This is my first experience with a modern day fairy tale retelling, and I have to say, if the others are even half as good as Rapunzel Untangled was I need to start reading them all up. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. In fact, I loved it! I thought it was cute, clever, romantic, and so interesting, and Cindy Bennett even had a few twists up her sleeve. Rapunzel Untangled is a great book!

Rapunzel lives in a tower completely isolated and she has long flowing blonde hair. But you knew all that, right? She can't leave her tower because she has a severe immune disease and any contact with outside germs can be fatal for her. I thought it was awesome that her first introduction to the outside world was through facebook. How fitting in this technical age. She meets Fane on facebook and honestly, talking to him was just the catalyst that Rapunzel needed. She started to become more curious and interested in the world around her.

I just loved her and Fane's chats on facebook. I thought they were absolutely hilarious, and I loved all the pop culture and movie references. It kind of reminded me of the quick wit that I love so much in Meg Cabot books. (which as you all know, is HIGH praise from me) He is a great guy. He really took everything in stride. I thought the little romance between Rapunzel and Fane was adorable. Every time he got concerned with germs for her, it made me smile. There is just something about the two of them that works so well.

This book is not only the "can't-eat, can't-sleep, reach-for-the-stars, over- the-fence, World Series kind of stuff," (two points for whoever can name this movie!) but it also has a touch of magic. And we all know that magic can lead to some unexpected twists. I'm not going to ruin any surprises but I loved all of the plot lines so much that I really want you to experience it for yourself.

I loved the house. It reminded me of the house in Rose Red by Steven King. Where the lady of the house has to keep building on and "growing" the house. This book isn't a horror like that one, but the continuous construction on the house reminded me of that.

If you like sweet romances, modernization of fairy tales and just plain great stories- you NEED to check out Rapunzel Untangled. I loved this book. One of my favorites of the year so far! It is also my first book by Cindy Bennett. She has so many other books that I would like to try. Let me know which one I should check out next!