Title: Warning - a good but ADULT book
Review: I have just barely started this book - and I'm already hooked. However, I wanted to post a comment that I think is important for potential buyers: THIS IS NOT A CHILDREN'S BOOK. In today's age of Harry Potter, lots of parents are looking for more ways to engage their middle school-age kids with additional fantasy reading. Looking at the reviews of this book, it would be easy to think that this is simply an imaginative retelling of the original tale - and you might assume it to be written for a similar age group. Absolutely not! Like I said, I am really hooked, and expect it to live up to its acclaim, but by page 15 I was already calling my Mom and warning her NOT to give it to her friend's 13-year-old as a gift - the sexual content is both explicit and mature, right off the bat. It serves the story well - but I would not want someone handing it over to an unsuspecting teenager of mine. So now that you've been warned - adults, enjoy!
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