Cage the Darlings
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Cage the Darlings
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4.43 of 5 stars
Only a blackbird girl can set her free... Envy is a lucky lady with a secret vice: she's one of the best thieves in the kingdom--something her c... read full description

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Jan 24, 2012
Nikki rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Elora Bishop is another penname belonging to Sarah Diemer, for her adult fantasy books. Really, Cage the Darlings isn't that different in tone to her other work: it's a simple, sweet lesbian love story, very much in the fairytale tradition. It's more of a novella than a novel, in length, and is a very quick, easy read. And, like the versions of fairytales we all know, it has a happy ending.

I wanted more, really. More of the world, more of Merle and Envy. I wanted to know Lady Ann would More...
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Jan 17, 2012
S-- rated it: 3 of 5 stars
DW post here.

Why I Started: Elora Bishop is a pen name for Sarah Diemer and I liked her works. Plus, the title is awesome and the whole book promised a very sweet, fairytale romance.

Why I Finished: It's a very sweet and fast read. I read this over break time at work and finished it in one afternoon. Envy and Merle are adorable together and there's something very soothing about the fairytale atmosphere.

Rereadability: If I need a comfort read, sure, but I do wis More...
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Jan 05, 2012
Ally rated it: 4 of 5 stars
(From my blog, Word Vagabond: Supporting Independent and Small Press Authors.)

Envy is doing a pretty good job of following in her mother’s footsteps as a thief, until her pride and ambition get the better of her. Caught stealing from the King’s daughter, the guards throw her in an inescapable tower and leave her for dead. Suddenly all the childhood stories she thought were only myths- like the Blackbird King, patron of thieves- are coming true, and the things she thought she would ne More...
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Nov 28, 2011
Christine rated it: 5 of 5 stars
The only thing that kept my heart from breaking was my absolute and firm belief in a happy ending.

Slow to start, for me, we follow the adventures of Envy, a self professed charming and clever thief, on a most interesting challenge: to sleep with every lady of the King's court and steal one thing from each conquest.

Naturally, this goes awry and the subsequent tale will take Envy and her friend, Belinda, into the pages of myth and legend, and love above all.

The debut More...
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Dec 27, 2011
Karyn rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Recommended to everyone, regardless of whether you're straight, gay, bi, pan or whatever. A good story is a good story and this one is great.
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