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brunchatiffanys's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-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
4.5
Thank you NetGalley and Victory Editing for this ARC Copy!!
I do not even know where to start with this book. The cover grabbed me and I was reading it completely blind with no idea what I was getting myself into. I am a big fan of retellings but this is my first Hamlet retelling and I loved it.
I have read Hamlet more than once but honestly I do not really remember it at all at this point so can not say it it is a true retelling or if it takes a lot of liberty's with the story, but what I can say is that I enjoyed every minute of it. It was dark and brutal at times and the world filled with magic, corruption, betrayal, and so much more kept me hooked right from the start.
There are some trigger warnings so definitely be aware of that going in, there is some body horror, animal death (not animal companion), and the brutality of the battle field, but it was all well done and there was no gratuitous violence, but instead everything that happened was really a part of moving the story forward and showing the true brutality of that time period.
I do not even know where to start with this book. The cover grabbed me and I was reading it completely blind with no idea what I was getting myself into. I am a big fan of retellings but this is my first Hamlet retelling and I loved it.
I have read Hamlet more than once but honestly I do not really remember it at all at this point so can not say it it is a true retelling or if it takes a lot of liberty's with the story, but what I can say is that I enjoyed every minute of it. It was dark and brutal at times and the world filled with magic, corruption, betrayal, and so much more kept me hooked right from the start.
There are some trigger warnings so definitely be aware of that going in, there is some body horror, animal death (not animal companion), and the brutality of the battle field, but it was all well done and there was no gratuitous violence, but instead everything that happened was really a part of moving the story forward and showing the true brutality of that time period.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Animal death, and War
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