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eni_iilorak's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Terminal illness and Medical content
Moderate: Death, Blood, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, and Violence
crunchycrystals's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Terminal illness
Moderate: Medical content, Rape, Blood, Homophobia, and Sexual assault
Minor: Abortion
nicjmorrow's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Chronic illness, and Medical content
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Sexual assault
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
risten's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Terminal illness
Moderate: Alcohol, Lesbophobia, Rape, Blood, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, and Medical content
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
craftysnailtail's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
The storyline was fun and Zinnia managed to draw me in as a fellow chronically ill woman. The disabled representation was well done, in my opinion. The grief, hope, and unfairness of it all felt realistic.
As Harrow says, it's very much spider-verse meets fairytale (with an extremely feminist twist). Felt a bit like a well written fanfic, and the pop culture references weren't for me, but overall, it was the perfect length and vibe for a whimsical afternoon. I was satisfied with the ending and am looking forward to more novellas by her.
Graphic: Chronic illness and Terminal illness
Minor: Abortion, Suicidal thoughts, Infertility, Medical content, and Sexual assault
anni_swanilda'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: Grief, Chronic illness, Confinement, Terminal illness, and Medical content
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
mirandyli's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Cute retelling of Sleeping Beauty where Sleeping Beauty is a lesbian who was blessed rather than cursed.
Graphic: Chronic illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Cancer, and Medical content
uranaishi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Terminal illness and Chronic illness
Moderate: Confinement, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Minor: Violence, Classism, Blood, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Ableism, Alcohol, Child death, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, Death, Infertility, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Lesbophobia