3 stars Aesthetically, this books is absolutely gorgeous. Julia Iredale knocked it out of the park with those illustrations and, let’s be real, that cover is perfection. Overall, the stories were good. What Chainani did well, he did very well. The diversity of the characters is splendid. Loved the cultural elements woven in. Not just giving us…
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3 stars I’m a bit conflicted about this story, mostly because it was not what I was expecting. I absolutely love reimagined fairy tales so when I saw this series, I immediately jumped at it. Not realizing this was the fourth book, I started with this one (possibly because from the title and cover I…
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5 stars A fantastic read, start to finish. I didn’t really know what to expect going in to this, but I am always interested in fairy tale retellings. This one has the unique premise of telling the “real” story of Hansel and Gretel by reworking multiple Grimm stories such as “Faithful Johannes”, “The Seven Ravens”,…
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