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decepticons's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Sexual content, and Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Rape, Sexual violence, Misogyny, and Pedophilia
Minor: Slavery
thebookwitch876's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
taurni's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.25
miascupoftea's review against another edition
4.5
beautiful prose. i love gothic literature so much. i will say the quality of stories varied a lot. the erl-king was my favorite by far
calliebella's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
maelirose's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
Spooky yet scandalous.
default's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
As someone who adores flowery, overblown, language I loved this book. A brilliant little collection of short stories, mainly feminist twists on classic fairytales, with deep gothic sexual themes. I can understand why people might not like this book, as the language Carter uses can sometimes be difficult to process and there are none or two moments which take you out of the book entirely. Besides that, one of the best written pieces of literature I've read in a while.
thefullbronte's review against another edition
5.0
Review-ku:
Tales replete with gore,
Erotic prose lights the dark,
The wolf is tender.
Tales replete with gore,
Erotic prose lights the dark,
The wolf is tender.
anixcour's review against another edition
challenging
dark
sad
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.25
some of them seem to be mainly based on shock value without deeper exploration into wjat they are dealing with while a couple of them are really compelling and intresting (the erl-king)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pedophilia and Rape