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adelionax's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Eating disorder and Sexual assault
Moderate: Sexual assault
Minor: Rape
enchantingtaleswithalex's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
I have to be honest...I don't really know what I just read.
When I first picked up this book it was because of the gorgeous cover art and the synopsis of the book. It sounded like a fantastic adventure where princesses would need to work together to undo the curse upon them, without the aid of Prince Charming...and maybe with the help of the witch who placed the spell on them in the first place.
But as I got into this book I really had to fight in order to make myself finish it. There were many times when I wanted to put it down as a DNF. Because I simply could not get past the way that the story was written. There are still parts of it that make no sense to me after trying to read the passages two or three times over.
We got more mention of a King who sexually assaults his subjects, and foreign royals who grope and molest wandering princesses than we did anything else. There was a brief mention (I think) where they mentioned that one of the princesses might be gender fluid or transgender. But the moment was so brief and skipped over that, again, I have no idea what I read.
They went on a journey without actually going on a journey and completed a quest that wasn't really a quest.
I feel like I understand what the author was trying to do but it just...didn't work. (The cover art is stunning though. Which is probably the most positive thing I have to say about this book.)
Graphic: Rape, Eating disorder, and Sexual assault
aspeights's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Sexism, Sexual harassment, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Rape, Sexual assault, and Cursing
mangoseaquest's review against another edition
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexism
opheliacomplex_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
It's very character driven, which is never a bad thing, but the magical system was non defined enough for my liking. I was looking forward to complex conditions for the undoing of the curse only to be disappointed. The underlining message about gender politics, self-acceptance and identity moved me; I simply wish the main characters were given a voice beyond what they represented. I was far more curious about Alice's art and Nora's approach to life under the influence of the curse. It would have been cool if each sister's curse was somehow connected to the undoing.
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual harassment, and Rape
Minor: War
purplehulk713's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
“What I know is that though some men are witches, it is only men who are not witches.”
“I look for something beneath the shame and beneath the hunger and beneath all the ways I've ever learned to be a princess and a someday queen. I don't know the word for what I find there.
Or I do know the word, but it can't possibly be true.
Magic.”
Graphic: Sexual violence, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Eating disorder, Toxic friendship, Dementia, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Body shaming, Infidelity, and Body horror
Moderate: Rape and Adult/minor relationship
Minor: War
theprincessreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
It is a three stars for me, with an addition of 0,25 for the fairy tale ending.
I did appreciate the content warnings at the beginning of the book.
Moderate: Eating disorder
Minor: Rape
ktcl's review against another edition
3.75
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
ihaveaproblem's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Eating disorder
Moderate: Rape
Minor: Gaslighting and Misogyny
janaikam's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment