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A Touch of Gold is a good story, entertaining with endearing characters. I did expect to enjoy it more though. It felt a tad bit predictable to me. I literally called some of the character motivations and actions before they happened, mostly in a joking sort of way, but then when it all went down, I was right almost to the detail.

Positives are watching the main character, Kora, grow and develop over the course of the story. The first-person narration is compelling, and I liked her as a character. I loved the tie-in with the King Midas story, although I'm not sure why a Greek god had to be included when nothing else indicates that type of society. In fact, there is not a lot to indicate the society at all - Greek gods are mentioned, but the descriptions kind of feel medieval, so it's hard to tell. So, for me, the world-building is a bit flat. The romance is just so-so as well and extremely predictable. I did appreciate that the violence was not gratuitous, nor is there anything explicit in terms of the romance. It suits the age range really well. The magic of her gold curse is explained well, too, fantastic but also somewhat realistic, if that makes sense (more than just "Bam! You've been turned to gold forever!"). Also, if Hettie were my "friend" and stowed away, I'd have probably thrown her overboard myself.

Solid debut, just missed the mark for me in a few key things; however, it does show promise for future books. It does leave the reader with a bit of a cliff hanger, and I am interested enough to read the sequel.


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A Touch of Gold Blink Annie Sullivan Books Reviews

I love when authors play with a story we've known since we were kids, breathing new life and imagination into them.

We've all heard various renditions of King Midas, the guy who wanted riches galore. He became able to turn anything into gold with his touch, which (of course!) ended up being his demise.

In this version, during the moments when he realized his mistake, he accidentally turned a handful of items--including his daughter (Princess Kora)--into a golden statues. He manages to reanimate her, but he doesn't follow his wish's rules about fixing the rest of the items as well, so she turns back into gold again. Human, but with flesh, eyes, and bones that never allow the king or his people to forget that curses are often disguised as wishes.

A decade has passed, the kingdom has grown weak, and people are too scared of the golden princess and her cursed kingdom to consider marrying her (which would help stabilize the power of the kingdom). She hides in the castle; she and her dad barely speak; her uncle runs interference between the two of them and the kingdom, itself.

Then something happens that requires Kora to not only leave the castle grounds, but take to the sea on an adventure that will test this sheltered young woman in every way. Can she learn to read people? Can she make friends? Can she be brave? Can she do the one thing she has been scared of for most of her life?

This is a fun adventure with a bit of romance for the teen reader on up who enjoys retellings, pirate adventures, and watching young women find their legs in this tricky world.
This book was amazing. Here are some things that make the book stands out.

1. The story is from the pov of a curse person and someone of royalty.
2. A twist of the prince charming trope. Thank you author.
3. An awesome what if story deprived from mythology.

Other than that, I enjoy the characters. They all felt real and understanding. The story left an open ended question about how Kora and Midas curse will be lifted if it's ever going to be and that is just fine with me. Leaves the reader to wonder how things will move forward now and how Kora and Royce will move forward after the ending. I wished this book have a sequel. I would love see these characters again and see Kora's life as a princess changes now that she's grown. I like how she used her curse to her advantage in some moments. I love seeing the villians get their comupends.

There's just something about this book that I find a rarity in retellings/Fairytale. This kinda gives me a beauty and the beast feels because Kora, a cursed royal, sees herself as a monster and believes no one would understands her yet here's a young man who faces a dramatic experience with a curse and accept that it happened, moving on with his life instead of wallowing in grief. He sees pass her curse and sees her as a person, not something to take advantage of.
With the help of my 13-yo daughter I can tell you Touch of Gold is a fantastic novel with plenty of twists and turns in it. Every time I was certain something was going to happen there was a major turn in events. Kora's perspective of the story was so much different from all the other stories about King Midas. It reminded me of the Harry Potter series. In every single book I always thought I knew what was going to happen and I was always wrong. I felt the same way when I read this book. Like most books about magic and mythology, Touch of Gold has a lesson to be learned. It shows we are not other people's mistakes. We are our own person no matter what other people do. I thought this book was really well written and I would definitely recommend it. I'm amazed how Annie took a typical Greek story and turned it into such a thrilling novel.
A Touch of Gold is a good story, entertaining with endearing characters. I did expect to enjoy it more though. It felt a tad bit predictable to me. I literally called some of the character motivations and actions before they happened, mostly in a joking sort of way, but then when it all went down, I was right almost to the detail.

Positives are watching the main character, Kora, grow and develop over the course of the story. The first-person narration is compelling, and I liked her as a character. I loved the tie-in with the King Midas story, although I'm not sure why a Greek god had to be included when nothing else indicates that type of society. In fact, there is not a lot to indicate the society at all - Greek gods are mentioned, but the descriptions kind of feel medieval, so it's hard to tell. So, for me, the world-building is a bit flat. The romance is just so-so as well and extremely predictable. I did appreciate that the violence was not gratuitous, nor is there anything explicit in terms of the romance. It suits the age range really well. The magic of her gold curse is explained well, too, fantastic but also somewhat realistic, if that makes sense (more than just "Bam! You've been turned to gold forever!"). Also, if Hettie were my "friend" and stowed away, I'd have probably thrown her overboard myself.

Solid debut, just missed the mark for me in a few key things; however, it does show promise for future books. It does leave the reader with a bit of a cliff hanger, and I am interested enough to read the sequel.