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A review by greeneggsandsam
Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
"Snow didn't break or shatter, and neither would she. All she had to do was be true to her nature. Cold as Snow, sharp as glass."
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Girls Made of Snow and Glass is a Snow White retelling that follows the perspectives of two characters, Lynet and Mina. Lynet is the teenage daughter of the king who just so happened to be created by a magician using the Snow of Whitespring. Mina is the naturally born daughter of the magician, who's heart he replaced with glass. Mina wants to know love, so she's determined to marry the widowed king and be a beloved queen by those in the kingdom.
This is a story of love, but not romance (the romance subplot is very minimal). It's a story of character development, of growing up, and of family.
I hadn't even finished the book when I knew I wanted to eventually reread it and take my time to annotate it. I thought myself mainly a lover of plot drive books, but this book is much more character focused, and I found myself loving every second of it. I absolutely love the writing, for starters. The twist to the classic tale was so unique and mesmerizing that it hooked me, and I kept wanting to know how it was all going to resolve, but I never wanted it to end either.
The character development is superb, the writing I'd atmospheric and beautiful, and the resolution will stick with me forever. This is definitely going to be an all time favorite for me.
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Girls Made of Snow and Glass is a Snow White retelling that follows the perspectives of two characters, Lynet and Mina. Lynet is the teenage daughter of the king who just so happened to be created by a magician using the Snow of Whitespring. Mina is the naturally born daughter of the magician, who's heart he replaced with glass. Mina wants to know love, so she's determined to marry the widowed king and be a beloved queen by those in the kingdom.
This is a story of love, but not romance (the romance subplot is very minimal). It's a story of character development, of growing up, and of family.
I hadn't even finished the book when I knew I wanted to eventually reread it and take my time to annotate it. I thought myself mainly a lover of plot drive books, but this book is much more character focused, and I found myself loving every second of it. I absolutely love the writing, for starters. The twist to the classic tale was so unique and mesmerizing that it hooked me, and I kept wanting to know how it was all going to resolve, but I never wanted it to end either.
The character development is superb, the writing I'd atmospheric and beautiful, and the resolution will stick with me forever. This is definitely going to be an all time favorite for me.