This was mostly fun, except the not like other girls attitude got old fast. Also, my ending was way better than the one here???? I was so sure the endThis was mostly fun, except the not like other girls attitude got old fast. Also, my ending was way better than the one here???? I was so sure the ending would be more subversive. I was so disappointed. A quick, fairy tale read, not as special as I hoped but enjoyable overall....more
Funny and clever, one of the most creative fairy tale retellings I have read. Super meta and laugh out loud funny. A few too many memes but the perfecFunny and clever, one of the most creative fairy tale retellings I have read. Super meta and laugh out loud funny. A few too many memes but the perfect amount of fairy tale references. The Spiderverse of Sleeping Beauty, if you will....more
disappointing, full of info dumps, and boring. the mindless hate that kept being piled on to Alyce was the last straw for me. I won't read the sequel disappointing, full of info dumps, and boring. the mindless hate that kept being piled on to Alyce was the last straw for me. I won't read the sequel or recommend it.
full review:
characters: alyce lacked so much agency and constantly being manipulated in some way or another and didn't push back enough imo. also the amount of hate the majority of the characters had towards alyce was horrific to read, absolutely exhausting. so much unnecessary hate. a lot of characters felt like they had the outline of an interesting character but lacked any nuance or direction.
relationships: alyce and aurora had some nice scenes but they lacked chemistry and time together for me to be invested. the other relationships were not developed enough. so much potential smh.
plot: very familiar beats, but so boring and not as subversive as it pretended to be. also it was marketed as a love story???? it was not a love story.
themes: one review had a great point I'm stealing: the book couldn't decide if it was a villain story or a hero with bad PR. it wanted to be wicked the musical AND the poppy war. you can't do both babe. pick a lane.
pacing: so. many. info dumps. STOP. no action for 90% of the book and the last 30 pages is an action sequence? no thank you.
writing: fine, with some cringy lines. memorable quotes: "take care you don't become what they think you are." AND THEN IT WASN'T FOLLOWED THROUGH ON
conclusion: the potential of this book makes me so sad. it had so much and so little follow through. im disappointed. and mad. you can do better. ...more
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