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yesthatgirl's review
3.25
will_cat_books's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
kmanhart's review
1.0
thebooklovingpanda's review
2.0
This was an...interesting take on the 'Hansel and Gretel' story. I think I was hoping for some more recognisable callbacks of the original story, as this kind of felt like a more original plot with some aspects that were loosely reminiscent of the fairytale.
It was surprisingly dark and a little heavy (almost gratuitous?) on the sexual aspects for what I thought was going to be a YA novella. (To clarify, I'm not talking about the
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sex trafficking and paedophilic sexual predatorSpoiler
Hazel and Gray have just had sex in the forest (no veiled allusions - I was reading about Hazel's "swollen lady bits"),Spoiler
later flashback to the on-page sex scene itselfSpoiler
scant clothing that the underage girls working as sex slaves, including Hazel at one point, had to wear.The narration is a little hard to follow as it initially felt like multi POV but instead jumps around between characters, though this cleared up a bit once the POV characters weren't in the same scene. I did like the gradual revelation of how Hazel and Gray are connected, and while some of it was generally predictable, there were still a couple of surprises that kept my interest.
thatweirdbookgirlie's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
nagisasigh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No