Conceal, Don't Feel (Twisted Tales, #7)

by Jen Calonita

[lindsey]

I've read one other book in the Disney Twisted Tales series and didn't like it, so I was hesitant to pick this one up. However, since I like the movie and this was a different author, I decided to take a chance on it. It was better than the other one I read, but I feel like it could have been even better.

The tag line, "What if Anna and Elsa never knew each other?," sounded intriguing and I wasn't sure how it could possibly be handled, so I was pretty excited to start reading. While the twist made sense and worked for the story, I felt like it was a little bit of a letdown. Because they did know each other at one time, they'd just forgotten one another, due to a curse. So, not a lie, but a little disappointing.

Apart from the twist, the rest of the book is basically the plot of the movie, Frozen. Dialogue is taken, word for word, from the movie at times, and the characterizations felt flat. I probably wouldn't have read it if I'd known it was basically a novelization of the movie with a "what if?" thrown in, but it wasn't so bad that I regret reading it.

Younger readers may enjoy it, and I'd recommend it if you have a Frozen fan in your life who loves to read.