biajo83 's review for:

Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust

3.0

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I was expecting to like this a bit more than I did. Don't get me wrong it was a good book, but I think I got dazzled by the pretty pink cover (I'm a sucker for a pretty cover) and the fact that I really like Girls Made of Snow and Glass. It just didn't fully hold for me, even though it touch on all the thoughts I use to have while reading fairy tales about cursed/outcasted children. But Soraya left a lot to be desired as a main character. She spend a lot of time blaming the divs for her problems when to be honest if her family had treated her better she never would have felt the need to do what she did. Then to just have the cruel treatment she received from her family just glossed over and Soyara made to feel bad because she did what anyone else would have done if they were in her shoes.
I will say one thing I love about the book the dress that was described in the end sounds devine, I should make that my inspiration for Halloween.