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Fumbled Fairy Tales Series Book 1
book blurb:
When the master book of fairy tales is shaken by a wayward human, the stories within are thrown into chaos — and Bella’s quiet village is the first to feel the consequences.
Instead of taming a cursed beast hidden inside a crumbling castle, Bella finds herself hurled thousands of leagues from home. Worried over her sick father but bound by her own concern over a beleaguered, talking bullfrog, Bella grants the creature two days of her help. Imagine her surprise when the frog turns out to be a prince transformed—quite unfairly—by a scheming enchantress. The threads of his fate are now tangled with hers, and breaking the curse will require more than a simple kiss.
As fragments of other fairy tales bleed into their world, Bella must rely on her wit, her compassion, and the strength of her own heart to see this through. The frog-prince who deserves her help may be proud, stubborn, and inconveniently small — but beneath the enchantment lies a man who sees beyond her beauty and is determined to earn her love rather than simply claim her.
Opposites in every way, this couple must overcome class differences, expectations, rank and enchantments if they are ever to find their way to Happy Ever After.
Because in this fumbled tale, love is not chosen by decree.
It is won by sacrifice, humility… and finding the humanity in us all.
Bella and the Bullfrog is a damaged prince, optimistic heroine, forced proximity fairy tale set in a medieval European town. Achieving their Happy Ever After means discovering self-grit and determination, overcoming stereotypical roles and parental expectations, finding found family, and seeing beyond what the eye normally sees.
THE FUMBLED FAIRY TALES SERIES is a collection of reimagined stories by authors who turn fairy tales on their heads to deliver stories that speak to the heart. Inside, you’ll discover bold heroines and unforgettable characters who refuse to wait for rescue, choosing instead to find their own way to a well-deserved Happy Ever After.
*Fairytale retelling *Strangers to More *Prince x commoner FMC *friends to more *curse
*magical world *true loves kiss *Young adult *no spice/clean *ARC read *Indie author
*Forced Proximity *Medieval Europe
Thoughts:
The guardian of THE book of Fairy tales gets a surprise visitor who causes havoc by shaking the book feeling that the old tales are outdated and full of big problems that need change too late to stop it from happening the guardian is beside herself with worry over what changes were caused by this action... to start with Belle from Beauty and the Beast is now about to meet the Frog Prince... this is a disaster... or is it?
Bella in order to save her sick father from the Beast's clutches trades places with him as prisoner shortly after her world is shaken up (for real) when she falls... and keeps falling she is no longer imprisoned in the Beasts tower but now in a completely different tower after finding a way out she walks a very long time until coming across a disgusting pond filled with who knows what... and is that a talking bullfrog?
Prince Riven is distressed no one in his family respects him or feels he is responsible enough to have a job he wants... he wants to make people happy with song... is that so wrong? He has always been the kind brother complete opposite to his older half brother's rudeness but he knows he's not going to inherit the throne anyways so why can't he just do what he wants build a university for all to attend and create music?
Upon returning home Prince Riven finds that one of the Great Enchantresses visits... the mean one... trying to think back to what he did he finds out that he didn't do anything to enrage her it was his awful brother who told the townspeople to dump their trash into her special pond and contaminate it... but when he tries to explain all of this she doesn't want to hear it instead taking him to the very disgusting pond where he is to live out his days as a frog until he can find a way to decontiminate it... but how can he do this in his tiny new body? Also will his family even care to look for him?
Bella with a heart of gold finds Riven in his new form and knowing that she's no longer close to home and just traveled far away in mere minutes she figures that it isn't too far off to find her new acquaintance is a cursed prince.
Unable to leave the murky muck of the pond and still have his voice Riven is bound to the pond and surrounding area but he is thankful to have someone to help him and all in exchange for his help getting home. He has always wanted to find a partner who liked him for him and not for his status as a Prince.
Bella tired of the men in her village who just want her for her beauty is surprised to find that she is drawn to the prince even in his frog form... could this be love?
This was a cute quick read, it was a fun reimagining of the classic tales and it's easy to see that if Bella could fall in love with a Beast she could also potentially fall in love with a Frog Prince.
I love how well Bella and Prince Riven worked together to help with both of their situations and the ending wraps up just like a fairy tale should.
I truly enjoyed this book and I'm looking forward to the next in the series!
Have you read this book? what did you think?
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