The Accession of the Blind Princess Book Review

Now I am sure that my review for the "Me and my Friend Maddie" Gothic books series was enjoyable but now I would like to write another review for Mr. Tomoguchi's other book(and my personal favorite) The Accession of the Blind Princess.  This book is absolutely beautiful. A gruesome fairy tale set in the kingdom of Tyria where a baby girl is born with violet eyes. Sadly for this young girl and her family this captures the attention of the cruel King Kilbourne. This story has many wonderful moments woven throughout the book. It has sadness, tragedy, and triumph. However the story of the Princess Bless is a wonderful one. A unique gruesome fairytale that is sure to be loved by all who read it. However this wonderful story is not all that is to be loved about this book, but the artwork is definitely a work to be admired. The artist (The late Ashley Vargas) is beautiful and really helps bring the story to life. However at the beginning of the story we are told that Ashley was diagnosed with cancer, and had passed away in the middle of a new drawing she was working on. We are told that in honor of her memory the pages which would have contained her art would be left blank in her memory. All the art (even the unfinished piece) is beautiful, and you can imagine how it would have looked had Ashley gotten to finish it. For me this made the book even more special and unique. I have never seen any other book do that in honor and memory of an artist. Ashley was someone who was not only a wonderful artist, but obviously a wonderful person who touched the heart of not only the writer, but everyone she knew. I absolutely adore this book, and have read it five times so far. The story with the beautiful art and the dedication to Ms. Ashley Vargas definitely makes this book one to remember.