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Princess Floralinda and the Forty-Flight Tower by Tamsyn Muir
11 reviews
callmekt's review
adventurous
dark
funny
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
(from notes in the reading log)
* Novella about a princess locked in the top floor of a tower and must get herself out with the help of a fairy named Cobweb
* The narration uses the occasional "I" and "you" pronouns and I thought those would come into play during the story, but it didn't. They were just a flourish to keep us in the fairy tale mindset
* Also thought the ending a little anti-climatic.We hear about the dragon all book but Floralinda fights and kills it off-screen. Then she becomes a monster in the tower for the next princess to fight.
* Have some issues with Cobweb's feelings for Floralinda.Because Floralinda kidnaps (basically) Cobweb, imposes a gender on the fairy, and refuses to free Cobweb until the final flight. Yet Cobweb returns and mentions the "being sick" feeling Floralinda described as love. Should I worry about Muir's idea on where and how love should flourish?
* Despite all of this, I really enjoyed it! Would recommend to other fans of twisted fairy tales
* Finished 1 December 2020
* Novella about a princess locked in the top floor of a tower and must get herself out with the help of a fairy named Cobweb
* The narration uses the occasional "I" and "you" pronouns and I thought those would come into play during the story, but it didn't. They were just a flourish to keep us in the fairy tale mindset
* Also thought the ending a little anti-climatic.
* Have some issues with Cobweb's feelings for Floralinda.
* Despite all of this, I really enjoyed it! Would recommend to other fans of twisted fairy tales
* Finished 1 December 2020
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, Blood, and Kidnapping
Cobweb is nonbinary
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