A modern day, real-world fairytale with a twist.Inspired by the story of Rapunzel.Tristan Parker is lost.After living through his parents’ bitter divorce, Tristan surprises everyone when he decides to uproot his life and move across the country with his dad. Disenchanted, Tristan deals with his pain by shutting out the world… until one day, when trying to retrieve a lost baseball, he climbs a … a lost baseball, he climbs a tower and meets a girl.
Helena Thompson is like no one Tristan has ever encountered. She’s quirky, weird, and lives in an imaginary world—her only way of coping with the bizarre life her paranoid mother forces her to lead. Drawn by Helena’s magical view on life, Tristan finds himself returning often to the unique girl with the long golden hair. But spending time with her is not an easy task, especially because their relationship must be kept a secret.
When Helena’s mother discovers the truth, can Tristan find the strength to fight for the girl who has awakened his heart? Or will the paranoid woman who keeps her daughter under lock and key stop their dreams from coming true?
If you enjoy reading sweet romances that touch on real-life issues and delve into the heartache and wonder of first love, then Paper Cranes is the book for you.
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Young love can be powerful. This story is full of live, life, choices and poetry. Tristan and Helena’s love is impossible but Helena will show Tristan how To be happy again and Tristan will show Helena how to fly again. Will their love last forever? Great story
This book was different from others I’ve read by this author. The way it started I had reservations, I love this author’s work but thought oh what if I can’t get into it. The story soon evolved and my heart was captured.
Poor Tristan is a teen boy who is barely surviving his parent’s divorce. New school, haunted house next door and no friends..he’s a moody boy but what teen isn’t.
A modern day twist on Rapunzel. Who is that girl in the tower? Why doesn’t she come outside? I thought she was a ghost until the story unfolded. With this girls mother I just couldn’t see a happy ending. The angst of young love then the tragedy just about ripped my heart out. It can’t end like this….I didn’t see that ending coming at all. I truly love this author’s work and this story was a brilliant tale of ‘feels’.
Paper Cranes is a fairy tale retelling, taking you away from the contemporary romance/suspense that Jordan Ford has previously published. It starts with a sullen Tristan, who has had his life disrupted due to his parents’ divorce. He moves away from his mum and her new boyfriend to stay with his dad, but didn’t realise that he would end up looking after him. All seems lost as he sinks deeper into bitterness and sadness. However, when he goes to rescue a lost baseball, he finds more than a ball. He finds the light of his life, and so the adventures begin.
As bad as this may sound, each time I start a new Jordan Ford book I think to myself that I can’t possible enjoy it as much as I did “…”, and yet each time Jordan Ford proves me wrong. I LOVED this fairy tale retelling, mainly because of the tongue in cheek references to Rapunzel that the characters themselves tease each other with. Seeing the rises and falls that Tristan goes through, the calm acceptance of Helena, the joy, love, and laughter that these two share… it’s just wonderful. I also have a re-appreciation for Shakespeare and poetry! Now, this book isn’t all sweetness and light, so don’t think it is, BUT it does show what can happen if you keep the faith in love, hope, happiness, and fairy tale endings.
Exceptionally written, with no editing or grammatical errors that disrupted my reading flow, I thoroughly enjoyed this book and have no hesitation in recommending it.
* A copy of this book was provided to me with no requirements for a review. I voluntarily read this book, and my comments here are my honest opinion. *
Merissa
Archaeolibrarian – I Dig Good Books!
This is a different type of story than I usually read, but I am so glad that I gave it a chance. Jordan Ford is a talented author and she wrote a truly magical story. I love the idea of the paper cranes and what they symbolize. Helena and Tristan’s heartbreaking and inspiring journey is a must read.