kir4h's review against another edition
1.0
I got half way through this And I thought I could force myself to finish this. Cause it is such a short book but I couldn’t do it!
I’m sorry but the presentation is horrid. The way character interact with each other doesn’t flow. It’s like characters are having to different conversations at the same time.
The way characters act too is very confusing and their reactions to things don’t make sense.
And just over all trying to understand what’s going on is very difficult for example. (Not a spoiler!) Both of the witches arms is being held by two separate people. The next minute she’s folding her arms. What?? Do the 2 princes let go of her arms? Or did she yank herself free? Why did they even grab her arms?? What the heck is going on here???
Oh and the big secret that’s portrayed is pretty predictable.
I think this is one of the worst books I’ve read,or tried to force myself to finish, I’m sorry but I couldn’t enjoy anything about it :(
I’m sorry but the presentation is horrid. The way character interact with each other doesn’t flow. It’s like characters are having to different conversations at the same time.
The way characters act too is very confusing and their reactions to things don’t make sense.
And just over all trying to understand what’s going on is very difficult for example. (Not a spoiler!) Both of the witches arms is being held by two separate people. The next minute she’s folding her arms. What?? Do the 2 princes let go of her arms? Or did she yank herself free? Why did they even grab her arms?? What the heck is going on here???
Oh and the big secret that’s portrayed is pretty predictable.
I think this is one of the worst books I’ve read,or tried to force myself to finish, I’m sorry but I couldn’t enjoy anything about it :(
gia279's review against another edition
The worldbuilding was cool but I was not a fan of the characters personalities or how the story was unfolding. Not my thing.
abbiecait's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
userunknown's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Wow! This is an underrated novel that more people need to read.
I acquired this book as my local bookstore was closing and everything was $3 or less so I decided to get some novels that I wouldn't normally read, and I am so glad I chose this one.
This was the most refreshing fairytale I have ever read and I really enjoyed that it didn't copy aspects of other fairytale and make it a spin-off.
This book switches between to P.O.V's (Jane, the princess, and Reagan, the witch) which is something I normally hate in a book but fell in love with during this novel.
I honestly had no hope for the novel or intrest in its plot when I began reading as I thought that it was going to follow a story of the princesses breaking their curse and ending in they lived happily ever after, but this is so much more than that.
This novel has so much to unpack, from the suppression of women, touches on politics and the Matthew effect, rape and famine.
I won't even talk about the plot twist as I don't want to spoil it but I will say that not once did I ever expect it, or even think that it would be comming
While I do think the world building was lacking and that the ending could have been better, or left room for a second novel, which I would read in a heartbeat, I can honestly say that this was the most surprising book I have ever read.
I will be thinking about this book for a long time and I know I will read it again in the future to relieve this magical story again
I acquired this book as my local bookstore was closing and everything was $3 or less so I decided to get some novels that I wouldn't normally read, and I am so glad I chose this one.
This was the most refreshing fairytale I have ever read and I really enjoyed that it didn't copy aspects of other fairytale and make it a spin-off.
This book switches between to P.O.V's (Jane, the princess, and Reagan, the witch) which is something I normally hate in a book but fell in love with during this novel.
I honestly had no hope for the novel or intrest in its plot when I began reading as I thought that it was going to follow a story of the princesses breaking their curse and ending in they lived happily ever after, but this is so much more than that.
This novel has so much to unpack, from the suppression of women, touches on politics and the Matthew effect, rape and famine.
I won't even talk about the plot twist as I don't want to spoil it but I will say that not once did I ever expect it, or even think that it would be comming
While I do think the world building was lacking and that the ending could have been better, or left room for a second novel, which I would read in a heartbeat, I can honestly say that this was the most surprising book I have ever read.
I will be thinking about this book for a long time and I know I will read it again in the future to relieve this magical story again
chelsea_jack's review against another edition
2.0
Really unsatisfying.
I appreciated the rise at the end, but so much of the book is just fear. Despite a five-year-long thing that has been endured suddenly coming to a head... it still feels like nothing really happens.
I don't think the story here lives up to the gorgeous book cover.
And there is no satisfying resolution for the characters of the story. I think it's meant to be, but it wasn't the kind of payoff that the readers deserved.
I appreciated the rise at the end, but so much of the book is just fear. Despite a five-year-long thing that has been endured suddenly coming to a head... it still feels like nothing really happens.
I don't think the story here lives up to the gorgeous book cover.
And there is no satisfying resolution for the characters of the story. I think it's meant to be, but it wasn't the kind of payoff that the readers deserved.
angelsbookstaloves's review against another edition
3.0
I immediately fell in love with this book when I saw the cover. And oh boy, it did not disappoint. I loved this book! The audiobook for this is also phenomenal. The story line was so fascinating, I couldn't stop reading it because I just needed to find what would happen next!
The characters in this are SO GOOD. I will say, the princes sucked, like omg. I haaaaaaate them. I did love Jane. She is awesome. She is probably my favorite character. This world was so cool. With the Witches and magic, it was just awesome. This book was a little slow-paced, but not in a bad way. I usually avoid slow-paced books because they make me sleepy, but this one was done really well.
So, if your looking for a captivating, somewhat slow-paced, standalone fantasy read, then this is the book for you!
The characters in this are SO GOOD. I will say, the princes sucked, like omg. I haaaaaaate them. I did love Jane. She is awesome. She is probably my favorite character. This world was so cool. With the Witches and magic, it was just awesome. This book was a little slow-paced, but not in a bad way. I usually avoid slow-paced books because they make me sleepy, but this one was done really well.
So, if your looking for a captivating, somewhat slow-paced, standalone fantasy read, then this is the book for you!
cindeereads's review against another edition
5.0
This book starts out slow but the pace picks up after the first 100 pages as things are found out the story and characters were really interesting to read about. The characters were very great to read about especially Jane and Reagan one being cursed to not be able to eat and the other being the witch who cast the curse. Jane starts out meek and quiet girl who just wants the curse to end so that she her sisters and mother will not have to live like this anymore but by the end she is much stronger and takes the lead in ending the curse and freeing all of her people. As for Reagan I liked how she did what she did out of love for her mother but she went about it all wrong it is not right to punish those who did not deserve it. The story starts out with talking of the curse and how it all effects Jane her sister and their mother and how Jane just wants it to end the story moves to Reagan and we start to slowly find out why she takes Jane and her sisters to find out what is going on in their kingdom they see terrible things and Reagan tells them why she did and they just can't believe their father the king would do that after they return after the horrible run in with foreign royals Jane and her sisters believe what Reagan told them so the kind imprisons them only for Jane to escape after that they finally find everything needed to end the curse after a while and much effort it is ended and there is finally the well deserved happy ending.