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lotus440's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: War, Physical abuse, Blood, Murder, Body shaming, Confinement, and Death
chloeschapters's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, and Violence
samusc's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This is one of the best fairy-tales I think I've ever read. I might just have to pick up Girls Made of Snow and Glass after this.
Pros:
Pros:
- Soraya's motivations make sense. She is a touch starved isolated teenager, which makes her an easy target for manipulation.
- I love the design for Parvaneh, but maybe I'm just a sucker for powerful Sapphic women with wings.
- I really connected with how Bashardoust describes Soraya's crush on Laleh as a child. Soraya is a lovely bi/pan protagonist.
- This book handles that archetype of an antagonist claiming that the hero is just like them really well.
I'm genuinely surprised, but thankful, that Tahmineh is not killed during the conclusion . I like how much the story relied on a mothers' choices impacting the trajectory of the current story.
Cons:
- Other reviewers have noticed this as well, that being the pacing in the beginning is a bit slow. It took me some time (a few days) to get invested into this story, but once I was, it was highly enjoyable.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement
Moderate: Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse
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