Literature / Enchanted

Enchanted is a Fantasy novel by Alethea Kontis, in a world where numerous fairy tales are true. The heroine Sunday is the youngest of six daughters, born on, named after, and fulfilling the nursery rhyme about the days of the week. One day in the woods, she meets up with a talking frog.

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Tropes include

• "Day of the Week" Name: All six girls in the family are named for the day of the week that they are born on.

• Fairy Tale Free-for-All: Multiple fairy tales are true, with the heroine Sunday and her sisters fulfilling the nursery rhyme about the days of the week, as well as other fairy tales — Monday is the titular princess from The Princess and the Pea, Sunday meets up with The Frog Prince, and the whole family lives in what was once Rapunzel's tower.

• The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: Thursday's husband is identified as a pirate. His piracy, however, does not feature at all in the work.

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