Reviews

Malice by Heather Walter

karigarcia88's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

lotus_eater's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

gracefallsthroughtherabbithole's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

winryrose's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I can honestly not say enough about this dark and twisted retelling of Sleeping Beauty. Magic, elixirs, betrayal, etc. An LGBTQ+ story as well!? Yes, please. I cannot wait to purchase book 2 (misrule).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child abuse, and Blood

papelcaracol's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

sonaea's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I really enjoyed reading this book and I raced through it in just a few days (might've been because I was sick at home and didn't have much else going on, but whatever). It was easy to read a lot of it at once, an easy and fun read.
The themes are less easy, they're rather dark, but idk, somehow I didn't get pulled into the world and characters as some other books do. So they didn't touch me as much emotionally. Doesn't mean it was a bad read, because no, I did enjoy it very much. It was just not as engrossing as it could have been. Maybe because I personally find stories with morally grey characters less engrossing, maybe it was something else. I don't think it goes as deep as it could have e.g. in exploring the characters and themes. And some of the plot lines were predictable. It was, as said, an easy read, not a deep one.
Still, it was enjoyable and I am going to read the second part of the duology.

winterhartarts's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

calebmatthews's review against another edition

5.0

Once I got into this book, I didn’t want to set it down. I liked the world-building. Vilas! Shifters! Fae! LOVE IT!

I am glad I knew when I started it that there were going to be two. I am really interested to see where the next one goes. Glad it’s coming out next year!

ellenr272's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

I found the character of Alyce to be very compelling and the change the she hoped to make.  I support all her rights and wrongs.

artemisplum's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0