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Title: Winterdream

Author: Chantal Gadoury

Page count: n/a currently

Published:  November 27, 2018

Publisher: Parliament House Publishing

Genre: Teen/YA

Received: from the publisher in exchange for an honest review

Rating: 4/5

Summary:

This Christmas Eve… no creature was stirring…

Except, maybe, a mouse.

At long last, can true love break the Nutcracker’s curse?

For Clara Stahlbaum, this Christmas means the end of her youth. A daughter of the aristocracy, Clara is expected to give up her dreams of adventures and the extraordinary for more normal days as the wife of a cruel Viscount.

But when magical Uncle Drosselmeyer returns with his wondrous, dancing contraptions, and one…special gift for Clara, she is beckoned to the land of Winter Dream, where she is thrust into the greatest adventure of her wildest dreams. But will she be able to break the Nutcracker’s curse?

Uncle Drosselmeyer’s apprentice, Anton, is handsome as he is mysterious. But what is it about him Clara finds so alluring?

Winter Dream is a phenomenal retelling of The Nutcracker from the eyes of Clara Stahlbaum with all the magic of the Holiday season. If you loved S. Jae-Jones’ Wintersong, you’ll fall in love with this stunning tale of love, war, redemption, and Christmas magic.

My Thoughts:

This was another amazing book by Chantel. This is the perfect book to read for this time a year with Christmas right around the corner thus being a retelling of the nutcracker. I have read a few retellings but nothing like this one. If you are into fairy tales or retellings this would be the perfect book for you.

While I was reading this I felt like I was actually sitting in a theatre and watching the play. I think the way the original is an the way this was written is still true to the story.

Clara is an amazing character because she is a strong willed woman who knows what she wants and won’t let anyone or anything change her mind. Clara and the nutcracker are a match made in heaven.

I’m definitely going to have to read this again closer to Christmas to get even more into the Christmas spirit.

This is definitely one I think you should all check out.