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so this was great and it's super underrated and I think everyone needs to read it!
On a surface level, its a retelling of The Goose Girl (The Books of Bayern does another good retelling of the same fairytale). But I did not expect it to be so deep and thought-provoking. There were discussions about forgiveness, justice and revenge with some profound insights that gave me food for thought.
The characters were amazing too. I loved our main girl, Alyrra, the most. There is such major character growth from the frightened, closed-off princess to a brave and compassionate heroine. I also loved the intentionality in making each other characters unique and imperfect. Injections of societal critique about law enforcement and the king's justice vs. the theives' justice also added a little extra depth.
5 stars!
(Okay it's definately not a perfect perfect read, I can still see some flaws, but it will definately stick with me for a long long time)
On a surface level, its a retelling of The Goose Girl (The Books of Bayern does another good retelling of the same fairytale). But I did not expect it to be so deep and thought-provoking. There were discussions about forgiveness, justice and revenge with some profound insights that gave me food for thought.
The characters were amazing too. I loved our main girl, Alyrra, the most. There is such major character growth from the frightened, closed-off princess to a brave and compassionate heroine. I also loved the intentionality in making each other characters unique and imperfect. Injections of societal critique about law enforcement and the king's justice vs. the theives' justice also added a little extra depth.
5 stars!
(Okay it's definately not a perfect perfect read, I can still see some flaws, but it will definately stick with me for a long long time)