At its core, it was still the story of a girl wanting to forge her own path and find love. When I read Hans Christian Andersen, I was mesmerized by its dark beauty – I loved discovering that the tale I’d grown up thinking I knew was so much more sinister than I originally thought. What was your favorite part of either story, and how did they influence you when writing To Kill a Kingdom? It’s easy to see your love of the classic tale of The Little Mermaid in this book, both the Disney and the original Hans Christian Andersen version. Read on to learn about the inspiration for her first published book, scenes that had to be cut from the book, and even whom she would cast if the book were ever made into a film! This book is available now from Fierce Reads, and MuggleNet jumped at the chance to read a review copy and to also provide a copy to one lucky reader! We also seized the opportunity to interview the author of this darkly beautiful and twisted tale, Alexandra Christo. To Kill a Kingdom presents an alternative telling of The Little Mermaid, one much darker than we’ve ever seen before.
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