![]() ![]() They'd been doing this since they were children. Charan and Chun visit the forest often, because they've seen goblins. But it was! The retelling is the story of Charan and her young brother Chun. I feel like I've said that several times now, in this review. This was such a cool story and I love that the author chose to retell such an old one, and made it her own. I was completely hooked on this story and I was rooting for one thing, but then I realized that I wanted the story to end differently. The ending of this story is actually really "happy" and I loved it. ![]() One smile of hers breaks the illusion and she realizes just how little control of her life that she actually has. But the courtesan knows that while she adores the prince, she does not love him, and her life is completely controlled by him, even if she is not a prisoner. The heroine is a courtesan to a prince, and the prince is so in love with her. ![]() ![]() (The original legend is very old and there are several interpretations to the story.) This in itself was really cool. The retelling is a little different from the original story - in that it binds together two potential versions of the original story. The legend is the story of Anarkali, a courtesan for King Akbar of the Mughal Empire in the 1500s. It isn't specified, but I believe the original tale is Pakistani. ![]()
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