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A review by a_ab
Stolen Enchantress: Beauty and the Beast meets The Pied Piper by Amber Argyle
adventurous
dark
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
Too long, too meandering and too focused on endless stream of abuse from everything and everyone (or by everything and everyone). The fact that this endless nonsense is just a first book, which ends in the middle of one of its pointless skirmishes doesn't help matters.
I gave up on wanting to know the story this author was telling around 75%, because I stopped trusting that she is able to tell one (I skimmed to the end and was, unfortunately, gratified in my suspicions).
In the entire book there isn't a single half-decent male — all are either possessive brutes or manipulative posturers, both types full of self pitying excuses for their inexcusable actions. Never fear, most women aren't much better, but they have a more valid excuse of complete lack of agency in most situations they find themselves in, so they end up accomplishing marginally less harm due to sheer lack of opportunity. Why would anyone want to spend any time in that world willingly is beyond me.
I gave up on wanting to know the story this author was telling around 75%, because I stopped trusting that she is able to tell one (I skimmed to the end and was, unfortunately, gratified in my suspicions).
In the entire book there isn't a single half-decent male — all are either possessive brutes or manipulative posturers, both types full of self pitying excuses for their inexcusable actions. Never fear, most women aren't much better, but they have a more valid excuse of complete lack of agency in most situations they find themselves in, so they end up accomplishing marginally less harm due to sheer lack of opportunity. Why would anyone want to spend any time in that world willingly is beyond me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use, Misogyny, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Violence, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Torture, War, Rape, and Religious bigotry