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3.93 AVERAGE
3.93 AVERAGE
You know at the end of As Long As You’re Mine from Wicked when Elphaba says “For the first time I feel… wicked” yeah that’s this book.
This book was very very good, in fact, probably the best fantasy book I’ve read in a long time. It’s a retelling of Sleeping Beauty but with two queer women as the protagonists. Aurora falls in love with the wicked witch.
I don’t always get into high fantasy but the world building in this book was done beautifully. It was long and there was a lot to take it but I still wanted to keep reading, which is a very good sign.
I went into this expecting primarily a love story and it is but also isn’t. It’s a story about finding power within yourself and taking back what was stolen from you. It’s a villains origin story and I loved that.
4.5 stars rounded up, very much looking forward to the second book.
I don’t always get into high fantasy but the world building in this book was done beautifully. It was long and there was a lot to take it but I still wanted to keep reading, which is a very good sign.
I went into this expecting primarily a love story and it is but also isn’t. It’s a story about finding power within yourself and taking back what was stolen from you. It’s a villains origin story and I loved that.
4.5 stars rounded up, very much looking forward to the second book.
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It was okay, decent in the beginning, disliked the characters as it continued. Can see where the second book is going to go with the character differences and I'm not interested.
got me hooked more later on but im not gonna be distraught if i never read the second book ya know?
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
it was okay, i guess?? i thought the ending was cringey and so predictable. i despise insta love so i have no faith in alyce and aurora’s so called love for each other. i won’t be reading the sequel i literally couldn’t care less
Not the best or the worst retelling of the fairytale of Sleeping Beauty.
The first few chapters were reminiscent of Cinderella. The protagonist Alyce (aka Maleficent) lives with other half fae beings, who treat her like a despised stepsister. The characters' interactions were juvenile (think Mean Girls). Alyce is around 20 years old, but has the inner monologue and dialogue of a preteen. She spends most of the book putting herself down and it gets exhausting. The worse part of the book is the climax of the book; the rest of the book goes downhill from here.
The best parts of this book are interactions between Alyce and Aurora and and learning about the history between the two groups of fae. I would be interested in a prequel book that explores the fae. I appreciate a queer retelling of a classic fairy tale.
Thank you to Netgalley and Del Rey publishing for providing me an e-ARC in exchange for an honest opinion.
The first few chapters were reminiscent of Cinderella. The protagonist Alyce (aka Maleficent) lives with other half fae beings, who treat her like a despised stepsister. The characters' interactions were juvenile (think Mean Girls). Alyce is around 20 years old, but has the inner monologue and dialogue of a preteen. She spends most of the book putting herself down and it gets exhausting. The worse part of the book is the climax of the book; the rest of the book goes downhill from here.
The best parts of this book are interactions between Alyce and Aurora and and learning about the history between the two groups of fae. I would be interested in a prequel book that explores the fae. I appreciate a queer retelling of a classic fairy tale.
Thank you to Netgalley and Del Rey publishing for providing me an e-ARC in exchange for an honest opinion.
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
the last half of this book goes a mile a minute!!!
SO MUCH FUN ! i do think more princesses were lesbians and i like how they didnt make the fact that they were lesbians entirely that shocking that felt nice :)
SO MUCH FUN ! i do think more princesses were lesbians and i like how they didnt make the fact that they were lesbians entirely that shocking that felt nice :)