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 WHOA. Best. Fairytale. Retelling. EVER. I will ask the same thing of myself that I did when I first discovered this book...where has Carolyn Turgeon been hiding this whole time!?! I feel horrendously ashamed to have been oblivious of her work for 
 this 
 long. Dark, and wickedly emotional, 
 The Fairest of Them All 
 is a novel that NEEDS to be read by 
 every single person 
 who grew up on Disney classics-the connections between well known, and well loved characters, were GENIUS, and impossibly possible, and *sigh*...oh man, a whole lot of freaking AMAZING. 
 Now I remember why I should never write a coherent review so soon after I put down a book, I want to gush ALL SORTS of things ENTIRELY IN CAPSLOCK. I want to fangirl like it's meant to be done. I want to go out on the streets and hand this book out to EVERY passerby. Here is a genuine SQUUEEEEEE!!! for good measure. 
 I adore the idea of fairytale retellings, love the possibility of new possibilities, love thinking about the beloved characters I grew up with taking a different path than the one I know to be truth. I was never a huge fan of Rapunzel until I saw the movie 
 Tangled 
 , though there was always a mysterious haze surrounding her story. I never read the original tale either, so going into 
 The Fairest of them All 
 , my brain was an open, and willing, organ. I refuse to give away even a single letter that isn't already in the synopsis, so I'll only tell you that the extra paranormal spin of witchery was DELICIOUS, and made the back story of this book one that will be hard to top as I go on to read more retellings. Rapunzel, Snow White's evil stepmother, who would have thought that relation to be a possibility?! Carolyn Turgeon did, and the web of words, and moments, and emotions, she weaved to bring us to that realization was 
 mesmerizing 
 . I believed every word, caught myself believing that THIS was the real tale of these 2 characters. 
 This is a much darker retelling, so be prepared to leave your fluffy Disney memories at the first page. I learned this the hard way, as I encountered a deeply disturbing twist, on a well-known moment, at the end of the book. 
 Also, that COVER, have you all taken a moment to sit there and STARE? Absolutely beautiful. 
 I..I will say no more, because my fingers are ITCHING to spoil this book, and I will NOT. You, yes you! The one reading this review, PLEASE go read this book, you will NOT regret it. 
 Recommended for Fans of: Disney Classics, Fairytale Retellings, Paranormal, Sci-Fi, Romance, Contemporary...seriously..READ IT!! 
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 *DISCLAIMER* I received this book as a print copy from the publisher, in order to participate in the blog tour