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swolds's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content
Moderate: Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Child death, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Torture, and Murder
ecravens's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- 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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence
booksbytheglass's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
once upon a time, shannon got very obsessed very quickly with dark romance fairytale retellings, and basically fell down the rabbit hole into the lovely emily mcintere’s trap ✨
AND THE REST IS HISTORY
I’m in love with this entire series!! I don’t think anything can top hooked, but emily is so so creative with the way that she brings in subtle but noticeable details from the original stories and makes them fit into her own storyline SO perfectly.
and while I’m a sucker for a bad boy trope, I’m turning to the dark side of badass I’ll literally kill you females, such as evie 😍😍
in this wicked witch retelling, I devoured this book in basically a day because I just had to know how it ended! the way these characters were brought and adapted for the darker modern world was just so remarkable - I swear, I’ll shut up about it someday - and intriguing to read!!
this one was a bit more predictable and slower paced than the others in the series, but I still read it cover to cover with so much investment 🫢
rating: 3.5 stars
wine pairing: margaux bordeaux blend
AND THE REST IS HISTORY
I’m in love with this entire series!! I don’t think anything can top hooked, but emily is so so creative with the way that she brings in subtle but noticeable details from the original stories and makes them fit into her own storyline SO perfectly.
and while I’m a sucker for a bad boy trope, I’m turning to the dark side of badass I’ll literally kill you females, such as evie 😍😍
in this wicked witch retelling, I devoured this book in basically a day because I just had to know how it ended! the way these characters were brought and adapted for the darker modern world was just so remarkable - I swear, I’ll shut up about it someday - and intriguing to read!!
this one was a bit more predictable and slower paced than the others in the series, but I still read it cover to cover with so much investment 🫢
rating: 3.5 stars
wine pairing: margaux bordeaux blend
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Death of parent
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