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A review by coffeeandbooked
Tangleweed and Brine by Deirdre Sullivan
4.0
I enjoyed this book, I read the majority of this book in a couple of hours.
I thought the writing style was very beautiful and poetic, but it did take me a few stories to get into the style. The stories were also written in 2nd person, which was something else I had to get into, as I don't usually read in 2nd person.
The fairy tales were dark re-tellings, there were 13 in total. All were told from a female POV whereas the last, extra story for the paperback edition is written in a male POV.
My favourite stories were
You shall not suffer (Hansel and Gretel)
The Tender Weight (Bluebeard)
Beauty and the Board (Beauty and the Beast)
Waking Beauty (Sleeping Beauty)
I have another Deirdre Sullivan book is on my TBR so I am excited to read this after reading these short fairy tale re-tellings.
These stories are also illustrated by Karen Vaughan, these are gorgeous illustrations really capture the stories perfectly.
I thought the writing style was very beautiful and poetic, but it did take me a few stories to get into the style. The stories were also written in 2nd person, which was something else I had to get into, as I don't usually read in 2nd person.
The fairy tales were dark re-tellings, there were 13 in total. All were told from a female POV whereas the last, extra story for the paperback edition is written in a male POV.
My favourite stories were
You shall not suffer (Hansel and Gretel)
The Tender Weight (Bluebeard)
Beauty and the Board (Beauty and the Beast)
Waking Beauty (Sleeping Beauty)
I have another Deirdre Sullivan book is on my TBR so I am excited to read this after reading these short fairy tale re-tellings.
These stories are also illustrated by Karen Vaughan, these are gorgeous illustrations really capture the stories perfectly.