A vicious witch.A dark curse.A lost kingdom.After a mysterious woman comes to Gretel’s village, her brother Hansel disappears without a trace. Gretel soon discovers that the traveling beauty wasn’t just any woman, but a wicked witch who steals willpowers, transforming humans into slaves.Determined to rescue Hansel, Gretel ventures into the lair of the witch, the Black Forest, swearing she’ll … Hansel, Gretel ventures into the lair of the witch, the Black Forest, swearing she’ll either leave with her brother or die trying.
An evil force has befallen General Stefan’s kingdom. The evil witch of the Black Forest is poisoning the royal family and the whole country. She must be brought to justice.
Cloaked in spells, the witch’s forest has consumed countless soldiers and only permits one solider to enter at a time. Unable to bring his army, Stefan must fight this battle alone. Or so he thinks until he meets Gretel. The willful redhead is an unlikely partner and his only ally.
Together, Stefan and Gretel must overcome countless obstacles and trials as well as untangle their terrifying romantic feelings for each other.
Will Stefan and Gretel find a way to outsmart the witch or will they lose their lives and everything they care about?
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Filled with adventure, love, magic, and a strong heroine, this clean YA Fairy Tale is a must-read!
If you liked Kiera Cass, Serena Valentino, and Liz Braswell, you’ll love this!
The Hansel and Gretel Curse is the third book in the Cursed Fairy Tale series. Each book can be read as a standalone. However, for greatest enjoyment, the novels should be read in order.
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The Hansel and Gretel Curse is my favorite of these re-tellings so far!
A great new take on this classic tale, wonderfully written, fast paced and full of action. I was pleasantly surprised and couldn’t put it down. The audio is very enjoyable to listen to.
Finally! A fairy tale in this series that I am more than just passingly familiar with! I am a fan of the original Hansel and Gretel and have not found a retelling that I enjoyed much or didn’t think was ridiculous (I’m looking at you, Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters!) I love what Ms. Ryerkerk has done with this story. She came at it from such a different angle that it is fresh, suspenseful, and a little romantic. Gretel was always the hero but in this version she sacrifices more and works harder for her win. The continued world building of this series is really interesting, as well. Each story reveals more depth to the magic and peoples of this world. Well done.
This book was given to me by booksprout. I am leaving this review freely. I love the twist to the candy witch. It has lots of magic, love, adventure, and self growth. This book has everything to keep your attention to the very end and ready to read another. I am going to go find the other books in this series to read. Who says the girl always has to be the one that is rescued? Why cant she do the rescuing this time and more? Hope you join me for this great adventure.
Fast-paced and well written, this is the first I’ve read in this series, but I plan to go back and read the first two soon! I really enjoyed the writing style and characters, as well as the beautiful and exciting style used to tell the story. It was easy to get swept up in this enchanting tale, and I look forward to reading more by this author!
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The Hansel and Gretel Curse by Margo Ryerkerk is a wonderful story to read. This is book number three in this wonderful series. This story is a wonderful retelling of Hansel and Gretel and I highly recommend this to everyone who loves reading about retelling of childrens stories in a different veiw point.
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On the night of their seventeenth birthday Hansel wanted Gretel to go out with him to meet friends to celebrate their birthday but Gretel is not in the mood she had rather stay home and read.
Hansel goes off to the party without Gretel. When he doesn’t return home Gretel learns that he left the party with an older woman. She later learns that the woman who took him was the witch who lives in the Back Forest. This wicked witch lives in a house made out of all sorts of sweets. This wicked witch steals people’s willpower and turns them into slaves.
To save her brother Gretel must enter the Black Forest and go to the witch’s liar. In order to save her brother she must not succumb to the wicked witches mind control technics. Can Gretel infiltrate the witch’s lair and pretend to be under the wicked witch’s control? Can she save her brother? Can she make it out alive?
Upon entering the Black Forest Gretel meets one of the Queens Generals Stefan. The royal family is in trouble. Stefan is determined to save them from the wicked witch in the Black Forest. Stefan will have to save the royal family on his own as only one soldier is allowed to enter the Black Forest at a time. So Stefan and Gretel decide to work together to take down the wicked witch and save the royal family and Hansel.
It will take many trials and temptations before their journey is through. Can they resist temptation long enough to do what they came to do? Can they save Hansel or will they succumb to temptation?
The Hansel and Gretel Cruse was a fast paced and enthralling read that kept me hooked from the first page pulling me in with all of its magical twists and temptations I couldn’t get enough of its sweet magical world. I can’t wait to read more in the Cursed Fairy Tale world.
The Hansel and Gretel Cruse can be read as a stand-alone but I would recommend picking up a copy of the first two books in the Cursed Fairy Tale world, The Nutcracker and The Bluebeard Curse. Both are very fast paced and enjoyable magical reads filled with lots of suspense and mystery.
I felt Nutcracker showed promise, so I tried this one. Nope. Had to quite early on.
Alas, it, too, is clunky and stiff. Overstated, trope character descriptions and odd dialogue. “Cutting slack” in an archaic village? Really? And a full library in a tiny village? Ok-ay. Most people in the time and place we are given to believe is the setting would be illiterate. I realize this is fantasy, but there needs to be a consistent, overarching reality to sink into, and tossing in anachronisms destroys this.
I love a good re-imagining of a classic take, ave that’s certainly more than the case with Margo Ryerkerk’s marvelous The Hansel and Gretel Curse (Cursed Fairy Tale, Book 3). This is only loosely based on the Hand and Gretel tale, and there’s a whole new character, Stefan, who is put to good use (and is a wonderful match for the strong heroine that is Gretel). The witch here is also much more powerful – and, really, “much more powerful” is a great description for this well written story in its entirety. But for the fact that I’m literally dictating this review to my husband from my hospital bed I could go on and on with praises. The book definitely deserves it. Since I can’t do that I will simply note that the book is most definitely one to read, and it is easy to highly recommend.
Another exciting read in the Cursed Fairy Tale series. This is a great twist on the traditional story, and it’s loaded with adventure, danger, magic, and even a bit of romance. The story is a bit dark, but content is still appropriate for teens and young adults. Plus, the descriptive scenes and storytelling draw you in and keep you turning pages. Like the first two books in the series, this one features a strong heroine determined to defeat evil and break the curse. I love that there’s an interconnection with the first two, yet it still works wonderfully as a standalone. This may not be the fairy tale we grew up with, but in my opinion, it’s even better and certainly more exciting.
The Hansel and Gretel Curse by Margo Rykererk a five-star read that you will curse, as you won’t be able to rest until you have finished. This is the third novel in the Cursed Fairy Tale series and my personal favourite of the three. Gretel may just be one of those characters that will stay with you, she will be someone you would want covering your back and sat opposite you when your chilling and having a read. Throw in a great plot and some awesome fighting evil and you have a great story.
Where to start? I didn’t like the original classic tale as a kid but THIS! Margo made it completely new and likable story! I loved it! I love dragons and in this new fairytale were dragons! Story itself is action packed, suspense, magic, a bit of romance and humor despite the evil things happening. Gretel is another great character – young but determined, strong heroine well developed in all ways as was Stefan. Loved them so much. I can’t tell more because that would mean spoilers but I never do it! You should read it yourself to find out this is a really good story! Just read it!
Fantastical Fairy Tale With Magic, Cakes & Sweets!!
In the Cursed Fairy Tales book #3, we meet the twins Hansel & Gretel This ‘sanitised’ tale was always one of my favourites as a child – the thought of a whole house made of cakes & sweets is just about any child’s dream, I think.lol Of course this cursed tale isn’t quite as simple or sweet
Hansel disappears on the night of their 17th Birthday. Gretel, being obsessed with story’s, refused to go out with him & his friends to celebrate, as she wanted to lose herself inside the pages of a book She’s wracked with guilt when it comes to light that he left the party with a beautiful, unknown & older woman and that she may be the Wicked Witch of the Black Forest!!
Gretel sets out to find him, armed only with a small amount of knowledge about what she may face & her own determination. Just before she enters the Black Forest, she meets a Royal Army General who offers to go with her. Stefan has more experience of what they’ll face & agrees to help her try & free her brother!!
This book is a slow burn romance, which is so much sweeter than Insta-love It’s a story full of secrets, royal intrigue, wickedness & spite as well as friendships, determination, Love, loyalty & family!!
A thoroughly enjoyable book to escape into
Debbie, 1970, UK