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brontesauruses's review
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Body horror, Suicide, and Blood
Minor: Vomit, Death of parent, and Sexual violence
This was a really cool retelling inspired by Robin McKinley's own excellent retelling (well, one of her retellings), Rose Daughter. It definitely stands by itself, though, with its banter and uh Horrors. It would not be Kingfisher without the Horrors, but boy they sure do ramp up quickly towards the end. Like thesynniestar's review
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
i have a soft spot for fairy tale retellings, which is unfortunate because so many of them are so very bad. this one, however, hit the spot just right.
bryony and roses is a retelling of beauty and the beast, but with added mystery, horror, and a house obsessed with pink.
bryony and roses is a retelling of beauty and the beast, but with added mystery, horror, and a house obsessed with pink.
Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, and Violence
notthatlibrarian's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Moderate: Confinement, Body horror, and Suicide
dania_'s review
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Violence, Kidnapping, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, and Confinement
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