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lenorayoder's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.0
Some cool ideas and pretty pieces of writing, but so much of this book is slow, confusing, gross, and/or boring that it doesn’t really feel worth it. A much longer book than the material justifies. Unsatisfying.
Content Warnings
Minor: Incest, Pedophilia, Murder, and Sexual harassment
maybe_a_cat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Incest and Sexual assault
Moderate: Child abuse
Minor: Miscarriage, Sexual content, and Pregnancy
scarie_'s review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.25
this book is just really bad.
Also, this is the second book that he mentions detail of a a girl’s “hardening nipple” in a cold room. Why is that a reoccurring detail???
He also loves to write when girls start their menstrual cycle,too.
Writing in one story was enough, ugh.
Also, this is the second book that he mentions detail of a a girl’s “hardening nipple” in a cold room. Why is that a reoccurring detail???
He also loves to write when girls start their menstrual cycle,too.
Writing in one story was enough, ugh.
Content Warnings
Minor: Incest and Sexual assault
yellow_star's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
1.0
This contains incest. It's also not a great narrative regardless that drags on a bit and reads like a first draft, but containing incest is an auto 1 star to me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Incest
claudiamacpherson's review against another edition
dark
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Set in the early 1500s, this Snow White retelling features Italian court and Church politics, a Biblical quest, and seven (or eight?) sort-of dwarfs. I love myths and fairy tales, and I really enjoyed some of Maguire's other books, but this one fell a bit short for me. Partly because Snow White was always one of the most boring princesses, but also because none of the characters really made me love them. I also found the whole "apples from the tree of knowledge" idea a bit confusing (but Lucrezia's ending was perfect!) I did love the way Maguire wrote the dwarfs as more mysterious and strange (basically the opposite of the Disney-fied ones you might normally think of).
Happy ending meter (no specific spoilers, just the general vibe):Happy, more or less.
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Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Incest, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Minor: Miscarriage, Sexual content, and Pregnancy
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