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cerise_floryn's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
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
5.0
Diving into the second part of this series was the best choice I've made. The first book was good, but the second book was even better!! This story beautifully builds upon the first book and encapsulates the perfect combination of fantasy and reality. Mashing together the adventure of life, love, and hope into this beautifully mended world of fiction.
Alix created a world and characters that I would read over and over. This feels like a newlyfound comfort book for me. ~
This novel has given me a feeling of reprieve of the overwhelm of life with a feel-good ending that leaves you giddily smiling. Through and through, I fully recommend this book!
Alix created a world and characters that I would read over and over. This feels like a newlyfound comfort book for me. ~
This novel has given me a feeling of reprieve of the overwhelm of life with a feel-good ending that leaves you giddily smiling. Through and through, I fully recommend this book!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Classism, Infertility, and Cursing
Minor: Torture, Confinement, and Cannibalism
skitch41's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
tense
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? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Minor: Cannibalism and Torture
tea_coffee_sam's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Gore, Torture, and Infertility
Minor: Cannibalism and Child death
melinajoy's review
adventurous
hopeful
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
3.75
3.75 stars.
Just like the first book, there's a lot of YA and now early 20s angst in here. I mean you would be too if your chronic and terminal illness made you into a Grimm's fairytale and a queen (or two) kidnaps you.
Fast paced! Recommend! The audibook was fun but I think I would have preferred it in print.
Eva was my favorite character!
Just like the first book, there's a lot of YA and now early 20s angst in here. I mean you would be too if your chronic and terminal illness made you into a Grimm's fairytale and a queen (or two) kidnaps you.
Fast paced! Recommend! The audibook was fun but I think I would have preferred it in print.
Eva was my favorite character!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Torture, Pregnancy, Murder, Kidnapping, and Grief
lbelow's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I liked this one, but oof, did the ending hurt. (Not because the terminally ill character was cured, thank goodness!) I just don't understand why the couple couldn't get their happily ever after. Like, are we completely forgetting that Prim is not in her world?? So why do Eva and Zinnia have to be parted?
Content Warnings
Moderate: Kidnapping, Torture, Confinement, and Terminal illness
Minor: Child abuse and Infertility
shaipanda's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
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
4.5
I really don’t know if I can put my feelings into words for this book. The beginning of it didn’t resonate quite as much as the first one and I wasn’t as invested but the ending absolutely split me open and despite it being fairly open ended I appreciated how it ended Zinnia’s story and felt it was fairly fitting
Overall I really enjoyed reading this duology and would definitely recommend it
Overall I really enjoyed reading this duology and would definitely recommend it
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Chronic illness, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Blood, Violence, Torture, and Confinement
Minor: Infertility, Sexual content, Cannibalism, Child death, and Sexual assault
deerlybeloved's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
A quick, yet delightfully enjoyable book that develops characters in a way where you're barely even conscious of how little time has past (well, little as compared to a full-length book). A Mirror Mended starts off where A Spindled Splintered left more questions, and shows the main character's evolution with humorous, yet deeply emotional inner-dialogue and character interactions.
Spoilers! Vague, but might give something away about the ending.
While I prefer queer romance where there is a guaranteed happy ending, I didn't find it off-putting when that was not assured here. The constant questioning of life, and knowing that one must die-- something seen heavily in the first book-- was heart-wrenching and beautiful.
Spoilers! Vague, but might give something away about the ending.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Violence
Moderate: Misogyny, Child abuse, and Torture
Minor: Rape
While not directly discussed, merely implied with the knowledge that most women will understand, subjects of misogyny and abuse of women, as well as sexual assault, are dealt with.faduma's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
tense
slow-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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Murder, Torture, Violence, and Physical abuse
claudiamacpherson's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
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
Content Warnings
Minor: Violence, Chronic illness, Torture, and Alcohol
awebofstories's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
After reading this book, I realized something very quickly: it has the same plot as Marvel's Dr. Strange and the Multiverse of Magic. There is nothing wrong with that--superhero movies are modern fairy tales, and fairy tales have familiar tropes. It also shows that this story doesn't need fancy special effects or lazy misogyny (looking at you, Marvel) to succeed.
Zinnia has been jumping around various Sleeping Beauty stories for a few years now, and then, one day, she ends up in Snow White's story. But she's not with Snow White, she's with the Evil Stepmother, who is really, really sick of being a villain. Harrow uses the jumping-off point to use the idea of a multiverse to develop her characters deeply. I think I may have enjoyed this book more than its predecessor.
I am greatly enjoying these Fractured Fairy Tales, and I hope that Harrow continues to keep them coming. I mean, aren't we due for a Cinderella tale?
Zinnia has been jumping around various Sleeping Beauty stories for a few years now, and then, one day, she ends up in Snow White's story. But she's not with Snow White, she's with the Evil Stepmother, who is really, really sick of being a villain. Harrow uses the jumping-off point to use the idea of a multiverse to develop her characters deeply. I think I may have enjoyed this book more than its predecessor.
I am greatly enjoying these Fractured Fairy Tales, and I hope that Harrow continues to keep them coming. I mean, aren't we due for a Cinderella tale?
Content Warnings
Moderate: Torture and Terminal illness