Kontis has deeply and vividly woven just about every fairy-tale character readers might half-remember into the fabric of her story: the beanstalk, the warrior maiden, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty and some darker ones, too. It is Sunday, however, who becomes fast friends with a talking frog, and it is Sunday’s kiss that frees him-except she doesn’t know. Her sisters range from twins Monday and Tuesday (Tuesday was danced to death) to Friday, who works magic with a needle among her brothers is Trix, who is a changeling. Sunday’s siblings each have their own fates and secrets. Sunday Woodcutter is the seventh daughter of a seventh daughter, living in the shadow of the memory of her eldest brother, Jack Junior, who disappeared on a cursed quest of his own. Readers who get past the generic title and an off-puttingly generic cover will discover a fabulous fairy-tale mashup that deserves hordes of avid readers.
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