Raphaela and Hermes develop a relationship that fateful summer … a relationship that has long-term consequences that will change their lives (and those of their family) forever. Her single-mother, a feminist scientist who adopted baby Raphael years before, keeps her away from everyone and everything in order to “shelter” her, to protect her especially from men.Ī princess in a tower just waiting to be rescued by Prince Charming but Doman’s story goes way beyond the hackneyed, trite fairy tale. Although she’s only 15, Raphaela is wise beyond her years - in booklearning, anyway. When he finds Raphaela in her high-security home, he keeps her secret from his brothers and family. Hermes is tired: he’s tired of always “losing the girl” to one of them … he’s tired of always being bested in every realm of his life … he’s tired.
He’s from a loving Irish-Catholic family, a family that often has to play second-fiddle to their father’s political career.
Hermes McCaffrey, the youngest son of a Republican senator, is 18 and tired of being bossed around by his older brothers. The tale starts out in a glorious vacation area in Massachusetts. Rapunzel is fairly graphic with its portrayals of the darkness and corruption in the world today - but there is hope and there is redemption and there is the good, the true and the beautiful. This is a book that Doman has written for the now-20-somethings who spent their teen years reading her previous books. This tale is NOT meant for the younger crowd.
These books are wonderful for bringing the truths of classic fairy tales into the 21st century.ĭoman’s sixth tale, her latest in the “Fairy Tale Novel” series is Rapunzel Let Down (currently available for the Kindle and pre-ordering directly from Doman’s website. My daughter - now 21 - has read all of these and my now-teen daughter is starting the series. Each of these books carry a deeper message for Doman’s readers – a constant message of the good, the true and the beautiful. Regina Doman has written five previous “fairy tale” books - Waking Rose, Black as Night, Midnight Dancers, Shadow of the Bear and Alex O’Donnell and the 40 Cyber Thieves - books written for teens that take a classic fairy tale and re-tell it in today’s terms. The following review is my honest opinion of this work of fiction. Disclaimer: I rec’d a review copy of this book.
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