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Kill Me Softly
by Sarah Cross
Raised by her two god mothers since the death of her parents, Mirabelle's past is cloaked in secrecy. But as her 16th birthday approaches, Mira makes a desperate attempt to escape her sheltered life and finally see the city where she was born. But Beau Rivage is more than just a fairy-tale themed tourist attraction.
I was excited about this book. I love a fairy-tale adaptation or remix, and this one promises something more on the sinister or murderous side. I am sorry to say that I was, overall, disappointed. The premise of the story is fantastic - a city full of the cursed and blessed, all of them forced to play out the rolls assigned to them no matter how they try to escape. Even much of the execution comes through solidly - the translation of fairy-tales into modern terms is done quite well, swapping a Huntsman for a minimum-wage landscaper, castles for casinos, etc. etc. But the main downfall is Mira herself. Coming through as more of an 'insert-yourself-here' than an actual character, her actions are all over the place. She accepts the magic and heartbreaking revelations with barely a blink, and manages to fall in love with two brothers at once for no apparent reason than that they both like her. Add in that her romantic inclinations lean in a distinctly Twilight-y i-love-you-so-its-cool-if-you-kill-me direction, and she basically ends up standing in the way of all the rest of my enjoyment.
I was excited about this book. I love a fairy-tale adaptation or remix, and this one promises something more on the sinister or murderous side. I am sorry to say that I was, overall, disappointed. The premise of the story is fantastic - a city full of the cursed and blessed, all of them forced to play out the rolls assigned to them no matter how they try to escape. Even much of the execution comes through solidly - the translation of fairy-tales into modern terms is done quite well, swapping a Huntsman for a minimum-wage landscaper, castles for casinos, etc. etc. But the main downfall is Mira herself. Coming through as more of an 'insert-yourself-here' than an actual character, her actions are all over the place. She accepts the magic and heartbreaking revelations with barely a blink, and manages to fall in love with two brothers at once for no apparent reason than that they both like her. Add in that her romantic inclinations lean in a distinctly Twilight-y i-love-you-so-its-cool-if-you-kill-me direction, and she basically ends up standing in the way of all the rest of my enjoyment.