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A review by dreamer885
Kill Me Softly by Sarah Cross
3.0
Rating: 3
Summary (from Amazon):
her parents’ graves, hoping to find answers. The city and residents are not as they appear, and as mysteries and secrets unfold, so do revelations, including whether or not curses and fairy tales could be real and whether Mira is destined for happily ever after or a more sinister fate.
Review:
The overall concept of the book was really cool and fascinating. Being able to live in a literal fairytale world is such an interesting idea, and I do believe that Sarah Cross made realism in the setting present despite a totally fictional background. There were people from every fairytale, from Snow White to the stepsisters from Cinderella, everyone and every character was in the city. It was really cool to see how their lives played out and how each person carried their "curse" differently.
The biggest problem that I had with the book was the protagonist, Mira, herself. Since the beginning of the book, Mira was a pretty selfish character. She ran away from her godparents without even leaving a simple note. When she got to the city, she met a guy named Blue and his friend, Freddie. I really liked Blue. Blue, of course, falls for Mira for whatever reason considering Mira was such an a** to him the entire time. Really, she was rude, stubborn, and acted like a little child who couldn't get her way. It got pretty irritating to see my favorite character of the book falling for such a weak character. Even worse, Mira practically hated Blue because he kept telling her to stay away from his drop-dead gorgeous brother, Felix. Even though Mira obviously would rather get with Felix, Blue still has to keep himself from falling from her. There are so many things that could have done that on its own. I understand that Mira never lived her life with parents, and recently found out that there was a magical world of curses, but that doesn't mean you need to be stone-cold b**** to some people. Calm down, drink some hot chocolate, and don't need to get your panties in a bunch.
The writing flowed well, and the plot was really good, but the characters needed some definite work. The book contained suspense and action, which was much appreciated, but a lot of things were pretty predictable. I am slightly disappointed because I expected a strong, female character to play such an important role as Sleeping Beauty, but instead, I got a selfish, snobbish, and immature girl.
Oh, but I have to say, the cover is pretty darn awesome.
Summary (from Amazon):
her parents’ graves, hoping to find answers. The city and residents are not as they appear, and as mysteries and secrets unfold, so do revelations, including whether or not curses and fairy tales could be real and whether Mira is destined for happily ever after or a more sinister fate.
Review:
The overall concept of the book was really cool and fascinating. Being able to live in a literal fairytale world is such an interesting idea, and I do believe that Sarah Cross made realism in the setting present despite a totally fictional background. There were people from every fairytale, from Snow White to the stepsisters from Cinderella, everyone and every character was in the city. It was really cool to see how their lives played out and how each person carried their "curse" differently.
The biggest problem that I had with the book was the protagonist, Mira, herself. Since the beginning of the book, Mira was a pretty selfish character. She ran away from her godparents without even leaving a simple note. When she got to the city, she met a guy named Blue and his friend, Freddie. I really liked Blue. Blue, of course, falls for Mira for whatever reason considering Mira was such an a** to him the entire time. Really, she was rude, stubborn, and acted like a little child who couldn't get her way. It got pretty irritating to see my favorite character of the book falling for such a weak character. Even worse, Mira practically hated Blue because he kept telling her to stay away from his drop-dead gorgeous brother, Felix. Even though Mira obviously would rather get with Felix, Blue still has to keep himself from falling from her. There are so many things that could have done that on its own. I understand that Mira never lived her life with parents, and recently found out that there was a magical world of curses, but that doesn't mean you need to be stone-cold b**** to some people. Calm down, drink some hot chocolate, and don't need to get your panties in a bunch.
The writing flowed well, and the plot was really good, but the characters needed some definite work. The book contained suspense and action, which was much appreciated, but a lot of things were pretty predictable. I am slightly disappointed because I expected a strong, female character to play such an important role as Sleeping Beauty, but instead, I got a selfish, snobbish, and immature girl.
Oh, but I have to say, the cover is pretty darn awesome.