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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “Good book. I should read it again. In Ayortha, where Aza lives, singing and beauty are prized. Even though Aza is a good singer, everybody says she is ugly.” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It2 of 2 members found this review helpful “Definitely *not* Levine's best work, and the audio version is even worse. The music is sung in this horrible, juvenile mock-opera style and is off-key way too often. Unfortunately, it's hard to skip/skim past the worst parts in the audiobook format, and there are a lot of parts I wished I could...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Very good and sad book!”
Darling (Dardar) wrote this review 5 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Aza's singing is the fairest in the land. She can throw her voice so it seems to come from anywhere. But singing is only one of the two qualities prized in the kingdom of Ayortha. Aza doesn't possess the other: beauty. She's hidden in the shadows in her parent's inn, but when she becomes a lady-in-waiting to the new queen, she has to step into the light. Especially when the queen demands a dangerous favor. A magic mirror, a charming prince, a jealous queen, palace intrigue, and an injured king go into a maze that Aza must penetrate to save herself and her beloved kingdom.”
Hannah wrote this review 11 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“After reading Ella Enchanted i tried to find more books by Gail Carson Levine and i came across this. Fairest is a lovely story and is written in the same world as Ella Enchanted.”
Christina J wrote this review Saturday, May 5, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“One of the best fairy tale books I've read!!”
julieta wrote this review Friday, May 4, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“"Fairest", written by Gail Levine, is about a girl named "Aza". Aza is not a beauty but she does have a hiden talent, her voice. With it she can just about do anything with it, throw it, to just sing, she can even make it sound like someone else is talking. Drawn to the castle by a duchess at the inn her parents own, and thats where her adventures begin.
Bright 6th Grade wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
This book is for any fantasy lover. this book was so amazing I almost never stoped reading it!”
“Aza rules! She is like Snow White mix The giant! Great Book!@”
Hanno (Harbaugh) wrote this review Sunday, April 22, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Fairest is about a young girl who's only wish is to be pretty. She is very unappealing to most and often hides her face. But she has the prettiest singing voice in all of the kingdom.
Zoe wrote this review Sunday, April 15, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
two of the characters in the book are Aza's parents. They are kind people and are willing to do much for other people and get nothing in return. An example of their kind heartedness is Aza is not their daughter. a customer had stayed in their in and then left Aza in her room. Aza's parents never came back for her so they decided to become her parents and treated her like their own. they never cared that she wasnt beautiful they just cared that she had a home and a family. ”“I different look at the story of Snow White. I liked the moral of this story and most of the book. ”
Dianne J wrote this review Wednesday, April 11, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A great retelling of Snow White. It's not quite as good as Ella Enchanted, but still exciting.”
IllusoryEnigma wrote this review Monday, April 9, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I liked this book much better than Ella Enchanted, (even though that was awesome too.) It was so sad though! The horrible queen and Aza's horrible looks and horrible Skulni. But theres also a lot of beautiful things in there, like love and music. I thought the whole "throw your voice" thing was totally awesome. Imagine how fun that would be? I would get a serious laugh outta that....”
Maggie wrote this review Sunday, April 1, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
