sophshelves's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Hate crime, and Murder
bookwyrmknits's review
dark
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? No
2.0
Despite being in a collection of "fairy tales for the here and now" this story is not anything like a fairy tale. A better comparison would be the movie "Seven" except using princesses instead of the seven deadly sins. I thought the interview-style format of the text was an interesting way to tell this story, though it did mean that I have very little idea what any of the characters look like, sound like, etc. I have no sense of them as more than caricatures. It was also amusing (at first) that all of the "princes" have names out of Disney movies.
Not my kind of story, though fans of thrillers may enjoy it.
Not my kind of story, though fans of thrillers may enjoy it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror, Murder, and Sexism
Minor: Homophobia
thereadersofrohan's review
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Body horror, Homophobia, Misogyny, and Bullying
mandigolightly's review
dark
sad
slow-paced
- Loveable characters? No
2.0
I’ve just...outgrown stories where violence against women is just a fun narrative device. 2 stars only because I enjoyed the epistolary format.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Homophobia, Islamophobia, and Misogyny
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