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A review by abookishwasp
The Beautiful by Renée Ahdieh
3.5
If you are expecting this to be some gothic eerie vampire story, the this is not the right book for that. Thankfully i went in with not too many expectations so i quite enjoyed the story for what it was.
Things i liked:
~it was quite entertaining
~loved all the 19th century banter
~my fave scene is with Michael, Celine, Luca and the grandma
~the atmosphere
Things i didn't quite like:
~it was too wordy at times, especially when reading the inner thoughts of the MC, i kept zoning out
~the notion the MC has that she was evil because she killed a man in self defense when he tried to rape her (even if this is accurate for the time period)
~the MC tries to be feminist at times throughout the book , which is oxymoron due to the point above
~i would've loved this 10 times more if i got to read more about the creatures and fey and whatnot from Sylvan Wyld, rather than concerning myself with the feelings of a mortal teenage girl (hopefully there will be more of this in the next books)
Overall it was a fun and fast read.
Things i liked:
~it was quite entertaining
~loved all the 19th century banter
~my fave scene is with Michael, Celine, Luca and the grandma
~the atmosphere
Things i didn't quite like:
~it was too wordy at times, especially when reading the inner thoughts of the MC, i kept zoning out
~the notion the MC has that she was evil because
~the MC tries to be feminist at times throughout the book , which is oxymoron due to the point above
~i would've loved this 10 times more if i got to read more about the creatures and fey and whatnot from Sylvan Wyld, rather than concerning myself with the feelings of a mortal teenage girl (hopefully there will be more of this in the next books)
Overall it was a fun and fast read.
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual assault