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taural41's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Sexual content
tangleroot_eli's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
A wild ride of a book about the sometimes dangerously blurry line between the "real" world and the world of stories. If you like your fairy tales on the creepy side, this one's for you.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship and Blood
Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Suicide, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder
sunnydale's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
As someone who loves fairy tales and fairy tale scholarship, I felt so seen. Beneath the story, which was compelling on its own, was the author's clear understanding of why we tell fairy tales and why they hold power over us.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, Blood, and Kidnapping
Minor: Animal death, Cursing, Gun violence, Suicide, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism
The protagonist is kidnapped as a child, but is unharmed and not sexually abused in any way. The kidnapper's identity is later revealed, and he never intended to hurt her.