Rapunzel Let Down Book Review

Title: Rapunzel Let Down.

Author: Regina Doman.

Genre: Catholic, Fairy Tale Retelling, Romance, Action/Adventure, Drama.

Plot: Hermes is the youngest son of three sons. His father's political career dominates his family, and his two older brothers are mean and take everything {particularly pretty girls he shows an interest in} from him. Finally, one eventful summer, he finds something that his brothers don't have and he keeps it to himself: a tower in which lives a beautiful girl named Raphaela. His visits are dangerous and made so by the fact that Raphaela's mother is paranoid of strangers, the groundskeeper is creepy and trigger-happy, and Hermes has to climb the tower freehand. But he keeps visiting anyway and quite quickly makes a mistake that he will regret for a long time to come.

Fifteen year old Raphaela was adopted by her career-oriented scientist mother and, while having a privileged life, never had a truly happy one. Her mother has plans for her and none of them are what Raphaela would like for her own future. Her dreams are to be a doctor. When a mysterious eighteen year old boy climbs up her tower and tumbles into her room, Raphaela sees a chance to make a new interesting friend and to possibly escape her mother's world. But Hermes has other plans and Raphaela's plans are put on hold indefinitely as she makes a run for her life, and the lives of her unborn twins.

Likes/Dislikes: This is a very graphic, nitty-gritty novel to read, but it packs a powerful punch. Having sex outside of marriage really does have far-reaching consequences {though possibly not as bad as the ones our heroes face}, and few people nowadays recognize this fact. As we watch the characters struggle and endure the harsh consequences of their actions, we get to see them grow, mature and find the bright side of life. It was personally difficult for me to read certain parts, but the underlying beauty of the story made up for that. I personally would've made the one major scene that everything hangs off of a little more descriptive - taking in especially how Raphaela was feeling. But it came off beautifully. I don't recommend this for a young impressionable readers, but it's a good read for mature ones.

Rating: PG-18 and up, mainly for content.

Date Report Written: April 17th 2014.

I received a copy free from the author in exchange for an honest review. I wasn't required to write a positive review. The opinions expressed in this review are my own.