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This was good. A bit reminiscent of Rose Daughter, but Kingfisher's tone and prose style are quite different.
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Either a high 3 or a low 4. I can't quite decide.
I really like the additions Kingfisher/Vernon has made to the tale. In particular, that there's no father figure offering up their daughter as a sacrifice, and that they valued Byrony for her gardening skills and not just for her being a marriageable female.
Now I really want to re-read McKinley! I haven't read Rose Daughter in a very long time. ...more
I really like the additions Kingfisher/Vernon has made to the tale. In particular, that there's no father figure offering up their daughter as a sacrifice, and that they valued Byrony for her gardening skills and not just for her being a marriageable female.
Now I really want to re-read McKinley! I haven't read Rose Daughter in a very long time. ...more
Another Beauty and the Beast retelling earning itself an automatic spot on my TBR.
The story follows the original BatB story so closely that it doesn't really allow itself any originality, which definitely did not work to its advantage. I didn't feel drawn in by it because I didn't feel it was really offering me anything new.
There were some good ideas to it all, like the story behind House, but throughout it all I found I was mostly frustrated to with Bryony because she was incapable of seeing wh ...more
The story follows the original BatB story so closely that it doesn't really allow itself any originality, which definitely did not work to its advantage. I didn't feel drawn in by it because I didn't feel it was really offering me anything new.
There were some good ideas to it all, like the story behind House, but throughout it all I found I was mostly frustrated to with Bryony because she was incapable of seeing wh ...more
Me before reading this book: Oh, this will just be a cute fairy tale retelling. No biggie.
Me after reading this book: How does she do it? Why do I always want to have lunch with Ursula Vernon every time I read one of her books?? It's not just the self-deprecating humor of the heroine. It's a sense of curiosity about the world and the idea that women have interests and obsessions too. ...more
Me after reading this book: How does she do it? Why do I always want to have lunch with Ursula Vernon every time I read one of her books?? It's not just the self-deprecating humor of the heroine. It's a sense of curiosity about the world and the idea that women have interests and obsessions too. ...more
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