After the Twelfth Night - A.G. Werff

After the Twelfth Night

A.G. Werff 

Where to Purchase: Amazon (paperback only)

Official Blurb: Antonio was a pirate, and now he's in jail for that long ago sea fight with the Duke. His friend, Sebastian, was supposed to bail him out of jail, but Sebastian has been kidnapped! Antonio promises Sebastian's wife that he will find her missing husband, but first he must get out of jail. . . In A.G. Werff's debut novel, you will find humor, heroes with sidekicks, villains with henchmen, pirates, love, peril, adventure, and lots of treasure!

As a Retellling: Just a few days after things look like they're happily ever, Sebastian is kidnapped, and his wife and sister bail Antonio out of jail, along with a young boy named Antony, and send him off to look for his friend. Sebastian and Antonio's backstories are explored. The overall tone of the book is more adventure-driven than the original play, but there is romance to be found, and a girl masquerading as a boy.

Arista's Thoughts: I have never actually read or seen Twelfth Night, merely read a few summaries to give me a basic idea of the plot. However, I was able to follow this book's plot well enough and quite enjoyed the cast of characters and their misadventures.

After Ever After - Twelfth Night
Non-Magical
Renaissance Europe 

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Do You Take This Quest? - Kendra E. Ardnek

Do You Take This Quest?

Kendra E. Ardnek

The Bookania Quests #2

SPOILER WARNING

Where to Purchase: Amazon 

Official Blurb:

Once Upon a Time...

When Arthur's parents were lost at sea, his Uncle Mordreth became the regent for the young boy. Yet now that he's ofage, Mordreth seems to have no intentions of relinquishing the throne. It looks as though Arthur will have to fight for his throne. If only he had more than just his two servants and the old man he met in the woods for friends. So the old man takes things into his own hands and whisks Arthur off to the wedding of a fellow prince, with the intention of finding him some allies.

All is not right at the wedding, however. The groom is missing and the bride has called quits. Where's the groom? Well, he's found a new bride. Now if he can just get her home ...

As a Retelling:

This book twines together two story lines that come together towards the end. The Arthur plotline is very much a reimagining, with an Arthur who knows his status as crown prince, and the Mordred and the Sir Ector characters are combined in Mordreth. Merlin is a nameless old man who goes by Grandfather, who spirits Arthur away in the middle of the night to attend a wedding and gain allies to take his kingdom.

Meanwhile, Sleeping Beauty's prince is on his way to wake Sleeping Beauty, and we watch this through the perspective of his great-aunt who attended the party and, thanks to her gift of sensitivity to magic, is able to dream about what is happening to her twin brother's family. This means that she's not caught off guard, like the rest of the party, who had no awareness of the passing time. This plotline is about adjusting to change as everyone needs to discover where they belong to this new world. 

Arista's Thoughts:
I freely admit that this is my messiest book, especially as it lacks any proper climax. However, there are scenes that I absolutely love. It's not a great book, but it's generally fun, has good messages, and sets things up well for the next book in the series. 

After Ever After - Sleeping Beauty
Reimagining - King Arthur 

Ensemble - Robin Hood, Toads and Diamonds, Capserl and the Princess

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Magical 

Traditional European 

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