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3.93 AVERAGE
3.93 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Villain origin stories are what keep me going! Holy crap this book was so wonderful, it took me some time to get into it but after that I couldn’t hardly put it down. I thought this book would have a different approach and give her a happily ever after but I can’t say I didn’t enjoy that last part where she snaps completely!! Can’t wait for book 2 and crossing my fingers our Alyce gets her revenge, her girl, and her happy ending.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
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
adventurous
dark
funny
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
This is being the month of the retellings for me and I'm cherishing every second to be honest.
I found this book interesting, I loved the writing style, very fairytale-like, which I deeply enjoyed because you know, Sleeping Beauty retelling. I'm totally thriving for the main couple I love them I would draw so much fanart of both of them if I knew how to draw.
I was quite pleased and surprised with all this deep socioeconomical context around the Graces' situation, and the criticism about women's aging and how they are basically disregarded by society when they reach a certain stage of life. Also the traditionally female beauty standars and how they fucking fuck everyone, even the women who "reach" those standars (because there isn't such a thing, not really, we could argue some women are closer than others). These topics were very well integrated in the world-building, I honestly wasn't expecting such commentary at all so I loved it, Heather Walter you ate good for you.
It isn't a five stars book because there were a couple of moments where Alyce was just being way too silly too dumb, her thinking process became convoluted just for plot's sake, which maybe ended up with the book being longer than it could've/should've been. Also this whole plot twist was predictable from a mile away, if you know you know.
Still I totally recommend it, I think it's fun and well written and totally captivating.
I found this book interesting, I loved the writing style, very fairytale-like, which I deeply enjoyed because you know, Sleeping Beauty retelling. I'm totally thriving for the main couple I love them I would draw so much fanart of both of them if I knew how to draw.
I was quite pleased and surprised with all this deep socioeconomical context around the Graces' situation, and the criticism about women's aging and how they are basically disregarded by society when they reach a certain stage of life. Also the traditionally female beauty standars and how they fucking fuck everyone, even the women who "reach" those standars (because there isn't such a thing, not really, we could argue some women are closer than others). These topics were very well integrated in the world-building, I honestly wasn't expecting such commentary at all so I loved it, Heather Walter you ate good for you.
It isn't a five stars book because there were a couple of moments where Alyce was just being way too silly too dumb, her thinking process became convoluted just for plot's sake, which maybe ended up with the book being longer than it could've/should've been. Also this whole plot twist was predictable from a mile away, if you know you know.
Still I totally recommend it, I think it's fun and well written and totally captivating.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
If you like reading about disneys villains and the movie malificent, this book is for you!
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was absolutely stunning! An amazingly well done retelling with the "villain" backstory. The magic was fascinating, and the story telling was beautiful. The love story was perfect and the cliffhanger ending was tragic! Wonderful story.