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The Golden Apple The Dark Forest Book 1 eBook Michelle Diener

An expanded retelling of the original fairytale where the princess is promised by her father to the first who can retrieve the apple from the top of a glass mountain. In this version, the princess desires to make her own fate (including selecting on whom she bestows her virginity off screen). Her decisions require her to participate in the subsequent quest where she discovers she has more agency than those attempting to manipulate her suspect. Aside from a few kisses, embraces and the aforementioned yet unseen deflowering, the story reminds me of Andre Norton's quest books. Two young people traveling together for individual purposes become molded into a partnership with joint goals. There is a certain amount of easy development of her powers when needed but that is negligible in the larger context of the building sorcerers' war. I enjoyed it and would reread and recommend.


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The Golden Apple The Dark Forest Book 1 eBook Michelle Diener Reviews

The author has a clever mind and an engaging style. I enjoyed the book and finished it in one day. The plot sucked me in because the characters were well crafted, making you fall into the fantasy.

I look forward to reading book 2. I really enjoyed the author's recent sci-fi romance novel, so I am trying out her fantasy stories too.
I really enjoyed this book. It's a great combination of fantasy with just a tiny, tasteful amount of romance. Admittedly, after reading the first chapter, I thought the book was going to be about the two main characters arguing and fighting about stupid things. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the author made the female lead a reasoning, non-ridiculous person with the maturity of an adult. That's too rare in books these days. Totally worth reading, I loved it!
Lovely new series by Michelle!! Its an interesting twist on a fairy tale but with its own elements. First having a heroine that becomes strong and powerful enough to protect herself is a bonus. The world she's built with the magic is amazing! Its fully fleshed out with kingdoms, characters and rules to the magic. I really hope she writes more books in this world.
As soon as I began reading this book, my mind was taken back to the fractured fairy tales of my childhood. Ah, those cartoon adaptations of the stories we all know and love are some of the greatest out there. This one specifically brought me to one particular story, of a woman trying haphazardly to stay atop quite a slippery sloped mountain of glass. I still chuckle at the thought. So it was with wondrous pleasure that I found this book was indeed based on the story that particular fractured tale was founded from.

Now, if some of you follow my reviews, you will recall that I have read the second book already, The Silver Pear, so I know what happens as the story progresses. And I must say that, unsurprisingly, I did, in fact, like that book better than this first one. I say unsurprisingly because, to me, first books are a bit awkward. In a series, I always say, the first book is a mere introduction of characters and situations, preparing the reader for what is surely to come. Therefore, unlike some movie series, the first book is not as likely to gain as much favoritism as the following ones. However, that does not mean that it cannot happen. I have encountered a few series where the first book held a special place in my heart, and I will likely encounter more in future. Therefore, I always keep an open mind about any first book, allowing them a chance to prove themselves to me.

In The Golden Apple, we are introduced to the characters which will play a leading part in ridding the land of great evil in the second book. We have Kayla, a princess placed on a literal pedestal for her hand in marriage; Rane, a man trying to save his brother from the clutches of a powerful sorcerer; and Soren, though he comes quite a bit later in the story than the other two, Rane's brother, who seeks retribution against all sorcerers for what happened to his father. We are also introduced to the main antagonists of the story Nuen, the sorcerer who captured Siren; and Eric, the man behind the journey which will ultimately unite Kayla and Rane at first unwillingly, and then gradually closer and closer until they cannot bear harm to happen to each other.

While a lot of the scenes were beautifully written, and, I must admit, of even better quality than the second book, marginally so since some of those scenes were just as good, I felt like something was missing. Maybe it was the fact that I did read the second book first, time crunch issues with doing a review for a blog, but I do not understand why a couple of the lesser characters were not revisited in the second book. This series feels a bit incomplete and Just slightly anticlamactic and probably could have done with a bit more "meat" to the story. Other than that, though, and since this is a review for the first book only, I loved it. Especially the fact that I feel a bit of a kinship toward the main character due to our names being similar. It allows me to immerse myself even more into a story when something like that is factored in.
Michelle Dieners' retelling of fairy tales is just splendid!

The Golden Apple was a fantastic read, I loved every bit of it. My small obsession started with Mistress of the Wind. The Golden Apple was NO disappointment to follow!

Some people put their children on a pedestal... Kayla's father the King upped the ante by placing her on a Glass Mountain. So outraged by her father's actions just giving her away to whomever retrieves the Golden Apple she is holding. So she does what every headstrong woman would do, takes her own life in her hands. She will choose.

Rane happens to be who Kayla chooses... With Rane's brother's life in the balance what wouldn't he do. Living with the outcome of the path he has set on is another story altogether. Kayla's momentary laps in judgement to touch the Golden Apple has tethered her and Rane together. You can imagine how pissed off she is when she realizes that Rane and their encounter was not by chance. Plot twist all up in here!

The book was so easy to digest, it has a lightness to it. The words have a brilliant flow to them. I am starving for the next book the Silver Pear.
An expanded retelling of the original fairytale where the princess is promised by her father to the first who can retrieve the apple from the top of a glass mountain. In this version, the princess desires to make her own fate (including selecting on whom she bestows her virginity off screen). Her decisions require her to participate in the subsequent quest where she discovers she has more agency than those attempting to manipulate her suspect. Aside from a few kisses, embraces and the aforementioned yet unseen deflowering, the story reminds me of Andre Norton's quest books. Two young people traveling together for individual purposes become molded into a partnership with joint goals. There is a certain amount of easy development of her powers when needed but that is negligible in the larger context of the building sorcerers' war. I enjoyed it and would reread and recommend.