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maxnightshade's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment and Death
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Rape and Suicide attempt
jolee97's review
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
There is minor spoilers, but it’s more about the use of words than actual content. Mentions sensitive content as well.
This book in general was good once it FINALLY got going. It’s a great story, but it wasn’t until about pages 130-160 that the main character understood “something isn’t right”, left the situation and met the character that would accompany her on her journey. Around pages 180 is when things started picking up and it was non stop action, adventure and something always happening even if it was just character development through dialogue. It was a bit slow to take off which is why it took so long to read it, but it’s great once it gets going.
However, and this might be a personal thing, there was a word that was used twice that kind of startled me and threw me off. Which was r*pe. It was highly unexpected and the act wasn’t done. It was mentioned in conversation between characters, and Prince Philip said it in both situations I believe. I know one for sure. Not being aware of that really threw me off, and it honestly wasn’t necessary. Again might be a personal thing but I want to mention it so others can be aware as well.
Overall, good story, great action, unexpected ending, just a very slow take off.
This book in general was good once it FINALLY got going. It’s a great story, but it wasn’t until about pages 130-160 that the main character understood “something isn’t right”, left the situation and met the character that would accompany her on her journey. Around pages 180 is when things started picking up and it was non stop action, adventure and something always happening even if it was just character development through dialogue. It was a bit slow to take off which is why it took so long to read it, but it’s great once it gets going.
However, and this might be a personal thing, there was a word that was used twice that kind of startled me and threw me off. Which was r*pe. It was highly unexpected and the act wasn’t done. It was mentioned in conversation between characters, and Prince Philip said it in both situations I believe. I know one for sure. Not being aware of that really threw me off, and it honestly wasn’t necessary. Again might be a personal thing but I want to mention it so others can be aware as well.
Overall, good story, great action, unexpected ending, just a very slow take off.
Content Warnings
Minor: Rape
vixenreader's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
It’s like Disney made its own version of “The Yellow Wallpaper,” and it magically worked out. Plus Aurora is a thousand times more interesting in this book than in the original movie. There, I said it!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gaslighting, Murder, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Death, Blood, Mental illness, Violence, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Kidnapping, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Gore, Body horror, Grief, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Cursing, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, and Rape
Warning for complicated family history, adoption, stress about one’s legacy and responsibility, verbal abuse, and grief over learning that your whole life was a lie.sunshine8473773's review
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.0
This book was about 100 pages too long. I was just thinking a few weeks ago that I was surprised the twisted tales series wasn’t more popular. I’ve read “Almost There” and loved it so decided to read something at the start of the series. Just bloated, boring, and bogged down by too many parts that could have been cut. This could have been really great, it’s a good concept and solid skeletal story. This just didn’t work.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Death, Suicide attempt, Blood, and Suicide
Minor: Death of parent and Rape
veronica_angel's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Minor: Rape, Suicide attempt, and Suicide
stormywolf's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Coming to the tale of Sleeping Beauty, which features one of my least favorite heroines but one of my most favorite villains, I had mixed feelings. Would the heroine be elevated by having more time and depth added? Would the villain be re-imagined with a(nother) sympathetic backstory? Would this story reside in my dreams, or haunt my nightmares?
Read my full review at The Wolf's Den
Overall, this one hit me a lot harder than I ever expected one of these Twisted Disney stories would. It still has its fair share of things I didn't like, things that felt tonally off, and things I felt could have been given a deeper exploration, but on the whole I appreciated the thought and care given to the main subject. Aurora Rose was taken from a passive role as a damsel in distress, now re-imagined as a character with gifts and curses (given & natural) who has to fight demons (literal & internal) in order to overcome evil and find her place in the world. If you're okay with some dark subject matter—specifically murder, childhood trauma, and mental health issues—I would highly recommend checking out this Twisted Tale.
Read my full review at The Wolf's Den
Overall, this one hit me a lot harder than I ever expected one of these Twisted Disney stories would. It still has its fair share of things I didn't like, things that felt tonally off, and things I felt could have been given a deeper exploration, but on the whole I appreciated the thought and care given to the main subject. Aurora Rose was taken from a passive role as a damsel in distress, now re-imagined as a character with gifts and curses (given & natural) who has to fight demons (literal & internal) in order to overcome evil and find her place in the world. If you're okay with some dark subject matter—specifically murder, childhood trauma, and mental health issues—I would highly recommend checking out this Twisted Tale.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood and Mental illness
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Grief, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Minor: Animal death and Rape
The word "rapists" is used once, but given no context or further thought.
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