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A review by pinkflyingelephant
We Kept Her in the Cellar by W. R. Gorman
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Thanks to NetGalley for this ARC in exchange of an honest review.
I found the concept that Cinderella is the evil one and not her sisters extremely exciting. I also found the way the chapters were divided really exciting. At the beginning there are chapter rules that the family must follow towards Cinderella.
The writing style is great and it is super easy to read.
You are in the story from the very start and it is immediately exciting so that you want to stay with the story.
However, the story unfortunately did not develop well enough for me. Many emotions were rather superficial or only mentioned briefly.
I also found the ending extremely unsatisfying. Unfortunately, "We kept her in the cellar" is one so far that I cannot rate very highly. Interesting idea that had so much potential - but in my opinion it was not exploited.
I found the concept that Cinderella is the evil one and not her sisters extremely exciting. I also found the way the chapters were divided really exciting. At the beginning there are chapter rules that the family must follow towards Cinderella.
The writing style is great and it is super easy to read.
You are in the story from the very start and it is immediately exciting so that you want to stay with the story.
However, the story unfortunately did not develop well enough for me. Many emotions were rather superficial or only mentioned briefly.
I also found the ending extremely unsatisfying. Unfortunately, "We kept her in the cellar" is one so far that I cannot rate very highly. Interesting idea that had so much potential - but in my opinion it was not exploited.