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menrkat 's review for:
Kill Me Softly
by Sarah Cross
The title was fitting. The concept – fairy tales being not exactly as romantic in reality – was morbidly fascinating. And the characters, while sometimes annoying, were interesting enough.
There are just some things that didn't sit well with me. First, I can’t believe Mira’s stupidity sometimes. She easily accepts the truth about the fairy tale realm. So when others give her cryptic warnings – supposedly, they are NOT ALLOWED to explain the truth about the curse of the Valentine brothers – why is she hating on everyone? Duh, didn't she hear them the first time? The others were NOT ALLOWED.
Second, love triangles can be tiring, but a love square verges on overkill. I almost threw the book away in disgust – figuratively speaking, since it’s in EBook format – when that “square of a love” bit me in the face. Good thing some event towards the end justified the overkill.
Towards the end, I couldn't connect because expecting something to happen is not as satisfying when everything falls into place too quickly. There’s the feeling of urgency and haste in how things pan out. IMO, the characters were suddenly too accepting and predictable.
Lastly, I can't decide if it’s a good or a bad thing that Mari and Blue remind me of Clary and Jace from The Mortal Instruments. Mari makes an important decision that reminds me of Clary and, in retrospect, I guess she does have a hot temper like Clary. Blue is cocky and abrasive, a pained hero with his curse, which makes him somewhat like a nicer version of Jace. Mari and Blue’s conflicted relationship reminds me of the incest issue in The Mortal Instruments.
Anyway, I’m not saying it’s not a nice read. I liked it enough that I got to finish it in a few hours. But it left me with mixed feelings towards fairy tales. I kept thinking the Grimms brothers – and whoever else made fairy tales – must be pretty twisted to create mentally screwed up characters like Necrophiliac princes, a Hypochondriac princess, and a Paedophile king, to name a few. I even had the sudden urge to change my favorite fairy tale from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to Beauty and the Beast, if only to restore my faith in childhood romance. Hah hah.
It’s worth a second read, but I probably won’t crave for a sequel.
There are just some things that didn't sit well with me. First, I can’t believe Mira’s stupidity sometimes. She easily accepts the truth about the fairy tale realm. So when others give her cryptic warnings – supposedly, they are NOT ALLOWED to explain the truth about the curse of the Valentine brothers – why is she hating on everyone? Duh, didn't she hear them the first time? The others were NOT ALLOWED.
Second, love triangles can be tiring, but a love square verges on overkill. I almost threw the book away in disgust – figuratively speaking, since it’s in EBook format – when that “square of a love” bit me in the face. Good thing some event towards the end justified the overkill.
Towards the end, I couldn't connect because expecting something to happen is not as satisfying when everything falls into place too quickly. There’s the feeling of urgency and haste in how things pan out. IMO, the characters were suddenly too accepting and predictable.
Lastly, I can't decide if it’s a good or a bad thing that Mari and Blue remind me of Clary and Jace from The Mortal Instruments. Mari makes an important decision that reminds me of Clary and, in retrospect, I guess she does have a hot temper like Clary. Blue is cocky and abrasive, a pained hero with his curse, which makes him somewhat like a nicer version of Jace. Mari and Blue’s conflicted relationship reminds me of the incest issue in The Mortal Instruments.
Anyway, I’m not saying it’s not a nice read. I liked it enough that I got to finish it in a few hours. But it left me with mixed feelings towards fairy tales. I kept thinking the Grimms brothers – and whoever else made fairy tales – must be pretty twisted to create mentally screwed up characters like Necrophiliac princes, a Hypochondriac princess, and a Paedophile king, to name a few. I even had the sudden urge to change my favorite fairy tale from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to Beauty and the Beast, if only to restore my faith in childhood romance. Hah hah.
It’s worth a second read, but I probably won’t crave for a sequel.