A review by hilma
An Ugly Love by Maya Alden

emotional inspiring lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

An Ugly Love by Maya Alden is a retelling of the fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen and she has done a wonderful job taking this fairytale and made it all her own. 

The characters are very diverse, it is nice to see that some of them were not perfect. Hansa is not just a normal perfect girl, and I just adored her. She is so sweet and determined. And I loved Orion as well, although at first I thought he was awful. He made such a change during the story. The writing style is simply lovely, and the setting with the winemaking and all, is a nice touch. 

An Ugly Love is a very cute and sweet retelling, one I loved.