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logolepsy_e's review against another edition
4.0
Il modo in cui scrive Muir è sempre una garanzia.
Un breve racconto in cui i topoi delle fiabe vengono presi e rimischiati insieme a tematiche sottili, una vena ironica e una scrittura frizzante e brillante quasi in ogni momento.
Se si può trovare un difetto, sta forse nel ritmo. Partenza lenta che crea determinate aspettative, mentre poi dalla seconda metà prosegue in modo un po' affrettato.
Ma il ritmo è forse l'unico difetto che ho trovato anche nei suoi altri libri, quindi insomma... forse posso considerarlo un suo tratto distintivo, ormai.
Un breve racconto in cui i topoi delle fiabe vengono presi e rimischiati insieme a tematiche sottili, una vena ironica e una scrittura frizzante e brillante quasi in ogni momento.
Se si può trovare un difetto, sta forse nel ritmo. Partenza lenta che crea determinate aspettative, mentre poi dalla seconda metà prosegue in modo un po' affrettato.
Ma il ritmo è forse l'unico difetto che ho trovato anche nei suoi altri libri, quindi insomma... forse posso considerarlo un suo tratto distintivo, ormai.
laurasauras's review against another edition
5.0
A MILLION STARS! This was amazing. I love everything about the tone and the brilliance of Floralinda's development, and Moira Quirk's audiobook performance is just top tier. I couldn't do anything until I'd finished listening, I was so hooked.
shaipanda's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This was wilddd - completely turned this genre on its head and I really enjoyed it
Pretty violent and gory but a really good read if you don’t mind that and like fairy tale like stories
Pretty violent and gory but a really good read if you don’t mind that and like fairy tale like stories
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Gore, and Violence
Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, and Murder
Minor: Vomit, Kidnapping, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts
itsonlyamodel's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
tense
fast-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
katievh's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
soy_ahoy's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
tense
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? It's complicated
5.0
As expected from Muir, very strange and captivating.
teresathistle's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
shambelina93's review
dark
funny
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
5.0
pondwyn's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
nikkihill22's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I love Tamsyn Muir’s writing style and especially the humor that is absolutely dripping from every chapter.
This was a pretty gruesome tale of a princess stuck 40 flights up a tower, and no princes have managed to reach her. Floralinda is petulant and sweet at the same time, and she meets a friend that’s every bit as horrible as she is, but both are delightful. It was very fun to watch this princess grow and change from the timid girl waiting in the tower, to taking charge of her own fate.
I’m knocking a point bc I truly cannot tell what the setting is for this novella. It’s delightful but all of the present day type references can really throw me, although I also think they’re great for getting understanding across very quickly for a reader, which matters for a book this short, and I don’t think I would have enjoyed this as a full length novel
This was a pretty gruesome tale of a princess stuck 40 flights up a tower, and no princes have managed to reach her. Floralinda is petulant and sweet at the same time, and she meets a friend that’s every bit as horrible as she is, but both are delightful. It was very fun to watch this princess grow and change from the timid girl waiting in the tower, to taking charge of her own fate.
I’m knocking a point bc I truly cannot tell what the setting is for this novella. It’s delightful but all of the present day type references can really throw me, although I also think they’re great for getting understanding across very quickly for a reader, which matters for a book this short, and I don’t think I would have enjoyed this as a full length novel
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence