This was given to me last week by a friend of mine. It’s a good quick read. I liked the irreverence of the heroine; the book reminded me most of The Ordinary Princess by M. M. Kaye, except for older kids and up through adults. They are both anti-fairy tales, in that they openly disassociate themselves from the traditional fairy tale conventions. It has a quasi-fairy tale ending, in that the enchantments are broken at the end and you could believe everyone lives happily ever after but it doesn’t end with a wedding. The author does cleverly leave room open for a sequel, though. All in all, I highly recommend it.

Patrice Kindl. Goose Chase. 2001. Puffin Books, New York.