Almost There by Farrah Rochon

Almost There by Farrah Rochon

Kids’ Korner Review

The rundown: Disney fans everywhere know the story of Tiana turning into a frog, then finding her prince and living happily ever after...but what if that story changed? Instead of Tiana defeating the Shadow Man, she made a deal with him that changed New Orleans forever. Step back into a continuation of The Princess and the Frog, where Tiana opens her restaurant with her father, Prince Naveen has no memory of their adventure together, and Louis is a trumpet player! In this dark, fantasy, twisted tale, the Shadow Man is up to his tricks again.



The review: Returning to the beloved story, The Princess and the Frog, was so good! The book made me feel the love: the true love of Tiana and Naveen, the love Tiana has for her father, and the love and beauty of New Orleans! Tiana is everything I remembered from the movie: fiercely stubborn but kind and hardworking. She sees the trouble that she’s caused, yet, she basks in the joy of her restaurant and her father being alive. Even though her deal caused people to go missing, a mysterious fog disrupted Mardi Gras, and fewer people enjoyed her famous gumbo! 


Tiana learns also that she must rely on her friends and family, and not only depend on herself. 


The new adventure she sets herself on to right the deal she made with the Shadow Man leaves her and the reader with the lesson of slowing down and enjoying the simpler things in life. Also, trust your gut: if something seems off, it is!


Goes well with: Fire and Fate by Serena Valentino, Prince of Song & Sea by Linsey Miller, and The Black Girl Survives in this One by Desiree S. Evans and Saraciea J. Fennell