"I think Alethea Kontis has magic herself."

-Luna's Little Library

"The tale is the most gripping of the Woodcutter Sisters tales so far."

-Fangirl Nation

"A mashup of the original seven swan brothers fairy tale, ingeniously woven with new twists. Magic abounds."
-VOYA

"Dearest takes the reader into Kontis's unique world of fantasy and magic, a world I'm always glad to return to."

-Buried Under Books

"With her trademark wit and clever world building, this will easily appeal to fans of the series as well as readers who love fractured fairy tales."
-Booklist

"Like her sister's stories, Friday's is yet another breathtaking assortment of odds and ends, bits and bobs of well-known and loved classic tales, woven together in such a way that they are both entirely new and entirely faithful to their original versions."

-Jessica Silverbow

"Magical adventure, occasional humor, and moments of gentle romance make this a good choice for younger to mid-teens. Enchanted, Hero, and now Dearest will be at home in most libraries."
-School Library Journal

The Woodcutter sister with "a heart as big as the moon" meets her destiny in the third of the frothy fairy-tale series (Hero, 2013, etc.). Empathetic Friday is as "loving and giving" as the old rhyme says, qualities desperately needed when an accidentally summoned ocean devastates the kingdom. She immediately puts her generous nature and enchanted needle at the service of the refugee children. Discovering that the seven swans on the palace grounds are actually enchanted royalty, she no sooner locks eyes with Prince Tristan than the pair fall instantly in love. Naturally, Friday devotes herself to helping their sister break the princes' curse, and that's when her troubles really begin... Once again, Kontis provides a sparkling mashup of familiar tales with a few original twists. Friday is an astonishingly sweet, optimistic and self-sacrificing heroine-the sort anyone would be lucky to know in real life.

-Kirkus