What do you think?
Rate this book
Snagged: A Lady Lovely Locks Novel
Not yet published
Expected 10 Feb 26Perfect for fans of fairy-tale reinventions, cosplay, and pop-culture nerdom, this officially licensed Lady Lovely Locks story proves that, sometimes, you have to become the hero of your own story.
Sixteen-year-old Leigh Carroll has been through it—when she lost her mom as a baby, she and her dad had to move to a small apartment in Philadelphia where they are scraping by. Leigh has an afterschool job at a hardware store and her dad works nights, so they never see each other. Despite everything, Leigh has been able to maintain her signature snark and has found an escape through something she’d never expected…cosplay.
It’s in this pursuit where Leigh’s life takes a turn for the supernatural—when she decides to build a costume based on a dated book series called Lady Lovely Locks. It’s about a princess of the same name who, on the surface, wears frumpy dresses, lives in a magical castle, rides a horse named “Silky Mane,” and has rainbow hair infested with long-tailed rodents called “Pixietails.”
Leigh finds a way to re-interpret this character for the 2020s and has everything she needs, except the rainbow-streaked hair. At a comic convention, she meets a mysterious old woman selling what appears to be an authentic, vintage Lady Lovely Locks wig. When Leigh gets home and puts it on, she finds herself magically transported to Lovely Locks kingdom. And, somehow, she now IS Lady Lovely Locks. But it isn't until she finds a painting of her mom hanging in the walls of a castle that she realizes more than magic has brought her here...it's fate.
Sixteen-year-old Leigh Carroll has been through it—when she lost her mom as a baby, she and her dad had to move to a small apartment in Philadelphia where they are scraping by. Leigh has an afterschool job at a hardware store and her dad works nights, so they never see each other. Despite everything, Leigh has been able to maintain her signature snark and has found an escape through something she’d never expected…cosplay.
It’s in this pursuit where Leigh’s life takes a turn for the supernatural—when she decides to build a costume based on a dated book series called Lady Lovely Locks. It’s about a princess of the same name who, on the surface, wears frumpy dresses, lives in a magical castle, rides a horse named “Silky Mane,” and has rainbow hair infested with long-tailed rodents called “Pixietails.”
Leigh finds a way to re-interpret this character for the 2020s and has everything she needs, except the rainbow-streaked hair. At a comic convention, she meets a mysterious old woman selling what appears to be an authentic, vintage Lady Lovely Locks wig. When Leigh gets home and puts it on, she finds herself magically transported to Lovely Locks kingdom. And, somehow, she now IS Lady Lovely Locks. But it isn't until she finds a painting of her mom hanging in the walls of a castle that she realizes more than magic has brought her here...it's fate.
- GenresFantasy
288 pages, Paperback
Expected publication February 10, 2026
23 people want to read
About the author
Carrie Harris
66 books346 followersCarrie Harris is a geek-of-all-trades and proud of it. Brains are her specialty; she used to work at a lab where they were delivered daily via FedEx. After that, it seemed only natural to write a zombie book. Now she lives in Utah with her ninja-doctor husband and three zombie-obsessed children.
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 of 1 review
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
Generally a fun read for the target audience. Not sure I was the right target audience because the hair fairies and hair focus, while original, was not for me. I did appreciate the creativity of the concept and the world building, and the story is an interesting quest approach. The writing is both quick and slow in parts, which did not help me to push this one from a 3 star up the review chain unfortunately. I think that, with a bit more time, it could be worked into something that I would have enjoyed more.
If you are looking for an interesting twist on someone being sucked into a fantasy world, this may be a good fit. You'll just have to look past the heavy hair theme that runs throughout.
If you are looking for an interesting twist on someone being sucked into a fantasy world, this may be a good fit. You'll just have to look past the heavy hair theme that runs throughout.
Displaying 1 of 1 review