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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
dark
funny
fast-paced
An interesting and delightful spin on Sleeping Beauty. Enjoyed all 111 pages of it
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
What a delightful, perfectly contained little story. I want more, and yet the pacing and amount was just right. Anymore and I worry it would spoil the magic, so I think the length and detail is Just Right ❤️
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail
slow-paced
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
this was such a cute, quick listen for a road trip! I loved the twist on sleeping beauty, and I always love T. Kingfisher's writing style!
I felt as though the characters were a little flat, but that might just be with the length of the book. I would've preferred a longer read because I really wanted to dive down deeper into who they are!
I felt as though the characters were a little flat, but that might just be with the length of the book. I would've preferred a longer read because I really wanted to dive down deeper into who they are!
Did I buy this book because it's about a fae toad? Maybe. Because it has a drawing of a toad for the chapter headings? Yes. Did I actually continue reading it because it's a fairytale retelling with diverse religious representation? Absolutely.
This is the first time I've experienced a book that was boring BUT also intriguing. The start was so dull and I wanted to drop it but this book is so short I pushed through and I'm glad I did; this was an interesting take on a classic fairytale with the "bad guy" actually being good and the "good guy" being bad.