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joliebean's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
questsandquietude's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Rape and Sexual harassment
Minor: Miscarriage and War
20sidedbi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment
Minor: Miscarriage
bee12345's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Blood, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Miscarriage, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
rambles's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, and Death of parent
Moderate: Miscarriage and Rape
kaetheluise_nckl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
i’m gonna be honest i was really excited for this book when i first heard about it it but i think that if nothing actually plot-related happens after 151 pages, i’m better off DNFing it.
aside from that, the way the author chose to represent the german language was a mess? you can’t just decide some words are capitalized and others aren’t. either you capitalize all nouns like the germans would or you don’t, so it blends better with the english.
ah well. i’ll keep this book around for another month or two and i might come back to it… or not.
january 2024
I ended up finishing it and I’m so confused at what this book is trying to be???
i didn’t sign up for werewolves, werebears and a fairytale mish-mash when i was promised a hansel and gretel retelling. this book had very little retelling.
i also agree with other friends who said they didn’t hate this book but also didn’t enjoy themselves while reading it because that’s how i feel.
it’s a shame because the IC copy is so beautiful but i have no reason to keep this book in my collection ☹️
Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Gore, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
Moderate: Sexual violence, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Miscarriage, Torture, and Pregnancy
Trauma, PTSD, arranged betrothalmadscientistcat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, and Death of parent
Moderate: Miscarriage, Torture, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
Minor: Child death and Religious bigotry
hailstorm3812's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Rape, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Moderate: Child abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Alcoholism, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy
bookswithbethx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Child abuse, Miscarriage, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Cannibalism, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment
sophs_mood_reading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
After the forest takes the story of Hansel and Gretel and explores the story beyond the children’s escape. We meet the children two decades after the escape the clutches of the witch in the forest. But this isn’t the happily ever after we all expected. Hans has gambled away the siblings money and Greta is avoided by many villagers for her strange ways “what child kills and old woman!”
Greta finds herself turning to the book she stole from the old woman’s gingerbread house to try and save the family from ruin. But with suspicion already surrounding the siblings, a new stranger in town and people mysteriously being killed. Greta finds herself under more and more scrutiny as she uses more and more magic to try and save those around her.
This was a fantastic reimagining of such a classic tale, I loved how the author wove new magic and characters into the original story, making it her own.
Some parts of the story needed a bit more or seemed like a quick add on such as the Mira/Rob relationship but overall a beautifully well thought out book with mystery, magic and some big surprises that I did not guess at all.
Graphic: Death, Violence, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Moderate: Child death, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, and Self harm
Minor: Sexual content