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hauntedbybooks's review
4.0
Emerald bound is a delightful retelling of the Princess and the Pea. A great, unique fantasy read with lots of twists. I really enjoyed it and would recommend. I received an e-book copy from netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
jaironside's review
3.0
Fun but a bit loose on pace, plot and characterisation. Ultimately this was more miss than hit for me, although I can easily see someone else loving this. I really liked the twist on the Princess and the Pea - I'm a sucker for fairy tale retellings. The two main characters were both quite likeable if a little unformed. The other characters would have benefited from more fleshing out in my opinion. There were a couple of minor plot holes and the romance didn't really jibe with the rest of the plot - it felt like it was slowing it all down rather than enhancing it. Also insta-love, so that was a bit irritating. Then againthis felt like it could be aimed at the younger end of the YA audience so perhaps that's where the disconnect was for me. I think the author is still one to watch with ideas like this.
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