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A Ruin of Roses (Deliciously Dark Fairytales, #1)
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Of course I've read this for the plot
πΉπ π₯π¨ππ‘ π’π π₯π’π¦ππ¦ ππ¬ - π.π. ππ₯πππ‘ππΉ
β π¬π/π‘π/π: π °οΈ/π ½π °
β πππ‘π₯π ππ‘π π¨π‘πππ₯π§π’π‘ππ¦: π΅π°π½ππ°ππ, π³π°ππΊ ππΎπΌπ°π½π²π΄, ππ΄ππ΄π»π»πΈπ½πΆ
β π£π’π©: π΅πΈπππ πΏπ΄πππΎπ½ - πΏπ°ππ ππ΄π½ππ΄
β π§π₯π’π£ππ¦: π΄π½π΄πΌπΈπ΄π ππΎ π»πΎπ π΄ππ, ππΎππ²π· π π°π½π³ ππΎπ π³πΈπ΄, ππ·πΎ π³πΈπ³ ππ·πΈπ ππΎ ππΎπ, π°πΆπ΄ πΆπ°πΏ
β ππππ₯πππ§ππ₯π¦: π₯π₯/5
β πͺπ₯ππ§ππ‘π: βπΌβπΌ/5
β π£ππ’π§: ππ/5 (ππ΄ππ΄π»π»πΈπ½πΆ ππ°π πΎπΊπ°π)
β πππ₯π π§πππ ππ¦: π/5
β π¦π π¨π§ πππ©ππ: π₯π₯/5 (π»πΎππ πΎπ΅ πΏπΈπ½πΈπ½πΆ π°π½π³ π·π΄π°π π πΏπ΄πππΈπ½πΆ. π½πΎ π°π²πππ°π» ππ΄π π±π΄πππ΄π΄π½ ππ·π΄ πΌπ²π. πΈπ½π²ππ±ππ/πππ²π²ππ±ππ π³ππ½π°πΌπΈπ²π π°π½π³ π°π»π» ππ·π°π π²πΎπΌπ΄π ππΈππ·)
β ππ«π£πππππ§π‘ππ¦π¦: π€π€π€π€/5 (πΎππΆπΈπ΄π, πΎππΆπΈπ΄π π΄π π΄ππππ·π΄ππ΄. π²ππππΈπ½πΆ, πΌπ°ππππ΄ π»π°π½πΆππ°πΆπ΄,)
β π₯π’π ππ‘ππ: πΉπΉ/5
β ππ’π©π π§π₯πππ‘πππ: β
β ππ‘ππ πππ¦-π§π’-ππ’π©ππ₯π¦π‘ππ¦π¦: π€π€/5 (π²π°πΏππΈπ πΈππ)
β°β°β°β°β°β°β°β°β°β°β°β°
Jokes aside, I didn't know what to expect when I started this, so it's not like it let me down, or anything; I am a sucker for Beauty and the Beast retellings, and this one wasn't a bad one.
I mainly picked it up because I've read City of Thorns and found it a little cringy, and someone in the comments said it reminded them of this book.
It's, in fact, very similar, but A Ruin of Roses is a little more entertaining, over the top, absurd, and the writing is super funny.
Finley, the main character, says and does a lot of things that made me laugh out loud, but at the same time I found the whole cussing thing a little too underwhelming.
I also couldn't understand in what time period this book takes place.
The smut was very prominent, but at the same time, the two main characters never actually do it. They do a lot of the rest, though, and the side characters go at it very often and in very colorful ways, so...I wouldn't say the smut was disappointing. Just...very kinky and explicit.
Speaking of this, I appreciated how emancipated and sexually open the main character was. I wouldn't say it ws peak feminism, but I felt like it was a good change against the purity culture some books seem to praise.
I really liked both the main characters and some of the side characters as well; like I said, I had fun, even if the book felt more like a self-indulgent fanfiction, most of the time.
As for the plot, it was okay and fast-paced, but it didn't blow my mind. Romance predictable, but not insta (kinda all of a sudden, to be honest).
π©πΏπΎπππΈπ±π»π΄ πΏππΎπ±π»π΄πΌπ°ππΈπ² π²πΎπ½ππ΄π½π π°π»π΄ππ!*π©
*ππππ ππππ ππππππππ ππππππππ, ππππππππππ, ππππππππππ πππ/ππ πππππππππππππ ππππ πππππ ππππππππ πππππππππππ/πππ‘ππ/ππππ ππ πππππππ πππππππ’ ππππππππππππ.
πΈ, ππ π ππππππ πππ πππππππ ππ ππππ ππππππ , ππππππ πππππ ππππ ππππ ππ πππππππ πππ πππ ππππππππ ππππππππππππ, πππ, π πππππ πππ ππππππ ππ ππ’ πππππππ π£πππ, ππππππ πππ ππ πππ ππ ππππππ ππ’ πππππ’πππππ ππ πππππππ, πππππππ:
-πΈ ππππ πππ ππππππππππ ππππ πππ πππππππ πππ πππππππ’;
-πΈ πππ'π πππππππ πππππππ πππππππππ ππ ππππ ππππ;
-πππ’ ππππππππ ππππ ππ πππππππ πππ ππππ πππππππ "πππππππππππ" πππππ/πππππππππππππ/ππππππππππ, πππ'π πππ πππππππ'π ππππππ ππ ππ π ππππππ;
-πππππππππ π’ππ ππππ πππππ ππππ πΎπ½π΄ πΎπ΅ ππ·πΎππ΄ π±πΎπΎπΊπ, π’'ππππ ?
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bookshelves: adult-and-new-adult, beasts-monsters-demons, curses-betrayals-plot-twists, dragons-elves-dwarves-etc, enemies-to-lovers, high-dark-epic-fantasy, retellings, romance-for-ages, royals-and-political-intrigues, spicy-and-smutty, supernatural-urban-fantasy
Dec 22, 2022
bookshelves: adult-and-new-adult, beasts-monsters-demons, curses-betrayals-plot-twists, dragons-elves-dwarves-etc, enemies-to-lovers, high-dark-epic-fantasy, retellings, romance-for-ages, royals-and-political-intrigues, spicy-and-smutty, supernatural-urban-fantasy
"I want to be known for what I do, not how I look. I want to be praised for my achievements. But in this village, I feel like all I am is pretty and full of flaws. I just...I just want something more, I guess."
"You will have it, " he whispered, and I could tell his strenght was failing him. He needed sleep. "You were meant for great things, Finley. Things this kingdom cannot provide you. One day you will see a crack in your cage, and you will fly."
Of course I've read this for the plot
πΉπ π₯π¨ππ‘ π’π π₯π’π¦ππ¦ ππ¬ - π.π. ππ₯πππ‘ππΉ
β π¬π/π‘π/π: π °οΈ/π ½π °
β πππ‘π₯π ππ‘π π¨π‘πππ₯π§π’π‘ππ¦: π΅π°π½ππ°ππ, π³π°ππΊ ππΎπΌπ°π½π²π΄, ππ΄ππ΄π»π»πΈπ½πΆ
β π£π’π©: π΅πΈπππ πΏπ΄πππΎπ½ - πΏπ°ππ ππ΄π½ππ΄
β π§π₯π’π£ππ¦: π΄π½π΄πΌπΈπ΄π ππΎ π»πΎπ π΄ππ, ππΎππ²π· π π°π½π³ ππΎπ π³πΈπ΄, ππ·πΎ π³πΈπ³ ππ·πΈπ ππΎ ππΎπ, π°πΆπ΄ πΆπ°πΏ
β ππππ₯πππ§ππ₯π¦: π₯π₯/5
β πͺπ₯ππ§ππ‘π: βπΌβπΌ/5
β π£ππ’π§: ππ/5 (ππ΄ππ΄π»π»πΈπ½πΆ ππ°π πΎπΊπ°π)
β πππ₯π π§πππ ππ¦: π/5
β π¦π π¨π§ πππ©ππ: π₯π₯/5 (π»πΎππ πΎπ΅ πΏπΈπ½πΈπ½πΆ π°π½π³ π·π΄π°π π πΏπ΄πππΈπ½πΆ. π½πΎ π°π²πππ°π» ππ΄π π±π΄πππ΄π΄π½ ππ·π΄ πΌπ²π. πΈπ½π²ππ±ππ/πππ²π²ππ±ππ π³ππ½π°πΌπΈπ²π π°π½π³ π°π»π» ππ·π°π π²πΎπΌπ΄π ππΈππ·)
β ππ«π£πππππ§π‘ππ¦π¦: π€π€π€π€/5 (πΎππΆπΈπ΄π, πΎππΆπΈπ΄π π΄π π΄ππππ·π΄ππ΄. π²ππππΈπ½πΆ, πΌπ°ππππ΄ π»π°π½πΆππ°πΆπ΄,)
β π₯π’π ππ‘ππ: πΉπΉ/5
β ππ’π©π π§π₯πππ‘πππ: β
β ππ‘ππ πππ¦-π§π’-ππ’π©ππ₯π¦π‘ππ¦π¦: π€π€/5 (π²π°πΏππΈπ πΈππ)
β°β°β°β°β°β°β°β°β°β°β°β°
Jokes aside, I didn't know what to expect when I started this, so it's not like it let me down, or anything; I am a sucker for Beauty and the Beast retellings, and this one wasn't a bad one.
I mainly picked it up because I've read City of Thorns and found it a little cringy, and someone in the comments said it reminded them of this book.
It's, in fact, very similar, but A Ruin of Roses is a little more entertaining, over the top, absurd, and the writing is super funny.
Finley, the main character, says and does a lot of things that made me laugh out loud, but at the same time I found the whole cussing thing a little too underwhelming.
I also couldn't understand in what time period this book takes place.
The smut was very prominent, but at the same time, the two main characters never actually do it. They do a lot of the rest, though, and the side characters go at it very often and in very colorful ways, so...I wouldn't say the smut was disappointing. Just...very kinky and explicit.
Speaking of this, I appreciated how emancipated and sexually open the main character was. I wouldn't say it ws peak feminism, but I felt like it was a good change against the purity culture some books seem to praise.
I really liked both the main characters and some of the side characters as well; like I said, I had fun, even if the book felt more like a self-indulgent fanfiction, most of the time.
As for the plot, it was okay and fast-paced, but it didn't blow my mind. Romance predictable, but not insta (kinda all of a sudden, to be honest).
π©πΏπΎπππΈπ±π»π΄ πΏππΎπ±π»π΄πΌπ°ππΈπ² π²πΎπ½ππ΄π½π π°π»π΄ππ!*π©
*ππππ ππππ ππππππππ ππππππππ, ππππππππππ, ππππππππππ πππ/ππ πππππππππππππ ππππ πππππ ππππππππ πππππππππππ/πππ‘ππ/ππππ ππ πππππππ πππππππ’ ππππππππππππ.
πΈ, ππ π ππππππ πππ πππππππ ππ ππππ ππππππ , ππππππ πππππ ππππ ππππ ππ πππππππ πππ πππ ππππππππ ππππππππππππ, πππ, π πππππ πππ ππππππ ππ ππ’ πππππππ π£πππ, ππππππ πππ ππ πππ ππ ππππππ ππ’ πππππ’πππππ ππ πππππππ, πππππππ:
-πΈ ππππ πππ ππππππππππ ππππ πππ πππππππ πππ πππππππ’;
-πΈ πππ'π πππππππ πππππππ πππππππππ ππ ππππ ππππ;
-πππ’ ππππππππ ππππ ππ πππππππ πππ ππππ πππππππ "πππππππππππ" πππππ/πππππππππππππ/ππππππππππ, πππ'π πππ πππππππ'π ππππππ ππ ππ π ππππππ;
-πππππππππ π’ππ ππππ πππππ ππππ πΎπ½π΄ πΎπ΅ ππ·πΎππ΄ π±πΎπΎπΊπ, π’'ππππ ?
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December 29, 2021
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December 29, 2021
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December 22, 2022
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December 26, 2022
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"i can't decide if this book is for real or if i should just treat it as a self-indulgent fanfic"
December 26, 2022
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adult-and-new-adult
December 26, 2022
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beasts-monsters-demons
December 26, 2022
– Shelved as:
curses-betrayals-plot-twists
December 26, 2022
– Shelved as:
dragons-elves-dwarves-etc
December 26, 2022
– Shelved as:
enemies-to-lovers
December 26, 2022
– Shelved as:
high-dark-epic-fantasy
December 26, 2022
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retellings
December 26, 2022
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romance-for-ages
December 26, 2022
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royals-and-political-intrigues
December 26, 2022
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spicy-and-smutty
December 26, 2022
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supernatural-urban-fantasy
December 26, 2022
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Finished Reading
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Dec 27, 2022 07:41AM
Reading this for smut with a Beauty and the Beast retelling. RIGHT?!? lol Not the plot, we don't read this for the plot... Fantastic review, booksnpenguins!!!!!!!
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jaymie jacobson wrote: "Reading this for smut with a Beauty and the Beast retelling. RIGHT?!? lol Not the plot, we don't read this for the plot... Fantastic review, booksnpenguins!!!!!!!"eheheheh you caught me :P
thanks, jaymie! and please, call me lia :D
Fariha wrote: "Love this review Lia! π"Thank youuuu π€π€π€
