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'Enchanted' Audiobook Review

Audiobook: Enchanted by Alethea Kontis
Ready by: Katherine Kellgren
Genre: YA Fantasy

So after a few nonfictions, I was looking to delve into something fantastical. I heard nothing about this book but the cover and blurb were intriguing and since it's from the library, I have nothing to lose if it's a total dud.

This lovely cover undersells the delightful and silly story within.

Enchanted is a mashups of fairytales you're already familiar with. Sunday lives with her big family in a home that was once a tall-tall tower and now resembles more of a shoe. She's the seventh daughter of a seventh daughter -- which makes her fate magical. She meets a frog in the woods one day, who was charmed by his godmother. She kisses him. Twice. Madness -- that includes charms, beanstalks, cinders, a missing shoe and more -- follows. It's a dizzying ride that had a lot of heart.

This audiobook is performed (rather than just read) by Katherine Kellgren, with a sweet British accent and plenty of feeling and inflection. I enjoyed her voice so much that I'm starting to wonder how much the voice has to do with my overall opinion of the story. Would I have liked this book as much if I had read it on my own? Hmm.

Grade: Green Light
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