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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
lighthearted
reflective
fast-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
hopeful
fast-paced
lighthearted
medium-paced
This was an interesting novella adaptation of Sleeping Beauty in a traditional dark fairy tale style. I loved Toadling and Halim.
fast-paced
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I loved this little story so much! It’s a quick retelling of Sleeping Beauty with great prose
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
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
Quick and delightful. I love that even in a story this short, the author can fully flesh out her characters with her signature flair for describing extraordinarily ordinary details that make them so relatable, even when they’re toads. I fell right into the world of Toadling and loved watching her interact with Halim. Some of the timeline/world shifts and dark twists were a little hard for me to follow, but that could definitely be a just me thing. I may try to pick up a copy of this one in print to revisit the latter third, but in any case, it was deeply enjoyable and I will definitely continue to read my way through T Kingfisher’s body of work.