this…ĭesperate to save the life of their queen and her unborn child, the good citizens of the kingdom of Corona comb the land for the all-healing Sundrop flower to cure her… but someone mistakenly picks the blossom of the Moondrop instead. “What if Rapunzel’s mother drank a potion from the wrong flower?” After all, we know what happened when Rapunzel’s mother drank from the right flower: Tangled, of course. The taglines reel the reader in, for they will surely want to know

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The Twisted Tale series is known for its unique taglines that get curious readers thinking about what twist the tale might take.

What if Rapunzel’s mother drank a potion from the wrong flower? Original (and even historically-inspired) characters are a welcome addition and perhaps my favorite part of the story involves a fun twist on none other than Maximus, the Corona Kingdom Guard’s most faithful steed. Written by famed A Twisted Tale series author Liz Braswell, Rapunzel’s tale stays close to the original story framework and vibe of Disney’s Tangled, and yet adds an arguably even more adventurous – and certainly darker – touch to the story.

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What Once Was Mine is the twelfth book and newest addition to the series (a full list of the books in this series can be found at the bottom of this article). The real intrigue of these stories is that they indulge in darker fairytales which perhaps target a slightly older (middle grade and up) audience. The series, renowned for twisting well-known Disney stories and giving them alternate taglines or driving plot points to their traditional Disney counterparts, invites readers on an all-new adventure alongside classic characters they know and love. Disney’s New York Times Best-Selling A Twisted Tale Series continues to grow and enchant its readers, while also appearing to get darker. Running, adventuring, meeting witches and human demons, seeing violence firsthand and learning about life.

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