jessiriel 's review for:

Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the Brave by Marianna Mayer

2.5

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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I had high hopes based on the title, but sadly, I didn’t really like it. It’s a classic folktale retelling, but Vasilisa and Baba Yaga actually didn’t interact very much, neither is a particularly complex character, and

Vasilisa ends up married at the end because the tzar took one look at her and wanted to marry her

, so this is not a version I’d use for introducing children to Vasilisa—or Baba Yaga for that matter.