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A review by fmcfranny
Queen of Extinction: A Dark Sleeping Beauty Fairytale Retelling by Erin St Pierre, Gwynn White
5.0
Let me just start off by saying that I find it impossible to believe that I have never heard of Gwynn White before today! I picked this up and couldn't put it down skipping meals to finish it!
The book flows with ease from character to character and developing them as they face trials and hardships and learn from one another an their experiences. They push their way through opposition making your love for them that much more fulfilling. Aurora had me from the first page. It seems her life has been all hardship and sorrow and more pours in within a few chapters. Her life from then on is complicated. A harsh reality stalks her. To be honest I didn't much like Jorah at the beginning. I admired his loyalty but at the same i wanted to punch him in the face for oh so many things. And despite Raith being a villain he was the kind i felt pity for. He let others rule his decisions and in the end it cost him all redeemable traits. I would say he fell prey to greed and lust rather than starting out evil. Even at the end as he was starting to be overcome all I could think was how much I pitied him. As you can tell these characters pull you in and grab hold of the places in your mind and heart most books cannot hope to reach. The story itself is interesting as well. building to point at more to come and deeper development as you go. this being a series does not shock me. one book could not possibly do justice to this plot. I am in suspense waiting for the next book!
The book flows with ease from character to character and developing them as they face trials and hardships and learn from one another an their experiences. They push their way through opposition making your love for them that much more fulfilling. Aurora had me from the first page. It seems her life has been all hardship and sorrow and more pours in within a few chapters. Her life from then on is complicated. A harsh reality stalks her. To be honest I didn't much like Jorah at the beginning. I admired his loyalty but at the same i wanted to punch him in the face for oh so many things. And despite Raith being a villain he was the kind i felt pity for. He let others rule his decisions and in the end it cost him all redeemable traits. I would say he fell prey to greed and lust rather than starting out evil. Even at the end as he was starting to be overcome all I could think was how much I pitied him. As you can tell these characters pull you in and grab hold of the places in your mind and heart most books cannot hope to reach. The story itself is interesting as well. building to point at more to come and deeper development as you go. this being a series does not shock me. one book could not possibly do justice to this plot. I am in suspense waiting for the next book!