Go the Distance
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- Author：Jen Calonita
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Summary
What if Meg had to become a god？
After Hercules proves he's a true hero and regains his godship， all seems right in the world。 That is， until Zeus tells Meg that she can't be with Hercules because she's， well， mortal。 Luckily， Hera has a solution， offering Meg a chance to prove herself worthy of a spot on Mt。 Olympus--as a god。 All Meg has to do is complete a mysterious quest。
The mission？ Oh， just to rescue her ex's current wife from the Underworld。 The ex-boyfriend she saved by selling her soul to Hades。 The ex-boyfriend who immediately moved on to someone else while she was stuck in the Underworld。 Can Meg put her past behind her and use her quick-wit to defeat monsters and gods alike， including the nefarious Hades？ Will she finally figure out her place and contribution to the world？ Or will her fear of commitment have her running away from an eternity of godhood with Herc？
Written by the author of Mirror， Mirror and Conceal， Don't Feel， Jen Calonita's latest twist is sure to delight and surprise。
After Hercules proves he's a true hero and regains his godship， all seems right in the world。 That is， until Zeus tells Meg that she can't be with Hercules because she's， well， mortal。 Luckily， Hera has a solution， offering Meg a chance to prove herself worthy of a spot on Mt。 Olympus--as a god。 All Meg has to do is complete a mysterious quest。
The mission？ Oh， just to rescue her ex's current wife from the Underworld。 The ex-boyfriend she saved by selling her soul to Hades。 The ex-boyfriend who immediately moved on to someone else while she was stuck in the Underworld。 Can Meg put her past behind her and use her quick-wit to defeat monsters and gods alike， including the nefarious Hades？ Will she finally figure out her place and contribution to the world？ Or will her fear of commitment have her running away from an eternity of godhood with Herc？
Written by the author of Mirror， Mirror and Conceal， Don't Feel， Jen Calonita's latest twist is sure to delight and surprise。
Reviews
Allysia
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I was really excited for this book。。。 which is why I was so disappointed to have to DNF it at around 25%。I won't say much， but this read like a clunky middle grade book。 Everything is oversimplified and overexplained， which meant that we get the most basic tropes in the world， without so much as an effort to make them look somewhat original。 Meg， one of my favourite characters， had absolutely no spark。 She was your basic， somewhat generically strong main character that's kinda just a blank slate I was really excited for this book。。。 which is why I was so disappointed to have to DNF it at around 25%。I won't say much， but this read like a clunky middle grade book。 Everything is oversimplified and overexplained， which meant that we get the most basic tropes in the world， without so much as an effort to make them look somewhat original。 Meg， one of my favourite characters， had absolutely no spark。 She was your basic， somewhat generically strong main character that's kinda just a blank slate。The prose was just so excruciatingly simple I couldn't get invested in a single thing that was happening。 By the time the author decided she was done with characters like Hercules， I decided I was done with this book （around 80ish pages）。This isn't the worst thing I've ever read， and I really do think that younger readers would enjoy it， but there just wasn't anything here for me。 I saw someone else liken it to a Disney sequel， and that about sums it up。 。。。more
ReadingWithZee
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4。5/5 stars。 The extra chapter at the end of Hades and Persephone was adorable！
Blue
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Want to see more。。。 Bookstagram Website Thank you Scholastic for this book in exchange for an honest reviewWas this one of my most anticipated reads because it is based of one of my most loved Disney movies of all times， Hercules！ I adore Greek mythology， I adore the characters， basically the whole thing is right up my ally and I love it！ Calonita picks up right where the Disney movie finishes， when Herc and Meg get whisked away on a cloud， taken before the gods and Herc declares that he wants t Want to see more。。。 Bookstagram Website Thank you Scholastic for this book in exchange for an honest reviewWas this one of my most anticipated reads because it is based of one of my most loved Disney movies of all times， Hercules！ I adore Greek mythology， I adore the characters， basically the whole thing is right up my ally and I love it！ Calonita picks up right where the Disney movie finishes， when Herc and Meg get whisked away on a cloud， taken before the gods and Herc declares that he wants to spend his time on earth to be with Meg。 However Zeus isn’t a fan， instead the challenge is set that Meg must prove herself worthy to be a goddess！ While I hoped that this story would be more Hades than anything else it was still rather entertaining to follow Meg and her story and learn about her past， her broken love and why she struggles to trust those around her that love her。 Plus is there anything better than woman overcoming their challenges？！ And did I mention that Phil is still in this timeline and Pegasus？！ Should have started with them more than anything else！ 。。。more
Jenn of The Bookish Society
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I thought this was a cute continuation of the Meg/Hercules romance。 I know it's marketed as a YA （as is the whole series） but I think MG readers will love it- and there is no reason not to hand it to them。 I thought this was a cute continuation of the Meg/Hercules romance。 I know it's marketed as a YA （as is the whole series） but I think MG readers will love it- and there is no reason not to hand it to them。 。。。more
Missmandy Marie
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I really enjoyed this book。 I liked how they depicted the gods closer to how Greek mythology does， especially Zeus。 The only thing I did not like was the jumping around in time going to the past and then back， but that is just a personal opinion it tends to confuse me since there usually isn't any notice this is going to be happening。 But over all the story stayed very true to Meg from the Disney's Hercules and kept her a very strong independent character。 We learn more about how she came to be I really enjoyed this book。 I liked how they depicted the gods closer to how Greek mythology does， especially Zeus。 The only thing I did not like was the jumping around in time going to the past and then back， but that is just a personal opinion it tends to confuse me since there usually isn't any notice this is going to be happening。 But over all the story stayed very true to Meg from the Disney's Hercules and kept her a very strong independent character。 We learn more about how she came to be who she is。 Its a great read that will keep you enthralled threw the whole book。 。。。more
Kelly
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This was a really enjoyable entry into the Twisted Tale series。 Like Unbirthday， it takes place after the original story and doesn't really change the original storyline， but addresses the "What happened next？" question。 This was a really enjoyable entry into the Twisted Tale series。 Like Unbirthday， it takes place after the original story and doesn't really change the original storyline， but addresses the "What happened next？" question。 。。。more
Brianna
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I received an e-ARC from Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review。I am SO pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this！ I’ve read a number of Disney books in the past that I struggled to get through but this was so well done。 I had really low expectations， especially because Hercules is my favourite。The characters stayed true to the original story and the dialogue completely matched the movie personalities。 I loved the addition of Hades and Persephone。 The quest aspect gav I received an e-ARC from Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review。I am SO pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this！ I’ve read a number of Disney books in the past that I struggled to get through but this was so well done。 I had really low expectations， especially because Hercules is my favourite。The characters stayed true to the original story and the dialogue completely matched the movie personalities。 I loved the addition of Hades and Persephone。 The quest aspect gave me Percy Jackson vibes in the absolute best way。 I never expected to want to read the other books in this series， but I’m looking forward to them！ 。。。more
Aelin
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To be honest， for a Disney prequel， this was pretty decent。 However， the writing style wasn't the best， I mean， I didn't like it as much as I expected。 And the plot was far from the real Greek myth， but so was the Disney movie。 As a kid， Hercules was my most favorite Disney film， and Meg was a great character to me。 That's why I've decided to give this book a try。 Surprisingly， I don't regret it。 To be honest， for a Disney prequel， this was pretty decent。 However， the writing style wasn't the best， I mean， I didn't like it as much as I expected。 And the plot was far from the real Greek myth， but so was the Disney movie。 As a kid， Hercules was my most favorite Disney film， and Meg was a great character to me。 That's why I've decided to give this book a try。 Surprisingly， I don't regret it。 。。。more
Jessica
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A wonderful mix of Disney， mythology， and original story telling。。There are a ton of Twisted Tale books at this point。 Go the Distance by Jen Calonita is the first I've read， but it makes me want to read more of them。 The story starts right before the movie ended， with Hercules telling Zeus he wanted to remain on Earth with Meg。 Well in this version Zeus shot that down。 And our story begins。Calonita did a fantastic voice bringing the vibe of the movie characters into this new story but still kep A wonderful mix of Disney， mythology， and original story telling。。There are a ton of Twisted Tale books at this point。 Go the Distance by Jen Calonita is the first I've read， but it makes me want to read more of them。 The story starts right before the movie ended， with Hercules telling Zeus he wanted to remain on Earth with Meg。 Well in this version Zeus shot that down。 And our story begins。Calonita did a fantastic voice bringing the vibe of the movie characters into this new story but still kept them fresh and exciting。 I loved Hercules growing up。 I loved Megara with her zero f's to give way before it was cool。 And Hades is just the funnest of all the Disney Villains。 Combine that with a great story and you have the Elixir of the Gods 。。。more
Abbie Coker
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Maybe it was because I loved the movie so much growing up， but I was disappointed by how flat this book felt to me。
Cindee
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I loved this book even if the movie that this alters is one of my least favorite Disney films I like how this story goes better than that whole movie it adds so much more interesting things to Meg。 I loved the characters especially Meg she was expanded on so much it made her a better character it made her more than a love interest more than the girl that sold her soul for a lover she became so much more I loved her so much。 I also liked many of the additions to the story it made Meg's story so m I loved this book even if the movie that this alters is one of my least favorite Disney films I like how this story goes better than that whole movie it adds so much more interesting things to Meg。 I loved the characters especially Meg she was expanded on so much it made her a better character it made her more than a love interest more than the girl that sold her soul for a lover she became so much more I loved her so much。 I also liked many of the additions to the story it made Meg's story so much more developed and interesting the Hercules movie would of been better with this added to it。 I loved the plot it starts where the film would of ended with Hercules not being aloud to be with Megara instead so this triggers a quest for Meg that makes her a much better character by the end。 So overall I loved this book and I am looking forward to more books like this。 。。。more
Bookworm1858
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3。5/5Hercules is my favorite Disney film so I was excited to return to the characters and the world。 I think this is a tough challenge as I have always felt so emotionally satisfied with the real ending and didn't see any reason to update it。 I liked getting to spend more time with Meg and for her to build a real relationship with Pegasus and Phil， who gets more layers added to his character。 There's also a sprinkling of other myths， which continues the mash-up of mythology that Disney started w 3。5/5Hercules is my favorite Disney film so I was excited to return to the characters and the world。 I think this is a tough challenge as I have always felt so emotionally satisfied with the real ending and didn't see any reason to update it。 I liked getting to spend more time with Meg and for her to build a real relationship with Pegasus and Phil， who gets more layers added to his character。 There's also a sprinkling of other myths， which continues the mash-up of mythology that Disney started with their take on the Hercules myth， a much darker story。 On the less positive side， I certainly missed the songs which are part of what makes this movie so amazing （I did notice a little hat tip to the voice of Meg， Susan Egan， in that Meg's last name is revealed to be Egan - adorable！） 。。。more
Allison
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This is the ending， for the most part， that I wished the Disney movie had--where instead of Hercules giving up immortality， Meg was instead granted the chance to become immortal herself。 Of course this book is a movie-length story all on its own， so I understand why they didn't go this route， but still。 It's satifying after all this time to have my wish granted。Meg is sent on a quest by Hera that at first appears straightforward but eventually leads her to confront the two things in her past tha This is the ending， for the most part， that I wished the Disney movie had--where instead of Hercules giving up immortality， Meg was instead granted the chance to become immortal herself。 Of course this book is a movie-length story all on its own， so I understand why they didn't go this route， but still。 It's satifying after all this time to have my wish granted。Meg is sent on a quest by Hera that at first appears straightforward but eventually leads her to confront the two things in her past that cause her the most pain: memories of her mother， and her ex-boyfriend （the one she sold her soul to save who then betrayed her）。 Meg learned from those experiences not to count on anyone， and she will have to unlearn them in order to fully be a partner to Hercules。This book shows a surprising knowledge of Greek myth， even if it chooses to strategically ignore some aspects of it。 The actual Greek Underworld was a less dismal place than it is in the movie （which has much more in common with Christian concepts of hell） and moreso than it is portrayed here。 But the book still does a better job than the movie with using already existing Greek myths to its advantage to tell the story of Meg's quest to become a true hero herself。The characters for the most part match the way they are in the movie。 The author does an especially good job capturing Danny Devito's stylings as Phil the satyr。 I do think quotes from the movie were used a little too much in place of characterization--just having the characters repeat things they said in the movie， especially stuff that sounds offhand like "I'm a big tough girl， I tie my own sandals and everything，" doesn't necessarily equate to it being a catchphrase of theirs。Still， overall despite some smaller nitpicks a satisfying read if you're looking for a story about Meg given the chance to become a god。 。。。more
Amanda
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The sassiest Disney heroine deserved better。
Braden Waller
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Really great entry in the Twisted Tales series！ And Meg being the main character she obviously is…perfect。The overall theme of humility/being humble was apparent and strong。 The change Meg went through to accomplish her goal was evident as a reader， and I appreciated that。At times， the characters （Meg/Phil/Hades） didn’t seem like their movie counterparts， so that took me out of it a little。 And I needed more Pain & Panic！！Overall， great story！ Jen Calonita is for sure my favorite Twisted Tales a Really great entry in the Twisted Tales series！ And Meg being the main character she obviously is…perfect。The overall theme of humility/being humble was apparent and strong。 The change Meg went through to accomplish her goal was evident as a reader， and I appreciated that。At times， the characters （Meg/Phil/Hades） didn’t seem like their movie counterparts， so that took me out of it a little。 And I needed more Pain & Panic！！Overall， great story！ Jen Calonita is for sure my favorite Twisted Tales author。 Distinctive style that honors the original story while still making her own artistic choices that do not distract from the story。 。。。more
KayLa
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Absolutely love this book！ I loved that it took place after the movie！！ I loved how she portrayed Persephone and Hades relationship！ I would definitely recommend this book to everyone！！
Cecilia Rodriguez
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Calonita's plot picks up a little after the conclusion of the animated movie。As a mortal， Megara can't join Hercules in Olympus。Hera offers Meg an opportunity， by sending her off on a quest。In the subplot， Calonita incorporates the ancient Greek myth of Hades and Persephone。 Calonita's plot picks up a little after the conclusion of the animated movie。As a mortal， Megara can't join Hercules in Olympus。Hera offers Meg an opportunity， by sending her off on a quest。In the subplot， Calonita incorporates the ancient Greek myth of Hades and Persephone。 。。。more
Deanie Nelder
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After a life filled with tragedy， Megara finally gets the chance to prove herself， when Hera sets her on a quest to earn a spot as a goddess of Olympus。 While most of the books in the Twisted Tales series are twists on the original story， Go the Distance is really more of a sequel to the movie Hercules， with Meg in the starring role。 I really love this book。 Meg is strong， smart， compassionate， and brave， all of the qualities a true heroine needs， and she shows it over and over again。 Plus， her After a life filled with tragedy， Megara finally gets the chance to prove herself， when Hera sets her on a quest to earn a spot as a goddess of Olympus。 While most of the books in the Twisted Tales series are twists on the original story， Go the Distance is really more of a sequel to the movie Hercules， with Meg in the starring role。 I really love this book。 Meg is strong， smart， compassionate， and brave， all of the qualities a true heroine needs， and she shows it over and over again。 Plus， her quest is ultimately one of self-discovery， when she learns about her past， her relationships with friends and family， and ultimately her own purpose in life。 。。。more
Aly
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I love the Hercules Disney movie and was so excited to read this。 I love that it starts at the end of the movie， instead of changing the plot of Meg and Hercules' story。 Meg is an awesome character that doesn't get enough love and I enjoyed seeing her kick butt。 Quests are a great plot device and I was totally engrossed in Meg's journey to become a god。 I thought it was well written， emotional， and went well with the source material。 We also got to see more of Phil and Pegasus and I adore those I love the Hercules Disney movie and was so excited to read this。 I love that it starts at the end of the movie， instead of changing the plot of Meg and Hercules' story。 Meg is an awesome character that doesn't get enough love and I enjoyed seeing her kick butt。 Quests are a great plot device and I was totally engrossed in Meg's journey to become a god。 I thought it was well written， emotional， and went well with the source material。 We also got to see more of Phil and Pegasus and I adore those side characters。 Meg grows a lot in this and I was happy to see her get some peace regarding her mom and ex boyfriend。 This is a fun read and flew by！ 。。。more
MizzyRed
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I received a complimentary copy of this ebook from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。It is fun to read these what if books。 I enjoyed learning more about Meg during her quest to become a god so that she and Hercules don't have to be separated。 I always like getting the backstory of characters in movies and books。 Meg is strong and I like how she was able to face her past， learning how maybe things weren't always actually the way that Hades had shown her and growing because of it。 The Ha I received a complimentary copy of this ebook from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。It is fun to read these what if books。 I enjoyed learning more about Meg during her quest to become a god so that she and Hercules don't have to be separated。 I always like getting the backstory of characters in movies and books。 Meg is strong and I like how she was able to face her past， learning how maybe things weren't always actually the way that Hades had shown her and growing because of it。 The Hades and Persephone storyline was really cute too。 I am glad that was added in。Yes， it does read as a younger person book， but that is okay。 I still enjoyed it。 。。。more
Giovanni Maldonado
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I recommend this to all Hercules fans。 I admire that this is Meg's quest and much of the viewpoint and attention is focused on her。 I say watching the movie first then reading the books helps implant the voice of the characters into your mind as you read the pages。 I recommend this to all Hercules fans。 I admire that this is Meg's quest and much of the viewpoint and attention is focused on her。 I say watching the movie first then reading the books helps implant the voice of the characters into your mind as you read the pages。 。。。more
Grace
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This book was incredible， it’s everything I could have asked for。 I love how we follow Meg around and get to know about her about her past and her relationships with the people she loves or loved。 If your a Disney， Hercules or Greek Mythology fan， I can’t recommend this book enough！
Ashley Mills
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Rushed， but good。 Compared to the other books of this series， this one seemed hurried along and rather short。 I still enjoyed the story， but I feel like the plot and details could have been filled in more。
Alaina
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Oh my Disney heart is filled with so much joy right now。 Go the Distance dives into Meg going on a quest， or two， in order to become a God。 The reason why？ Well， she wants to be with her hunk Hercules。 I mean。。 who wouldn't？ Yet， Zeus frowned upon Hercules giving up his God status in order to be a mortal with the love of his life - Meg。 Long story short， Hera found a sneaky loophole and gave her a quest， or two， in order to become a God herself。 She saw something that Zeus never did。 The love be Oh my Disney heart is filled with so much joy right now。 Go the Distance dives into Meg going on a quest， or two， in order to become a God。 The reason why？ Well， she wants to be with her hunk Hercules。 I mean。。 who wouldn't？ Yet， Zeus frowned upon Hercules giving up his God status in order to be a mortal with the love of his life - Meg。 Long story short， Hera found a sneaky loophole and gave her a quest， or two， in order to become a God herself。 She saw something that Zeus never did。 The love between Meg and Hercules was there and they were going to do absolutely anything to be together。 So I was really excited to see what she had to do in order to be with him。 Besides her， we got see everyone from the movie - which YAY！ I loved seeing Hades being in love because it was both adorable and hilarious at the same time。 Then there's Phil and him being great with a baby was all kinds of cute。 I can't forget Pegasus one bit either。 I enjoyed him and Meg getting closer because of how he acted when she was with Hercules。 Also， the quests！ Ah - so insane！Overall， I'm just going to say it - I really enjoyed this book。 Definitely in the top 5 for this series。 。。。more
Dania Paola Chavez
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4/5 stars。 It was nice to get more of a glimpse of Meg's life， this tale gave Meg much more dimension that the movie was not able to do。 And this book just reinforced Meg as my favorite character in the movie 4/5 stars。 It was nice to get more of a glimpse of Meg's life， this tale gave Meg much more dimension that the movie was not able to do。 And this book just reinforced Meg as my favorite character in the movie 。。。more
ضحى الحداد
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I shouldn't have raised my expectations since I generally tend to be bored with Greek Mythology but Hercules is one of my favorite Disney movies so I was really excited for the twisted taleIn This book we will follow Meg， in her quest to be a God by completing a quest in 10 days 。。 what's her quest ？ it's returning the soul of the wife of her ex boyfriend to the land of living， so she must face her past and confront her greatest flaw， not believing in the power of love and only trusting herself I shouldn't have raised my expectations since I generally tend to be bored with Greek Mythology but Hercules is one of my favorite Disney movies so I was really excited for the twisted taleIn This book we will follow Meg， in her quest to be a God by completing a quest in 10 days 。。 what's her quest ？ it's returning the soul of the wife of her ex boyfriend to the land of living， so she must face her past and confront her greatest flaw， not believing in the power of love and only trusting herself like her mom taught her 。。 the story was fast paced and fairly nice， but I don't remember Meg was this annoying in the books， she was supposed to be ready for love but for some reason she wasn't and she was snappy and her humor was really lost on me because I felt that the writer wanted to make her a vulnerable but she was stuck with the character from the movie 。。 it was really confusing see her think something then act something else， and I didn't see any character development in her 。。 it reminded me alot of "Moana" and I didn't like that movie either 。。。more
Ambur B。
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Not super twisted like the Beauty and the Beast one but still wonderful。
liza！
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actual rating: 2。5/5 stars， rounded down。eh？ eh。hercules and the rest of the late disney renaissance movies are some of my all time favorite films in disney’s catalog。 not only do they have some of the most incredible scores （hunchback of notre dame comes to mind！） their stories are so unique and， albeit being fantastical， feel so gut-wrenchingly relatable。 two or three years ago， when i saw hercules for the first time， i loved it for hades， meg， and its fantastic music。 and sadly， this book fel actual rating: 2。5/5 stars， rounded down。eh？ eh。hercules and the rest of the late disney renaissance movies are some of my all time favorite films in disney’s catalog。 not only do they have some of the most incredible scores （hunchback of notre dame comes to mind！） their stories are so unique and， albeit being fantastical， feel so gut-wrenchingly relatable。 two or three years ago， when i saw hercules for the first time， i loved it for hades， meg， and its fantastic music。 and sadly， this book fell short when compared to its source material。 even when separated from the film， it’s not very good。 it’s just fine， nothing more， nothing less。 the plot is questionable at most- it’s not much of a “twisted” tale， unless the story intends to twist the development of its characters。 the story starts at the end of hercules， but when the titular character gives up his godly status to be with meg， zeus denies hercules’ request and forces him to remain a god。 this is supposed to separate meg and hercules forever， because gods and mortals can’t have romantic relationships。 however！ hera likes meg， so she gives her an opportunity to venture out on her own quest and become a god so that she can be with hercules。 this truly messes up the arcs that the characters have in the movie， and the story erases a lot of meg’s previous character development。 in the movie， meg dies for hercules， showing that she’s learned the importance of love and trust in others。 in this story， meg still won’t open up to others， and a lot of what she learned in the course of the movie is totally erased。 furthermore！ hercules’ arc was supposed to end in him realizing he didn’t need to be a god to feel like he had a place where he belonged。 in go the distance， he wants to give up his godhood to stay with meg， but isn’t allowed to。 it brings his development to a screeching， terrible halt。the rest of the story is also not very strong- meg doesn’t enter the underworld until the last quarter of the novel。 and when she becomes a god， the title she’s given is so ridiculous that i actually laughed。also- one of the main reasons why i picked up this book is because i read about a hades and persephone subplot taking place！ i was so excited because i love hades- he’s one of my favorite disney villains and he absolutely deserves his persephone。 they weren’t very prevalent throughout the story， but when they did appear， their relationship was the sweetest。 what can i say？ i’m a sucker for them。and i promise this is my last complaint！ but the book is very much written in a basic， middle grade style， which makes it odd that it’s advertised as being for young adults。 i doubt every book in the series has the same basic writing because different authors take the helm， and disney probably keeps the authors on a tight leash in terms of what they’re allowed to write。 still。 do better， maybe！overall- read if you love the movie， but there’s definitely better hercules fanfic out there！ i will now be writing for a hunchback of notre dame twisted tale in which quasimodo has a sister that gets to date clopin trouillefou。 i feel no shame！| i read this as “a book that’s published in 2021” for the 2021 popsugar reading challenge！ | 。。。more
Nicole
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This book read *way* younger than the other books in the Twisted Tales series。 It was not my favorite of them and I did find myself rolling my eyes at the immature writing style and dialogue， but overall， the plot was good and I enjoyed the Greek mythology aspects。 The character development arc was good， even if the whole thing about needing to get over seeing love and help as a weakness is sort of overused and cringey。 Half of the time， I felt like I was watching a "Sofia the First" episode or This book read *way* younger than the other books in the Twisted Tales series。 It was not my favorite of them and I did find myself rolling my eyes at the immature writing style and dialogue， but overall， the plot was good and I enjoyed the Greek mythology aspects。 The character development arc was good， even if the whole thing about needing to get over seeing love and help as a weakness is sort of overused and cringey。 Half of the time， I felt like I was watching a "Sofia the First" episode or something and at one point， I was like， "aaand this is where they would sing a song to boost Meg's morale and make her realize her mistakes。" I really， really wished that Hercules had been in it more—and that Meg would quit calling him "Wonder Boy"—and less of Phil， but it was alright。 I loved how we got to see more of Meg's past and how she came to be who she was in the movie。 I do think the whole Aegeus thing was resolved too quickly。 This was someone Meg had been harboring hatred for for *years。* SPOILER: I like how she saw it wasn't his fault， that time moved differently in the Underworld， but in the scene where it was revealed， Meg went from hating him to suddenly feeling so sorry and being totally cool with him and Katerina。 Which， I mean， good for Meg， but the transitions of emotions and stuff weren't stellar in this book。 Like I said earlier， I wish Hercules had been in it a little more so we could see more development of Meg and his relationship， but that didn't happen much。 We did get a few flashback scenes， though。 I also felt the book didn't stick very true to the time period。 I would read a sentence of dialogue and roll my eyes because there is absolutely NO WAY anyone would talk like that in Ancient Greece， or even in modern day！ I thought more details could have been added to give us more of that Ancient Greece feel， but sadly， there weren't。 I wish this one had been a little darker like some of the other Twisted Tales， but it was a quick read and mostly enjoyable。 Going into the Twisted Tale books， I know I'm not going to be reading some amazing piece of literature， but I expect to be entertained。 I'd say I was sufficiently entertained by "Go the Distance。" 。。。more
Alana
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My inner-Disney and -Meg fanatic had a glorious time with this one。 Calonita stayed true to Meg's personality and even her inner thoughts were sassy， witty， and true。 Ugh， I love it。 At times there was a tendency to over-explain a bit， but I guess I could use a refresher on the Disney classic just as much as the next adult。 Makes me want to go watch the film again。 This book leans toward - of course - the disney side of things and less the greek myth side of things， but unless you're looking for My inner-Disney and -Meg fanatic had a glorious time with this one。 Calonita stayed true to Meg's personality and even her inner thoughts were sassy， witty， and true。 Ugh， I love it。 At times there was a tendency to over-explain a bit， but I guess I could use a refresher on the Disney classic just as much as the next adult。 Makes me want to go watch the film again。 This book leans toward - of course - the disney side of things and less the greek myth side of things， but unless you're looking for an accurate reflection of greek mythology， this'll be a great fan-fiction like book for you。 。。。more
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The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Go the Distance&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0