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Saturday, October 3, 2020

Holding Hans: A Dark, Fairy Tale Retelling Romance (Ever After, New York Book 2) Tara Lain


 


Blurb:

A Dark, Fairy Tale Retelling Romance.

How much evil can you cook up in one small town?

When your father gets wonky, marries a weird woman, and runs off to Europe, leaving you and your twin holding the bag for the bills, what else can you do but - Sleep a night in the forest,
Follow a trail of pebbles to a strange mansion,
And succumb to the attraction of cinnamon rolls, the world's most beautiful piano, and Madame, the strange woman who gives you your dreams for next to nothing.

But fairy tales teach one lesson - --when things are too good to be true - run!
Hans Meyer finds that out the hard way, when he wakes up tied to a bed in the dark. Even Rune, the cute guy who buys him root beer floats, isn't who he seems.

Can piano power, twin power, and a healthy dose of love power overcome the darkness and finally make Hans happy in Ever After?

HOLDING HANS is a coming-of-age, hidden identity, dysfunctional family, fairy-tale-retelling, contemporary fantasy romance - with really good food

 

My review:

Holding Hans is a complex coming of age tale filled with love and danger. Hans Meyer is a piano prodigy that has been putting his wishes and talents on hold to take care of a dying mother and distracted father. He thinks he might be gay but hasn’t had the opportunity to confirm. Rune has his secrets but cannot hide his enchantment with Hans. Greta is Hans’ twin and a gifted chemist. These are the main characters in this wonderfully twisted retelling of Hansel & Gretel. Though this is a part of a series it stands well on its own. I truly enjoyed this story.

 

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