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A review by bookdragonslair
Ever Cursed by Corey Ann Haydu
4.0
4.5 stars People need to read this book.
I have never been so thoroughly enraged by a book I enjoyed so much. This world is a world where women are second class citizens, where to hurt a woman is acceptable as long as you have a title. I was enraged reading about the king, the scenes with the other nobility. The way they prefer the princesses suffering because when they're weak they can't say no. The undermining of princess Jane, calling her hysterical especially hit home, because how many times as a woman have I been called a bitch, hysterical, over-reacting, because I was angry and spoke up about my mistreatment. It's a sad reality too many women still face today. The narrative of this book is so important, an I am overjoyed to see more fantasy novels tackling difficult topics.
The only reason I can't give this book a full 5 stars is because of the Reagan narrative. The way everyone treats her for casting her spell, like shes some bloody moron. She was thirteen and had just found out her mother had been hurt! Who wouldn't react a little rashly. Yes the spell was not thought out but you cant expect a thirteen your old to be the epitome of perfection. Her grandmother even cast a worse spell when she was much older yet still judges Reagan so harshly for her mistakes. Then theres Abbott, always pissy about something. He asks Reagan to get the princesses to come into Ever for the way to break their spell. She makes it happen and hes still not happy. Just seems like people who were supposed to be understanding kept piling on Reagan, telling her every decision she made was wrong while refusing to tell her why or what they actually want from her. It was infuriating!
I have never been so thoroughly enraged by a book I enjoyed so much. This world is a world where women are second class citizens, where to hurt a woman is acceptable as long as you have a title. I was enraged reading about the king, the scenes with the other nobility. The way they prefer the princesses suffering because when they're weak they can't say no. The undermining of princess Jane, calling her hysterical especially hit home, because how many times as a woman have I been called a bitch, hysterical, over-reacting, because I was angry and spoke up about my mistreatment. It's a sad reality too many women still face today. The narrative of this book is so important, an I am overjoyed to see more fantasy novels tackling difficult topics.
The only reason I can't give this book a full 5 stars is because of the Reagan narrative. The way everyone treats her for casting her spell, like shes some bloody moron. She was thirteen and had just found out her mother had been hurt! Who wouldn't react a little rashly. Yes the spell was not thought out but you cant expect a thirteen your old to be the epitome of perfection. Her grandmother even cast a worse spell when she was much older yet still judges Reagan so harshly for her mistakes. Then theres Abbott, always pissy about something. He asks Reagan to get the princesses to come into Ever for the way to break their spell. She makes it happen and hes still not happy. Just seems like people who were supposed to be understanding kept piling on Reagan, telling her every decision she made was wrong while refusing to tell her why or what they actually want from her. It was infuriating!