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Starters by Lissa Price
2.5
adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

“Did Cinderella ever consider fessing up to the prince, that night she was enjoying herself in the fancy ball gown? Did she even think of telling him, oh, by the way, Prince, the coach isn’t mine, I’m really a filthy little barefoot servant on borrowed time? No. She took her moment. And then went quietly away after midnight.”

i was really enjoying this book until the plot twist at the end. i’m sad to say this but it really ruined a lot for me.
however, i really liked the idea of this book in general and the setting. the plot in general is probably this book’s strength, even though there a little too many twists for my taste. there were really thrilling scenes full of adrenaline that were really well executed.
the relationships on the other hand were really messy and did not really lead to anything in my opinion. yes, there were characters that i liked, but i still wasn’t really attached to any of them.

overall, if it wasn’t for the plot twist at the end, which is very problematic in my opinion, i probably would’ve given this book 3-3,5 stars, but now i don’t feel the need to keep on reading the series any further and sadly have pretty mixed feelings about it.