Almost There (A Twisted Tale): A Twisted Tale
Book by Farrah Rochon
DETAILS
Publisher : Disney-Hyperion (September 6, 2022) Language : English Hardcover : 464 pages ISBN-10 : 1368077560 ISBN-13 : 978-1368077569 Reading age : 13+ years, from customers Grade level : 7 - 12 Item Weight : 1.3 pounds , The 13th installment in the New York Times best-selling series asks: What if Tiana made a deal that changed everything? Sometimes life in the Big Easy is tough. No one knows that better than Tiana, though she also believes that hard work can go a long way. But when the notorious Dr. Facilier backs her into a corner, she has no choice but to accept an offer that will alter the course of her life in an instant. Soon Tiana finds herself in a new reality where all her deepest desires are realized: she finally gets her restaurant, her friends are safe and sound, and most miraculous of all, her beloved father is still alive. She's got everything she's ever wanted. . . . But after a while, her hometown grows increasingly eerie, with new threats cropping up in unlikely places. Navigating through this strange new New Orleans, Tiana must work alongside Naveen and Charlotte to set things right―or risk losing everything she holds dear. Read more
REVIEW
This was very enjoyable, although I had to stop halfway through and rewatch the movie. I would recommend you watch the Disney movie before reading this so you can fully appreciate how the author has carefully referenced lines and events in the Disney canon before she adds her own variation. Little throw-away lines from the movie come back here and have more meaning. I liked how the characters were fleshed out. I was pleased when Tiana finally tells Lottie that her life is very different, not because of the money, but because of the color of her skin. I thought this was a great and greatly needed scene to have in the book. Lottie could not have grown as a character without it. Anyone who has seen the movie or read the book knows that Tiana is worth ten of Lottie and doesn't have what she deserves just because she's Black. (I noticed, rewatching the movie, how Disney side stepped Eudora and young Tiana entering the trolley car and having to go to the back.) Lottie's absolute obliviousness is painful to observe, and more painful to admit that many of us white people have acted that way for years. I like to see these things addressed in books. I was thrown out of the story when Naveen, who carries his trumpet with him, is able to substitute for professional musicians on a moment's notice. I'm a classical musician, not jazz, but I suspect that even jazz musicians need far more than a year to master their instrument and a fair amount of notice to plan and rehearse a solo program. Then I remembered that I was reading a book based on a movie which has an alligator which plays trumpet. Okay, if an alligator can play a trumpet, I guess a prince can master one in just a year. I was also bothered by Naveen's carrying his trumpet with him everywhere. Trumpet cases aren't huge, but it is a nuisance to be carrying around unnecessarily. I would also seriously worry about theft, so I had to check out how much trumpets cost. Okay, you can buy a professional quality trumpet for a lot less than I paid for my violin, which is not professional grade. And we know that Naveen is careless with money. Trumpets, being made of metal, are also a lot less fragile than string instruments, so it's not as risky to the instrument. Most people are not going to have such qualms about this book. It is a fun exercise in stepping away from the movie part way and exploring a different path Tiana could have taken. I think in some ways, this may have been a more joyful path for her (than in the film) as she did get extra time with a loved one. But as long as I get my happily ever after, I don't really care how we get there.
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