What Once Was Mine

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Liz Braswell

The 12th installment in the New York Times best-selling series asks: What if Rapunzel's mother drank a potion from the wrong flower?Desperate to save the life of their queen and her unborn child, the good citizens of the kingdom comb the land for the all-healing Sundrop flower to cure her . . . but someone mistakenly picks the blossom of the Moondrop instead. This shimmering flower heals the queen and she delivers a healthy baby girl?with hair as silver and gray as the moon. But with her mysterious hair comes dangerous magical powers: the power to hurt, not heal. For the safety of the kingdom, Rapunzel is locked away in a tower and put under the care of the powerful goodwife, Mother Gothel.For eighteen years Rapunzel stays imprisoned in her tower, knowing she must protect everyone from her magical hair. When she finally decides to leave the only home she's ever known—to see the floating lights that appear 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. Before she can reach her happy ending, Rapunzel learns that there is far more to her story, and her magical hair, and her future than she ever knew.For more twisted adventures, try the other books in the A TWISTED TALE series:• A Whole New World by Liz Braswell• Once Upon a Dream by Liz Braswell• As Old As Time by Liz Braswell• Reflection by Elizabeth Lim• Part of Your World by Liz Braswell• Mirror, Mirror by Jen Calonita• Conceal, Don't Feel by Jen Calonita• Straight On Till Morning by Liz Braswell• So This is Love by Elizabeth Lim• Unbirthday by Liz Braswell• Go the Distance by Jen Calonita (on sale 4/06/2021)

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Author

Liz Braswell

Pages

352

Publisher

Disney Electronic Content

Published Date

2021-09-07

ISBN

1368065856 9781368065856

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"I really, really liked this one! It's probably not my favorite Twisted Tale, but I really liked this one, Tangled, the film, means a lot to me. I ended up loving the framing device, it was kinda emotional. The twist itself kinda reminds me of the Tangled animated series, and utilizing the opposite powers of the moon was a great idea. I think a lot of the supporting characters are so, so lovely. Utilizing Countess Bathory, a real-life historical figure who sounds like someone straight out of a deranged fairytale, made for a perfect villain. Seeing Rapunzel go up against her, and a much larger threat was amazing. I think this book could've been tightened slightly me and some details could've been more clear, but it was pretty good and enjoyable. It was pretty good for me, a huge fan of Tangled. 9/10"

Madelyn

"was so excited to read this because tangled has always been my favorite movie but. well. it was ok??? maybe it's just cause i'm not the target audience, but it took a few months for me to finish it cause i just didnt really care for it all that much"

lily

"Read it so fast, very interesting take ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 for me "

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"Has anyone else read this? It was so good! I fell in love with it in chapter one. ☆☆☆☆☆"

Kati

"It was fun in the beginning, but rapunzel started to feel less and less like herself, and the book got too witchy for my taste."

Grace

"This book was so good Liz is one of my favorite authors for this series "

Carol

"I've read most of the twisted tales series, this was one of my favorites. I thought it was a really creative retelling. "

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