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b00kh0arder's review against another edition
3.0
On paper, this was a book I should have LOVED, and it's certainly in no way badly written either, but for whatever reason I haven't been able to get into it. Uncertain whether it's a case of 'this book isn't for me' or 'this isn't the book for me right now', so I've put it to one side.
If you love fairytale inspired fantasy however, particularly dark fairytale inspired fantasy, I'd still recommend giving it a go.
If you love fairytale inspired fantasy however, particularly dark fairytale inspired fantasy, I'd still recommend giving it a go.
kfiehler's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- 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? Yes
3.25
mandy_bookingchaos1's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
4.5
wordsareworlds's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This book suffered from a fair bit of mismarketing imo. Everything I saw about it went hard into the dark fairy tale vibes, Red Riding Hood tie-ins, moodiness in general....and what I got was a perfectly serviceable YA Beauty and the Beast story with a kind of cult/religious extremism twist. If I had gone in knowing that I'm pretty sure I would have liked it better, but as it is I still want the book that they marketed more than the one I read.
alexandriam_rose's review against another edition
2.0
2.5
I was looking to enjoy the creepy, sentient forest/atmosphere, plus dark fairy-tale retelling and hope that the plot/world-building might outweigh the angsty romance, but I don't think it did for me. I would say the book is 50/50, but for me it wasn't enough and the magic elements actually confused me a little, lol. Also, would say this is new adult, because adult themes/ages of characters, but closer to contemporary YA in terms of plot points/structure/vibes—lots of hair over eyes, leaning, keeping secrets just because...haha
I was looking to enjoy the creepy, sentient forest/atmosphere, plus dark fairy-tale retelling and hope that the plot/world-building might outweigh the angsty romance, but I don't think it did for me. I would say the book is 50/50, but for me it wasn't enough and the magic elements actually confused me a little, lol. Also, would say this is new adult, because adult themes/ages of characters, but closer to contemporary YA in terms of plot points/structure/vibes—lots of hair over eyes, leaning, keeping secrets just because...haha
louesums's review against another edition
⭐️ — DNF at page 156
I honestly gave this my best shot but the world building was both too simple and super confusing which like the book doesn’t make any sense. If the plot hasn’t started 156 pages in idk what we’re doing here friends. There will be another time for this book but right now is not that time.
I honestly gave this my best shot but the world building was both too simple and super confusing which like the book doesn’t make any sense. If the plot hasn’t started 156 pages in idk what we’re doing here friends. There will be another time for this book but right now is not that time.
julesontherun's review against another edition
3.0
3.5
Took a while to get going and to really understand what the stakes were. Could have done a little better world building, although maybe she wanted to maintain the aura of mystery? The wilderwood was super creepy in the best ways and I loved the Wolf! Intrigued to see where book 2 will go and how it will wrap up this tale.
Took a while to get going and to really understand what the stakes were. Could have done a little better world building, although maybe she wanted to maintain the aura of mystery? The wilderwood was super creepy in the best ways and I loved the Wolf! Intrigued to see where book 2 will go and how it will wrap up this tale.
carolyns_library's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
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
3.5
jessreadsforlife's review against another edition
3.0
⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
All in, I thought this was a good book and I’m happy I picked it up. The plot has moments where it was really strong and captivating, but there were also moments of repetition and what felt like fluff to fill the pages. I’m not mad I read it! The second book is on my October TBR, and I’m excited to get to it.
All in, I thought this was a good book and I’m happy I picked it up. The plot has moments where it was really strong and captivating, but there were also moments of repetition and what felt like fluff to fill the pages. I’m not mad I read it! The second book is on my October TBR, and I’m excited to get to it.