A review by greymalkin
Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

A wonderful mashup of Persian legends and mythology with elements of Rapunzel and Beauty and the Beast European fairytales.  I enjoyed the complexity of the characters and the way that you knew each thread would come together and yet it still felt earned.  The imagery was very strong and the voices of the various characters were easy to tell apart just through their dialog cadence and words choice.
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