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A review by helenafaustina
Wish of the Wicked by Danielle Paige
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I don’t really know how to feel about this… 3.5 stars.
It was a touch too dark for me, but that was what it advertised, so I can’t complain. I think that if the characters were more endearing or if it didn’t end on a cliffhanger it would be better.
I thought it was a pretty interesting take on a retelling. Cinderella was a nice character, but she didn’t seem to do much. And I wasn’t really fond of what happens with the prince.When he falls in love with her fairy godmother, not her. Incorporating the fates was cool, but the worldbuilding didn’t make sense I feel like there was a lot of plot holes. I really am not fond of love triangles so it annoyed me, especially since it’s not even resolved at the end.
It was a touch too dark for me, but that was what it advertised, so I can’t complain. I think that if the characters were more endearing or if it didn’t end on a cliffhanger it would be better.
I thought it was a pretty interesting take on a retelling. Cinderella was a nice character, but she didn’t seem to do much. And I wasn’t really fond of what happens with the prince.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Death, Grief, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Forced institutionalization, and Torture
Minor: Body horror
Definitely some romance to avoid, the end of Chapter 25 and whole of Chapter 26 can be skipped entirely in that area (nothing to the highest extreme but still not pure). There’s a lot of violence, the most would be a description of someone being burned.