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The Return of King Lillian

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By far one of the most interesting, unique, whimsical, and beautifully written fairytales I've read in a long time!

Going into this story I was expecting it to be an entertaining fast read meant for children. I was not prepared for the adventure that I set out on.


First off, I want to just mention the brilliant idea of having Lillian mentioned as a girl-king instead of a queen! That was the thing that caught my attention in the first place and made me curious for more.


The Return of King Lillian is a brilliant fairytale that reminded me a lot of stories like "The Wizard of Oz", "Alice in Wonderland" and "Gulliver's Travels". The whole story is written as if we're reading Lillian's diary. This made the reading experience very unique and personal, as if Lillian and I were sitting in front of a fireplace while she told me her whole story.


The thing that truly blew me away with this book was the beautiful way it is written. Sometimes it read like the fairytales I remember my parents reading for me when I was a kid, other times, it's felt like I was reading a whimsical poem.


Lillian is such a wholesome, pure and naive character because of her time isolated in the Forest of Forgetfulness. But she's also a strong character, and a lot of the challenges she meets throughout her journey can easily be linked to the problems that we meet out here in the real world. She takes them on with a positive and free-minded spirit, and the character development of Lillian is just a pure joy to witness as the pages go by.


Plakson has written a story that can be enjoyed by both kids as well as adults, with colorful characters, adventure, wisdom, and a good dose of wit and humor.


The Return of King Lillian is not a book that I speed read (as I often find myself doing with fairytales), but it was savored and enjoyed over time as the masterpiece that it is!

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About the author

Multi-media artist Suzie Plakson has written short stories, poetry and music, done improv comedy and voiceovers, performed in off-off-Broadway plays, and appeared in such films and TV shows as MAD ABOUT YOU, LOVE AND WAR, WAG THE DOG, EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND and STAR TREK. This is her debut novel. view profile

Published on July 09, 2019

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Genre: Literary Fiction

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