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witcheep's review
- 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
3.0
The main character Zinnia has a rare medical condition that makes her life expectancy only 21 years ("the curse"). This has made her relate to the tale of Sleeping Beauty and even get a degree in folklore to dive deeper in all it's iterations. Zinnia's interest in the tale makes her likeness to it explicit.
And maybe the dying girl rules are garbage, and in stead of us trying not to die, we should be trying to live.
On her 21st birthday, a drunken dare has Zinnia prick her finger on a spike of a spindle, and she finds herself transported to another dimension.
Moderate: Sexism, Terminal illness, and Medical content
Minor: Alcohol, Sexual assault, Violence, Lesbophobia, Pregnancy, Rape, and Abortion
strewnsunlight's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Terminal illness and Chronic illness
Moderate: Confinement, Misogyny, Sexism, and Medical content
Minor: Pregnancy and Rape
booksbubblesbrews's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I can’t believe I waited so long to read this.
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual assault
cj13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Lesbophobia, Sexism, Chronic illness, and Medical content
sarahsbooklife's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
The two young woman are both cursed, one through magic and another through a disease that is slowly killing her. Together they try to change their fates and break their curses.
I thought that this was an unique take on this classic fairy tale and I loved the references to the Disney version, the Brothers Grimm version (Little Briar Rose), the Italian 17th century version (Sun, Moon, and Talia), and a few more. Zinnia's knowledge about fairy tales help her to navigate the world she is thrown into and helps her to save Primrose and herself. It's a good short story and it's a good story to listen too.
Graphic: Medical content, Chronic illness, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Sexism and Misogyny
Minor: Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Sexual assault, and Rape
kelisabeth's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Cursing, Medical trauma, Chronic illness, Medical content, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness
ealunax's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
4.0
Le début était plutôt long et pas ce à quoi je m'attendais donc j'ai pas forcément accroché même s'il y a un côté drôle et décalé plutôt cool
J'adore les réécritures de contes
C'est un roman vraiment léger, qui se lit super rapidement et je suis vraiment contente qu'on puisse évoquer dedans la question des droits LGBT, ou du féminisme
Je reste un peu sur ma faim à la fin du premier tome et j'espère qu'on retrouvera quand même Zinnia dans le tome 2 "Éclats miroitants", dans une saga de réécriture de contes un peu comme pour les chroniques lunaires
En tout cas j'ai hâte de découvrir le tome 2
Minor: Lesbophobia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Chronic illness, Cursing, Homophobia, Child death, and Suicidal thoughts
readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Graphic: Medical trauma, Blood, Terminal illness, and Medical content
Minor: Sexism, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault
justsomerandomperson's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Sexual violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Chronic illness, Lesbophobia, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Rape
Minor: Transphobia
ash_hernick's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Moderate: Chronic illness, Cursing, Infertility, Homophobia, Medical content, Sexism, and Terminal illness
Minor: Rape, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Sexual assault
Most applicable content warnings exist within a fairy tale context. Many are mentioned, and although not described in detail, are either mentioned or heavily implied and are ever-present throughout the story. The protagonist is chronically and terminally ill, and her main character arc revolves around aspects of this. Because of her illness, she is also infertile, though this does not particularly bother her.