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hellodarlinggirl's review
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
"When the midwife held you up to the lantern to look at you, salt spray caught you full in the face. You squalled at the sea and the sea squalled back, and that was your first baptism, by the wind and the ocean, before ever a priest laid hands on you.” (pg. 4)
I liked it! Very lyrical prose but some grammar issues. I thought it was an interesting if not gruesome story. I did not know this was a re-telling, based on a Hans Christian Anderson fairytale, and the brutal, gory plotline makes sense. However, he did not write this book and I enjoyed the descriptive writing.
I liked it! Very lyrical prose but some grammar issues. I thought it was an interesting if not gruesome story. I did not know this was a re-telling, based on a Hans Christian Anderson fairytale, and the brutal, gory plotline makes sense. However, he did not write this book and I enjoyed the descriptive writing.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Animal death, and Blood
Minor: War
caidyn's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
A delightful read with magic and family tensions. Magic and Christianity. A mother who doubts her child in some ways. Trying to fix the tensions. It was a great read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief and Confinement
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: War
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