Here’s book 5 of 20 in my reading challenge! Fairest by Gail Carson Levine

This morning I finished reading Fairest. It’s a cute fairytale story of a girl who lives in a kingdom where singing is at the center of everything they do. Aza has an incredibly beautiful voice, but she does not have the physical appearance to match. She finds herself in a situation that brings her into the royal court, where she befriends the new queen. However, things get complicated when the queen uses Aza’s amazing voice to deceive those within the castle. Naturally, drama ensues. This story is quite the page turner and even has the sappy love story to make any girl swoon. For a while, I wasn’t sure how I felt about the “I’m ugly and want so badly to be beautiful” theme, but it worked itself out in the end. Definitely a story to recommend to the girly-girl tweens, it’s one that they’ll love!