Jul 17, 2011

My Unfair Godmother

My Unfair Godmother by Janette Rallison is a companion book to My Fair Godmother.  The story features the same fair godmother Chrissy that as in the companion book who gets her charges into terrible fairytale situations.  The books can be read in any order.  This book stars Tansy who has felt torn apart and neglected over her parents divorce.  When Tansy's little sister gets a job singing in a touring musical Tansy has to go and live with the father whom she has felt abandoned her.  Tansy's rebellious boyfriend gets her into some minor trouble with the police and she is visited by Chrissy a Fair Godmother who offers her three wishes.  Tansy then has to deal with Robin Hood and his men and is thrown into the Rapunzel story.

This is a delightfully fun romantic comedy.  Tansy's growth as a person was fun to read as well as was the romance that slowly builds between her and the police chief's son.  The fairytale stories were carefully interwoven and presented in an entertaining and original way.  Rallison is one of my new favorite authors.  Her stories are consistently entertaining and present the reader with strong girls and smart guys whose relationships develop in realistic and healthy ways.

Appropriateness:  There's no adult content in this book.  Chrissy begins the story as a rebellious teen.  She has a horrible boyfriend who gets her in some minor legal trouble.  She grows up throughout the story and is able to repair the relationships in her life.  The romance is limited to some minor kissing.  I would recommend this book to teens 12+ and there is nothing in the book that is inappropriate for younger readers.
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