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samwescott 's review for:
Rose Daughter
by Robin McKinley
This was really lovely. I read this immediately after reading Beauty and it was pretty cool to see how McKinley was able to re-weave and bolster this story twenty years later. I liked the way she deepened the backstory for Beauty's sisters and gave them story lines of their own (I kinda want a book about Lionheart). The town they moved to was really cool and full of interesting characters. I loved the rippling background of the curse and the green witch and Beauty's mother. It was all really good stuff.
Again, I did think the ending was a little too abrupt. There was one big info dump and a really swift wrap-up. It was better than Beauty in that respect, but I still could have used a little more time to reveal so much.
But oh, man. The roses didn't super get to me, but the little animals definitely did. The hedgehogs!!! <3
Again, I did think the ending was a little too abrupt. There was one big info dump and a really swift wrap-up. It was better than Beauty in that respect, but I still could have used a little more time to reveal so much.
But oh, man. The roses didn't super get to me, but the little animals definitely did. The hedgehogs!!! <3