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A review by utopiastateofmind
Misrule by Heather Walter
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
(Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.)
My love for Misrule boils down to two things: the romance - and subsequent character development of Alyce - and the development of the themes. I ended up almost reading only for the question of will-they-won't-they. To figure out if Aurora and Alyce could find a way to cover the distance between them. The time, the mistakes, and the actions. How love, in some ways, can make monsters of us. In what we are willing to do, in the feelings it can illicit.
Because love can almost posses us. And the truth that we cannot control love or posses the ones we love is a hard truth to bear. It's one that we all need to learn. So Misrule entranced me by truly testing Aurora and Alyce. To putting even more obstacles in their way, stacked against them, and asking them - is their love enough? Are the feelings they had enough to forge something new? And the thing is, I could see both of their sides. I won't spoil it, but this book will have your heart in pieces.
My love for Misrule boils down to two things: the romance - and subsequent character development of Alyce - and the development of the themes. I ended up almost reading only for the question of will-they-won't-they. To figure out if Aurora and Alyce could find a way to cover the distance between them. The time, the mistakes, and the actions. How love, in some ways, can make monsters of us. In what we are willing to do, in the feelings it can illicit.
Because love can almost posses us. And the truth that we cannot control love or posses the ones we love is a hard truth to bear. It's one that we all need to learn. So Misrule entranced me by truly testing Aurora and Alyce. To putting even more obstacles in their way, stacked against them, and asking them - is their love enough? Are the feelings they had enough to forge something new? And the thing is, I could see both of their sides. I won't spoil it, but this book will have your heart in pieces.
Content Warnings
Minor: Torture