It feels more like a blend between Disney and mythology, rather than heavily leaning towards one or the other. The film gives us a family man ideal of the god, seen through Hercules’ eyes, but Calonita makes this version much closer to the one in mythology. One aspect I really liked about this was the portrayal of Zeus. The same ex she traded away her own soul to save. But of course, deals with gods are never so simple, and Meg is tasked with descending to the Underworld and bringing back the woman her ex left her for. If she can complete a specific quest within a ten-day timeframe, she will be made a goddess, and can join the others on Mt. Although Hercules – as he does in the film – requests to be made mortal again, here Zeus refuses.
As the gods celebrate Hercules’ homecoming, Meg realises she cannot join Hercules in Olympus, and Hercules cannot return to her on earth. Go the Distance is set after the events of the Disney Hercules film. I was very pleasantly surprised by Go the Distance, and I feel like Calonita’s writing style is getting stronger, too. Though speaking to other fans of the series, I know others felt completely different, which is one thing I love about the Twisted Tales as a whole – everyone responds to different elements. The Frozen Twisted Tale – Conceal, Don’t Feel – had the sisters completely split up as children, and it just felt off. Snow White reads like a very slightly different version of the original film, though the ‘twist’ doesn’t come into play until the very end, meaning a lot of the differences throughout the book don’t actually make sense. Still, the premise itself was intriguing – What if Meg had to become a god? My main issue with Calonita’s previous stories was that they didn’t really change much about the story, or they changed way too much. So I was maybe a little bit apprehensive going into this one. And Hercules ranks as one of my favourite of the Disney films, sparking a love for Greek mythology when I was younger. I have much preferred Elizabeth Lim’s stories, with Liz Braswell being my second favourite. If you’ve read my previous reviews, too, you might have picked up on the fact Jen Calonita is not my favourite when it comes to these stories. This could be something that takes place before the film, during, at the end of…
The premise is simple – the authors change one element in beloved Disney stories, creating something new. Twisted Tales: Twisted Tales Books / Straight on Till Morning – Liz Braswell / Twisted Tales: Mirror, Mirror – Jen Calonita / Twisted Tales: Let It Go – Jen Calonita / Twisted Tales: So This Is Love – Elizabeth Lim / Twisted Tales: Unbirthday – Liz BraswellĪnyone who has followed this blog for a while will know how much I love the Disney Twisted Tales series.
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