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A review by annettebooksofhopeanddreams
Poor Unfortunate Soul by Serena Valentino
3.0
When books are quick reads, it's easier to pick them up. So, this series has become my Wednesday afternoon series. Usually I have about two more hours to read then and so far the books could be read within that time easily. (Not sure if the same can be said about the next books, but that's an issue for next time!) And since the first two books in the series were quite entertaining, I was looking forward to get to this one.
And I have to admit that in a way this book felt a little underwhelming and I have some issues to pinpoint why. I think the main issue is that it never feels like this story is about Ursula. In the previous two books we really got to know the characters before we meet them in the movies and got a lot of background, here it wasn't the case. Ursula's history was told in two chapters and that was all we got to see of her past.
The biggest part of this book was about Princess Tulip, who we've met in the previous book, and the Odd Sisters and Circe. Don't get me wrong. I loved to see those characters again. I loved to see Tulip again and to see how her story continued after her experience with the Beast. I also really loved Circe and how the Odd Sisters do everything for her, even though they have no idea what doing good actually means. But it was not what I expected.
Combine that with the constant switching point of views in the middle of pages and the result is a book that had some trouble really grabbing me. I think what I missed most in this story, was focus. Although all the individual stories were interesting and although all the characters were nice, the story lacked focus. As if the author had trouble picking which of the storylines was most important. And I think especially Ursula, who should have been front and centre, deserved better.
However, I'm really looking forward to the next book still! 2 out of 3 were quite entertaining and nice, so the odds are still in my favor!
And I have to admit that in a way this book felt a little underwhelming and I have some issues to pinpoint why. I think the main issue is that it never feels like this story is about Ursula. In the previous two books we really got to know the characters before we meet them in the movies and got a lot of background, here it wasn't the case. Ursula's history was told in two chapters and that was all we got to see of her past.
The biggest part of this book was about Princess Tulip, who we've met in the previous book, and the Odd Sisters and Circe. Don't get me wrong. I loved to see those characters again. I loved to see Tulip again and to see how her story continued after her experience with the Beast. I also really loved Circe and how the Odd Sisters do everything for her, even though they have no idea what doing good actually means. But it was not what I expected.
Combine that with the constant switching point of views in the middle of pages and the result is a book that had some trouble really grabbing me. I think what I missed most in this story, was focus. Although all the individual stories were interesting and although all the characters were nice, the story lacked focus. As if the author had trouble picking which of the storylines was most important. And I think especially Ursula, who should have been front and centre, deserved better.
However, I'm really looking forward to the next book still! 2 out of 3 were quite entertaining and nice, so the odds are still in my favor!