I just recently joined a book club and our first pick was Donna Jo Napoli’s Zel.  This also happens to be one of my picks for Stainless Steel Dropping’s Once Upon a Time challenge.

Based on the fairy tale Rapunzel, the story is told in alternating chapters from the point of view of Zel, her mother, and the nobleman who pursues her, and delves into the psychological motivations of each of the characters.

I love reading fairy tales.  They were the first romance novel, if you truly think about it and, I have to say, I love it when authors put their own spin on the various stories.  Donna Jo Napoli definitely took the story of Rapunzel and added her own insights to it, which resulted in the fascinating story of Zel.  We’re not given …