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A review by elee2013
Briarheart by Mercedes Lackey
4.0
3/5 (-1 for expectations meeting reality)
I’ll be honest. I love Misty Lackey. I reread the entire Valdemar series probably every other year at least. I find her early writing to be adult, lyrical, bittersweet… This book is simply a rehash of the Hunter series, reframed into the Sleeping Beauty folktale, with a very YA, preteen even, angle. Like I would feel comfortable handing this to a 10 year old. It’s a good book regardless, and well written with a great protagonist, just exceedingly simple when it comes to the characters, relationships with authority, friendships, and court politics. So, it’s on me for being disappointed when my expectations did not align with the product… but I also feel that Lackey’s relationship with Disney has really tanked her quality and uniqueness as a writer. I think I’ll be taking her off my “buy anything they write” list.
I’ll be honest. I love Misty Lackey. I reread the entire Valdemar series probably every other year at least. I find her early writing to be adult, lyrical, bittersweet… This book is simply a rehash of the Hunter series, reframed into the Sleeping Beauty folktale, with a very YA, preteen even, angle. Like I would feel comfortable handing this to a 10 year old. It’s a good book regardless, and well written with a great protagonist, just exceedingly simple when it comes to the characters, relationships with authority, friendships, and court politics. So, it’s on me for being disappointed when my expectations did not align with the product… but I also feel that Lackey’s relationship with Disney has really tanked her quality and uniqueness as a writer. I think I’ll be taking her off my “buy anything they write” list.