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ladynavalon's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
So, this started as a 10 stars book. A with who makes wine? Come on! How I didn't read this first? How I didn't write it myself? Just by few first pages of this book is a 20 stars read, the first scen with Elena breaking free from the curse is 🤯
But by page 100 you are really wondering what are you doing reading this book! The characters don't according to what they are suppose to be, there is no chemistry between the main couple and come on! The villain is there from the beggining, sipping wine and eating biscuits and surely laughting because Elena is nothing like she was promised on page one and the vengeful witch who broke free from the curse just became a whinning, stupid girl.
But by page 100 you are really wondering what are you doing reading this book! The characters don't according to what they are suppose to be, there is no chemistry between the main couple and come on! The villain is there from the beggining, sipping wine and eating biscuits and surely laughting because Elena is nothing like she was promised on page one and the vengeful witch who broke free from the curse just became a whinning, stupid girl.
Graphic: Death, Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, and Animal death
anastashamarie's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
🎧 Note that I listened to the audio book of this, which may have swayed my opinion because it is a GREAT story to have read to you, and the narrator was delightfully soothing.
🍷 This comes across as a grown-up fairytale with vivid descriptions of wine and food thrown in for good measure. Set in the French countryside. Simple magic system. Mystery and clearing one's name as the central storyline. Not a lot of brain power required, but not boring either. Just an enjoyable late summer read, especially as part of the evenings getting cooler and breezy where I live.
🌾 -1 star because the romance was too much telling and not enough showing (honestly, it was hardly a part of the story) and because of the villains ridiculously long monologue. But regardless of that, I very much enjoyed this beginning to end.
🍷 This comes across as a grown-up fairytale with vivid descriptions of wine and food thrown in for good measure. Set in the French countryside. Simple magic system. Mystery and clearing one's name as the central storyline. Not a lot of brain power required, but not boring either. Just an enjoyable late summer read, especially as part of the evenings getting cooler and breezy where I live.
🌾 -1 star because the romance was too much telling and not enough showing (honestly, it was hardly a part of the story) and because of the villains ridiculously long monologue. But regardless of that, I very much enjoyed this beginning to end.
Graphic: Alcohol and Confinement
Moderate: Death, Murder, Animal death, Torture, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Sexual content and Injury/Injury detail
whirl's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Nice easy read, nothing too weird or shocking but an interesting world and use of magic and I enjoyed it
Moderate: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Death, Murder, and Torture
Minor: Addiction and Death of parent
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