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I'm sorry for the long intro, but I need to clear this up in every post. Anyway on to the review!
Rating:✮✮✮ or ✮✮ ½
Reaction:
My honest reaction to this book was that it is OK. I gave it three stars because I think it passes for me. It didn't fail. But I am not impressed by it either. There are some sentences I ended up annotating because it feels like the author is finally warming up to the characters. The gem that I found within the sample that would most likely egg me on to get the full copy is the scene between Snow White and Prince Henrich. I really like it when an author is able to take a flat, nondescript, obscure character from the background and is able to shape them in a way that doesn't feel like it's a complete departure from the original. I think Calonita did really well in her interpretation of the nameless prince from the original Snow White film. I know it's too soon to tell based on three chapters, but my verdict for this is leaning towards a "No and a Maybe." And I say that because if I liked the writing, I would have picked up "Conceal, Don't Feel" right away, but I didn't. Overall, it's not bad. It reminds me of Sarah Valentino's style of writing. Anyway, my rating is so low because the chapters felt like they dragged on with fillers instead of giving me something new to sink my teeth into.
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I need to check this book :)
ReplyDeleteHi Kinga :) If you love Snow White, I think it's decent and it shouldn't disappoint!
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