A Tale of the Old Witch
Book 5 of 8: Villains
Published: 7, August 2018
Author: Serena Valentino
Genres: Teen & Young Adult Media Tie-In, Teen & Young Adult Fairy Tale & Folklore Adaptations, Children's Folk Tales & Myths, Teen & Young Adult Myths & Legends, Wizards & Witches Fantasy
Evil is made, not born, is the best way to describe lots of these villains and the stories involved in this series and that is why we are reading this series so we can learn what caused these people to change into what we saw on the screen. But don’t forget, this book is not just about the villain, it is about the main series and what is happening in the universe of these characters.
This book has one of the most complete stories of any violins out of all the previous books in this series and even she was already kind of in a dark environment and you can tell she just needs a little tap on the shoulder to turn full dark and evil but still, you want to read on to see how it actually happened.
What I liked about the author is that she knows what she is writing and knows all the characters and movies from the universe she is writing about.
I love books because you can actually read what a character is thinking but in the movie, you can’t see that and it becomes only a two-dimensional character instead of a multidirectional one, where you can read thoughts, dreams, motivations, feelings, pain, and a lot more.
The author is building a huge universe that is getting bigger with every book and that you must find out and explore for yourself. If you know anything about the game called “Kingdom Hearts” then you’ll understand what I am talking about. It is basically a mash-up of all the Disney movies, live and animated combined into one huge game and in this case the book series. I wanted to talk about this theory in the last review but now I am sure of it so I mentioned it here. If you never played that game series then try and you are surely going to love it. I’ll add the link at the end with book links.
Disney’s Tangled was the classic tale of Rapunzel retold with a heavy Disney touch, and it is one of my favorite animated movies, but not because of the story or anything related to the humans, it was the warhorse that stole the show for me.
Warning: As with all the other books before this one, do not read it unless you read the previous books or you may get confused about what is happening because you need to know the backstories to understand the progression of the story.
This paragraph is going to be the same for this book series so If you already read it previously then just skip to the next paragraph - This book series is about Walt Disney’s villains and about the life they had and what caused them to be like what you saw them on the screen. I always wanted to know about the other side of the story when I saw a villain do something evil. And I think now is the time when we can see and read about that because I see movies and read books about antiheroes and even villain’s backgrounds. Our society is at last evolving and adopting the open-minded approach and that is why we are trying to learn the opposite side’s story also.
Synopsis:
“Evil is made not born.
Book 5 in the wildly popular Villains series.
The tale of the legendary golden flower is widely known. The story has been told many times and in many ways. But always the flower is coveted by an old witch to keep herself young and beautiful. And always the flower is used to save a dying queen, who then gives birth to a princess with magical hair. Not willing to lose the flower, the old witch steals the princess and locks her away in a high tower, raising her as her own. But the princess always finds out who she truly is and manages to defeat the old witch.
And yet this is only half the story. So what of the old witch, Mother Gothel? Where does she come from? And how does she come across the magical golden flower? Here is one account that recounts a version of the story that has remained untold for centuries . . . until now. It is a tale of mothers and daughters, of youth and dark magic. It is a tale of the old witch.”
At last a book in this series that I can give full points without worrying about getting any blame. If you don’t like this book then it means you simply don’t like this genre or you didn’t read my warnings and suggestions about not reading this book unless you read the series in sequence.
I suggest buying the hardcover version if you are a true fan or want to give it as a gift to someone who is a fan.
Rating: 100/100
Recommended: 100/100 Yes.
Buy the Kindle version here:
Buy the hardcover version here:
Villains Hardcover Book Series 1-7 Set
Free with the free trial of Audible:
The Games in Kingdom Hearts Series (All parts in one):
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