i LOVED the magic system in this one. And my favorite trope of grumpy wizened creature sharing a brain/body/etc with the one that doesn't know what thi LOVED the magic system in this one. And my favorite trope of grumpy wizened creature sharing a brain/body/etc with the one that doesn't know what they got themselves into was done so well in this one....more
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holy shit. talk about a fantasy with so much incredible depth in the magic*thank you Penguin Randomhouse for an eARC in exchange for an honest review*
holy shit. talk about a fantasy with so much incredible depth in the magic system, the history of the world, and in the characters themselves.
This is a fantasy with a base in greek myth, and although it would have definitely been nice to have a bit more knowledge of greek myth coming into the story, Hatzopoulou does a great job of giving you what you need to understand the context of the magic system if you don't have any previous understanding of the different gods and what they did in the greek myths.
I absolutely loved the characters. I love the morally gray of the story. Can justice be black and white or are there crimes that are justified? Is revenge justified? When discrimination plays a role, are the parties who aren't in power never culpable for their mistakes and are the people in power always wrong solely for being in power?
The CLIFFHANGER hurt me. I am R U N N I N G to the shelves for Hearts that Cut immediately....more
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A Snow White retelling that puts female friendship and collaboration at it*Thank you Penguin Randomhouse for an eARC in exchange for an honest review*
A Snow White retelling that puts female friendship and collaboration at its center.
What if the evil queen was misunderstood? What if the witch was a good witch?
We follow Sophia, the daughter of the duke, who has come of age and needs to be married. Her new step mother is both sweet and kind, but also a little disconcerting with her beliefs in the old ways of witchcraft. When Sophia meets the Prince of Spain at a party, she is immediately smitten. Will their parents approve? Is her the new duchess sheep in lamb's clothing or does she have Sophia's best interests at heart?
This book was cute and fun. It didn't have crazy high stakes and it was nice to see all of the different Snow White aspects reimagined. I had a good time with it....more
the magic system was very unique, and the ending has me already putting the sequel on hold.
A standard YA story, we have a romance that shou3.5 stars.
the magic system was very unique, and the ending has me already putting the sequel on hold.
A standard YA story, we have a romance that shouldn't be happening. We have court politics where the young female leader has been overthrown and is looking to reclaim her throne. We have a secondary sapphic romance.
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By far my most anticipated release of the year, and it didn’t disappoint! *thank you Penguin Randomhouse for an eARC in exchange for an honest review*
By far my most anticipated release of the year, and it didn’t disappoint! This series has blown me away from book one and the finale was painful, enraging, pure ecstasy, the triumph, every emotion you can think of. I will definitely revisit in the future to relive this series.
If you love dragons and you love political intrigue, psychos in charge, enemies to friends to lovers, revolution, war, this is the series for you. READ IT!!...more