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Belle Révolte

Linsey Miller (Goodreads Author)

3.67 · Rating details · 261 ratings · 201 reviews

Emilie des Marais is more at home holding scalpels than embroidery needles and is desperate to escape her noble roots to serve her country as a physician. But society dictates a noble lady cannot perform such gruesome work.

Annette Boucher, overlooked and overworked by her family, wants more from life than her humble beginnings and is desperate to be trained in magic. So ...more

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Nov 16, 2019 Linsey Miller added it · (Review from the author)

Hey friends,

This isn't a review. I just wanted to drop some thoughts and the content warnings here to make them more visible. If you have any questions about anything or would like to know specifics, feel free to ask.

Thank you for reading and have a great end of 2019!

-Linsey

BELLE RÉVOLTE COMMENTS & CONTENT WARNINGS

This book isn’t as dark as Mask of Shadows but there is an undercurrent of alienation that follows Emilie and Annette throughout it. The society in which they live operates within ...more

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Dec 24, 2019 Iris rated it it was amazing

Shelves: my-favourites-ish, 5-stars, fantasy, emotional-pain, main-lgbtqiap, girl-power, best-of-the-best, read-in-2019, any-lgbtqiap-at-all, best-of-2019

This is out today, go read it y'all!!

I received this book from Sourcebooks Fire in exchange for an honest review.

This book meant the absolute world to me. Every time I think it I'm just filled with this intense love and emotion. I could flail about this book forever, I swear. It makes me so happy (except for when it's RIPPING MY HEART OUT).

Objectively speaking, this book is far from perfect. I think if this book hadn't hit me on so deeply personal a level, it would have been a solid four stars. ...more

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Feb 05, 2020 may ➹ rated it liked it

Shelves: 3-star, fantasy, young-adult, lgbtqiap, arc, poc, diverse, lgbtqiap-author, pov-1st, pov-multiple

I think it’s a sign when you can’t even make it past the first 6 pages of a book without getting annoyed and wanting to strangle a character

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Dec 13, 2019 rachel ☾ rated it liked it

Shelves: rep-queer, 3-star, paranormal-fantasy, coverporn, edelweiss, releases-2020, arc-rtc

i barely made it through the first 60% but adored the last 40% so... not sure how i feel about this one yet

Review copy provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

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Jan 01, 2020 Bethany rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: lgbtq, 2020-interested, 2020-arcs

Actual Rating: 4.5 stars

If you are looking for a fun standalone fantasy novel with well-developed characters and queer representation, check out Belle Revolte! The world and magic system are surprisingly complex and well-developed for a standalone novel and the plot accomplishes quite a lot in a short number of pages. This is sort of a Prince and the Pauper retelling with girls who switch lives to pursue their dreams, and thematic content that explores inequality and oppression in terms of Actual Rating: 4.5 stars

If you are looking for a fun standalone fantasy novel with well-developed characters and queer representation, check out Belle Revolte! The world and magic system are surprisingly complex and well-developed for a standalone novel and the plot accomplishes quite a lot in a short number of pages. This is sort of a Prince and the Pauper retelling with girls who switch lives to pursue their dreams, and thematic content that explores inequality and oppression in terms of wealth, power, and gender.

Loosely based on revolutionary France, this book is set in a world of magic that is segregated into the daytime arts (including magical medicine and weaponry) and the nighttime arts (including illusions and scrying), and these segregations have traditionally been gendered as well. Women are expected to follow the less dangerous nighttime magic and men the daytime. But Emilie des Marais dreams of becoming a physician, despite the wishes of her wealthy and powerful mother. So instead of attending a prestigious finishing school, she convinces commoner Annette Boucher to take her place so she can pursue her dreams of medical training. The girls swap lives, explore their individual power, and eventually become entangled in a necessary but dangerous political revolution.

I really enjoyed this book and was impressed and how much the author accomplishes in a single book. The characters are interesting, the world and magic system are thoughtfully laid out, and there is a major focus on structural inequalities as they affect different groups of people. There is action, magic, political intrigue, friendship, and a bit of romance as well. I liked that the romance didn't take over as the main focal point of the plot with a larger emphasis on friendship. (And even the romances that do develop involve mutual respect and friendship)

In terms of queer representation, Annette is asexual, biromantic and we get some discussion of what that means. In this story, she develops a low-key romantic relationship with another girl and they have a lovely friendship as well. Emilie seems to be a bit fluid about her gender expression and falls for a trans boy. Their relationship is also just really lovely, with some good-hearted rivalry and banter.

There is quite a bit of violence in this book and it goes to some rather dark places in terms of exploitation and abuse of power, sometimes is horrifying and gruesome ways, but the ending is a positive one. My main complaint with this book is that while it is quite ambitious in the scope of the story it seeks to tell, it sometimes suffers from issues of pacing or glossing over things that could have been more developed. Parts of this dragged a bit and the pacing felt inconsistent because it didn't seems to follow a traditional three-act structure and we keep switching perspectives between Annette and Emilie. That said, I still really liked it and think it's worth picking up. And while it does read as a standalone, there is certainly space to tell more stories in this world! I received a copy of this book for review from the publisher. All opinions are my own.

CW include death, war violence, depictions of blood and gore, torture, magical murder, loss of a loved one. ...more

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Nov 24, 2019 Isabella rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: lgbtq, arcs

a big thank u to FIREreads for sending me a copy of this book!!

we don't normally get a lot of stand alone fantasy books so I was really excited to read this one, especially when i heard it was about two girls (a princess and a peasant) switching lives. Yeah we've seen the trope before but i personally find it very entertaining :)

i love love LOVED the transgender & asexual representation!! it was such a lovely surprise, one that should definitely be seen more often in fantasy books. i like ...more

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Jan 16, 2020 The Nerd Daily rated it really liked it

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Belle Révolte was an evocative and thought provoking tale of rebellion, magic, and love. The story follows two young women divided by class but are determined to change their futures. I don’t read many YA fantasies with complex magic systems and although this was sometimes slow, I found I appreciated Linsey Miller’s take on it. Drawing a connection from magic to healing was ingenious and I found her execution original. Many times we Originally published on The Nerd Daily | Review by Laura Erne

Belle Révolte was an evocative and thought provoking tale of rebellion, magic, and love. The story follows two young women divided by class but are determined to change their futures. I don’t read many YA fantasies with complex magic systems and although this was sometimes slow, I found I appreciated Linsey Miller’s take on it. Drawing a connection from magic to healing was ingenious and I found her execution original. Many times we see characters with abilities that help them be stronger warriors and in here, that’s not the focus. I liked how Miller’s concept showcased the efforts people take to preserve life through healing rather than the fighting. But be warned, there are many scenes that are gory and quite vivid as well as a few deaths throughout. This is not a light and fluffy piece and it does seem to perhaps border between YA and adult fiction. This is the first book that I’ve read by Miller and I have fallen in love with her strong and effective writing so this will not be my last.

“My mother did not shackle me despite my last escape attempt. It didn’t matter—the corset, layers of satin and silk, and summer heat were chains enough. I was certain I would be the first young noble lady of Demeine to arrive at finishing school under the watchful eyes of two armed guards.”

I loved this opener! I could feel Emilie’s hatred for her noble life right from the beginning. It felt real and powerful. She is a girl that knows she can do better and doesn’t need to be stuck in her mother’s world. Relatable and very effective! From then on, I was engrossed in the plot. I wanted to know how Emilie was going to pursue the life she wanted and the stirring rebellion was the perfect, dark backdrop for her to figure it out. This set the mood and gave a very strong voice to this novel’s first main character.

“Illusions were, as far as I could tell, nothing but lies. My mother was a wonderful liar.”

I devoured Miller’s poetic and emotionally charged writing and I couldn’t wait to continue this story. The composition above reminded me of Tahereh Mafi’s Shatter Me series, and the reason I loved that series so much was the beautiful poetic prose mixed with a dark, war torn world and we see that again in here. The contrast between the beauty of the words mixed with the darkness of the actual story creates this undeniable pull that keeps you hooked. I envy this writing style immensely and this combination is very effective.

“I ate dirt as a child.”

This was a striking, bold, and harsh statement that rivalled Emilie’s introduction which made it the perfect intro to Belle Révolte’s second main character, Annette. The drastic differences between these two only worked to increase the idea of class divide and having two characters representing each world equally made this a balanced story.

I loved many things in Belle Révolte but I didn’t like the constant flow of names from both perspectives because it was too hard to follow. Many characters had specific strengths in either the noonday arts or the midnight arts and it was slightly confusing to remember who could do what and who knew who. I think this happened because of the sheer amount of female characters on Annette’s side as well as the male characters on Emilie’s side that all seemed to have two and three titles each. It was an information overload. That being said, I also found a slight issue with the idea that’s very common with rebellion and that’s the idea of one name for all those associated. In here Miller used the name “Laurel” for the resistance but there were too many scenes where members were referred to by that same name, which made it difficult to know all the members of the group and what each of them were told and when. I couldn’t keep it all straight. I feel like this choice made Miller’s writing suffer because there’s only so much you can use to try and describe a scene when the same name is given to many, especially given a large operation.

Despite these minor setbacks, I really enjoyed Linsey Miller’s newest novel, Belle Révolte and I give it an 8 out of 10! I look forward to reading more from her and I will definitely check out her other series called Mask of Shadows. ...more

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Feb 11, 2020 Jesse bowtiesandbooks added it

I was gifted a copy of Belle Revolte from the publisher and was wildly excited to pick it up!
It's a YA Fantasy with heavy french influences (yes please) about two willful girls of differing backgrounds who switch places in order to follow their respective dreams. I loved that one of the girls was an aspiring surgeon as stories surrounding medicine/doctors/illness always fascinate me as do characters that can heal in some fashion.

Sadly, this book simply wasn't for me. The writing focused ...more

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Oct 14, 2019 Leo marked it as to-read

Shelves: 2020-anticipated-releases

Sooo apparently this book has ace rep and this is why I’m going to read it u.u

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Feb 04, 2020 kav (xreadingsolacex) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

"I want to be the best. I want everyone who told me I couldn't be to know they were wrong. I want to save people and help people and be something to someone, so it doesn't all feel like nothing. I have to be the best."

Belle Revolte by Linsey Miller is a young-adult high fantasy novel about two teenage girls, Annette Boucher and Emilie des Marais who swap lives for a chance to achieve their dreams, though the crumbling structure of their kingdom may make that goal even harder.

Belle Revolte is ...more

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Jan 29, 2020 amanda rated it really liked it

Shelves: netgalley-reviews

3.5

Belle Revolte.

Ahhh, doesn’t the title absolutely slide off your tongue and quiver against your lips? The cover is gorgeous as well. It looks like ice cream. These two combined were what made me want to snatch this book up and even though I’ve been burned before by that deadly combo, I was willing to take the risk for this.

It was worth it in the end.

I am not a big fantasy fan which is funny because I play quite a few fantasy games. I grew up with Japanese role playing games. Final fantasy and ...more

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Dec 31, 2019 USOM rated it really liked it · review of another edition

(Disclaimer: I received this book from Netgalley. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.)

Belle Révolte is a book about girls changing the world, following their dreams, and fighting a system of exploitation. It's a book full of hope, sacrifice, and power. Belle Révolte is a book about ambition. The ways society wants to limit what we can do because of our gender or economic status. It features Annette, a biromantic ace spectrum magical MC, a talented girl who yearns to ...more

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Feb 10, 2020 Sheena ☆ Oh, the Sheenanigans! rated it it was ok

Shelves: dropped, romance, friends-to-lovers, magic, lgbtqia, young-adult, royalty, arcs-ebook, the-struggle-is-real, standalone

This gave off "Reverie" vibes and I wasn't feeling it. There were just too many similarities and I just had a hard time engrossing myself in the read. Maybe it's my reading slump or just the novel itself, I just couldn't connect with lead characters Emilie and Annette nor the storyline despite loving the LGBT concept. It's not you, it's me I swear!

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Jan 16, 2020 Justine marked it as dnf

Shelves: fantasy, netgalley, read-in-2020

DNF at 20%

Sadly, this one just wasn't working for me! The concept sounded super fun and I thought it could be a good one to snuggle up with and tear through in a weekend, but I just couldn't get into it.

The pacing was completely off -- within the first 5%, Emilie is running out of her carriage and proposing to swap places with a complete and total stranger who looks like her so she can study medicine. It all happens so fast it was just completely unbelievable -- I felt like I was missing a big ...more

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Jan 18, 2020 iam rated it really liked it

Shelves: lgbtqia, gays-with-dragons, a-spec, sapphic, arc, ya

Belle Révolte puts an intriguing twist to its french-revolution-vibe fantasy setting, featuring queer teens exchanging identities, going to magical schools, fighting against oppression and changing the course of a war.

Content warnings include: extremely graphic injuries and gore due to protagonist being a physician at the front during war, violence, execution and death, class difference featuring oppression, mistreatment and abuse of lower class; mentions and effects of off-page torture, ...more

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Dec 19, 2019 Nenia ⚡ Aspiring Evil Overlord ⚡ Campbell marked it as wishlist

Shelves: netgalley, ya-ya-land

This sounds a lot like THE BELLES

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Feb 15, 2020 thi rated it liked it

3.25/5
- I love standalone fantasy I really do but damn do some aspects feel rushed
- two protags in stories that don’t quite intersect often can be hard to follow (aka I found it hard to follow)
- overall I did like the story but I didn’t *love* the execution nor the writing style

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Feb 04, 2020 Francesca ❆ rated it liked it

Thank you so much Sourcebooks Fire for providing me a free copy through Edelweiss in exchange of an honest review.

2.5 stars
A fast paced fantasy about girls changing the world, not afraid to follow their dreams, and fighting against a system of exploitation.

CHARACTERS:
The story is divided in a dual POV system with a constant switch between the characters: on one side we have the privileged, rebellious Emilie, who wants to break the rules of society and become a physician; on the other we have the Thank you so much Sourcebooks Fire for providing me a free copy through Edelweiss in exchange of an honest review.

2.5 stars
A fast paced fantasy about girls changing the world, not afraid to follow their dreams, and fighting against a system of exploitation.

CHARACTERS:
The story is divided in a dual POV system with a constant switch between the characters: on one side we have the privileged, rebellious Emilie, who wants to break the rules of society and become a physician; on the other we have the overworked, disadvantaged Annette, who dreams of getting the chance to study magic and change her life conditions.
Each character is surrounded by a bunch of secondary characters that act as support cast and source of friendship, love and conflict; sadly both main and secondary characters felt not enough developed at times and it broke the immersion quite a lot.
I do want to say that I liked the myriad of different relationships of love, friendship, contempt, hate etc...portrayed in the story and the character growth of (mostly) Emilie and Annette.

WORLD-BUILDING AND PLOT:
The world building is a mock-up of revolutionary France with a simple yet intriguing magical system: magic usage is gender based on gender (males have a more physical role in society while females take care of the spiritual part of it) and cross over is strictly forbidden and magic consumes the body at different pace depending on which kind of magic the performer uses.....that said, I still felt like some things were glossed over/not well explained which created some rather annoying inconsistencies.
The plot was had some problems: it swung from dull moments to high speed pacing which resulted in some confusion and lots of going back and rereading bits here and there.

WRITING:
The writing was well done, with interesting dialogues and approachable language.
The pacing didn’t feel very smooth especially towards the end where it takes off like a missile and losing the thread meant getting lost in a glass of water and getting immensely confused.

FINAL NOTE:
If you are looking for a fast paced stand alone fantasy with lots of representation and teens switching lives, attending magical schools, and changing the world....this book is right up your alley. ...more

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Feb 07, 2020 Carrie rated it it was ok

Shelves: y-a, fantasy

I couldn't finish this. I read two thirds and couldn't get through to the end. The characters felt flat, the pacing was hard to follow, and the new language was not easy to understand. I wish I had gotten this from the library or bought the hard copy version so I could give it away, to a friend or library. The queer rep wasn't bad but didn't feel satisfying or comforting to read, although I do love that they exist in a fantasy world.

Hopefully, other people like it more than I did. I didn't hate ...more

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Sep 24, 2019 mahana rated it liked it

Shelves: rep-wlw, rep-trans, arcs, rep-lesbian

rep: sapphic ace mc, f/f romance, sapphic side character, trans side character

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Oct 01, 2019 Caitlin Reads rated it really liked it

Thanks to Edelweiss and the publisher for this ARC.

This was a great fantasy novel told from the alternating views of two women who swap lives to pursue their dream. Emilie and Annette look similar but come from two very different worlds. I really loved the strong friendship in this novel and the romances were depicted well. The different magical arts and hacks were clever and innovative. This was my first Linsey Miller book and I wasn't sure what to expect when I picked up this book but I really ...more

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Feb 04, 2020 Kait | sixcrowsbooks rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Trigger/Content warnings:
--- gore
--- character death
--- family death (a character’s brother)

Representation:
--- biromantic asexual girl MC
--- multiple f/f relationships and lesbian (or otherwise sapphic) characters
--- trans man side character

5/5 stars

*I received a copy of the novel via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*

I read this book within a day or two, and I loved every second of it.

Belle Révolte follows two girls: Emilie, a noble girl who wants to study the noonday arts and become a ...more

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Jan 27, 2020 Annemieke / A Dance with Books rated it really liked it

Shelves: fantasy, 4-star, 2020

CW: Violence / Gore / Medical Neglect / Sibling Death / Executions / References to Children’s Neglect / Abuse / Discussions of Drowning

Thank you to Sourcebooks Fire and Netgalley for the review copy in exchange for an honest review. This does not change my opinion in any way.

Belle Revolte is a magical life swap story that ended up surprising me. Not because of the plot or the setting. Because of the characters that ended up drawing me in.

Emilie de Marais lives in a society with a very CW: Violence / Gore / Medical Neglect / Sibling Death / Executions / References to Children’s Neglect / Abuse / Discussions of Drowning

Thank you to Sourcebooks Fire and Netgalley for the review copy in exchange for an honest review. This does not change my opinion in any way.

Belle Revolte is a magical life swap story that ended up surprising me. Not because of the plot or the setting. Because of the characters that ended up drawing me in.

Emilie de Marais lives in a society with a very socially gendered magic system. Beware of that going in. Men can train to be warriors or physicians while women are expected to be taught in the ways of divination, and even there often only ladies. This is not to her liking. She would rather become a physician than to learn how to properly divine and has been experimenting at home. Until her mother sends her away. When she meets Annette, she devises a plan. Annette will go to the finishing school in her place and Emilie will be going on to become a physician.

If you think this is a story where there is going to be a gender swap, you are wrong. Emilie goes into the training as an assistant, those that the physicians often use to draw power from when needed (and often causes them an early death). Even as a female she is allowed to do this. This was such a nice change to the normal live swap stories to be honest.

In addition to the socially gendered magic system it is balanced out a lot by there being trans en non-binary side characters throughout the story. While not entirely accepted in society (trans character isn’t all out) it is still normal between the characters. Accepting.

That was also why I ended up falling for the characters. They all have their unique things. I was perhaps less drawn to Emilie as a person who is very driven and has a tendency to push people away a bit. But the people around her; Laurence, Charles and the siblings, filled around her amazingly. Where with Annette I was not quite as taken by her story plot but I could resonate with her so well. She is asexual as I am. But also biromantic.

As the story progressed our characters grew, talking about the politics and gender norms of the society they resided in. They struck something with me and I still think very fondly of them after having finished the book a week ago.

The story in itself was solid at best . A bit weak in places. So it certainly isn’t a perfect book but if you love a diverse queer book than this is certainly for you.

It is a standalone for now, but I can certainly see openings in that ending for a potential companion book. ...more

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Feb 04, 2020 Shannon (It Starts At Midnight) rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: own-physical, read-for-review, 2020, february-2020

You can find the full review and all the fancy and/or randomness that accompanies it at It Starts at Midnight

2.5*

So. I will start out fully honestly and tell you that I almost DNFed this one at numerous turns. The beginning just seemed so very dull and unrealistic. I mean, there's reallyno explanation why either of these complete strangers would want to, let alone be able to, fully trust the other woman with her literal life. Look, if some rando comes up to me and wants to life-swap... fine, You can find the full review and all the fancy and/or randomness that accompanies it at It Starts at Midnight

2.5*

So. I will start out fully honestly and tell you that I almost DNFed this one at numerous turns. The beginning just seemed so very dull and unrealistic. I mean, there's really no explanation why either of these complete strangers would want to, let alone be able to, fully trust the other woman with her literal life. Look, if some rando comes up to me and wants to life-swap... fine, I'll be tempted but ultimately my mom taught me about Stranger Danger, so. And we jump right into the switcheroo, like it's business as usual. It was hard for me to suspend disbelief is what I am telling you here.

The characters seemed a little too similar to me at first, too. They just didn't start the book particularly fleshed out, and they were pretending to be each other, and there were so many other people around, I just got kind of overwhelmed. And the pacing just felt super draggy, I must say. At least for the first half. Then, things pick up, and since I am already half way in, I just keep going because I am determined to a fault, apparently. And it did get better! I started to actually care about the characters, enough that I did want to finish the book. The problem here is, I can't really tell you much of what I liked because it's all at the end and those are spoilers. But the pacing does pick up, and the characters definitely develop more over the course of the book.

Also! It's a standalone, so you're not invested forever. The concept of the doctors is pretty cool (and dark, but that's always fun) and again, I can't say more, but that was a plot point that I really enjoyed. I also liked a lot of the camaraderie each woman eventually found in her respective place. Again, vague on purpose. This is hard, let's stop.

Bottom Line: It started so slow and unbelievable, but did eventually get to the point where I cared about the characters and what happened to them, so. It's hard to give a definitive bottom line, kind of depends on whether you want to invest in the "meh" beginning. ...more

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Dec 24, 2019 Lauren rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: queer, fantasy

Oh this book was super, duper queer as expected and I loved it!

Expected nothing less from Linsey Miller - this was just as good as Mask of Shadows. She's taken the whole 'princess swap' trope and made it her own.

I really liked the world building, a very easy fantasy to get into as it's woven into the story itself so flawlessly.

I loved all of the characters, Annette especially and her story and of course the magic involved in the story.

I think I just wanted more about the characters - a bit more ...more

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Feb 10, 2020 Juan added it

Shelves: lgbtq, young-adult

dnf @ page 177

I hit a point where I realized that despite being halfway through the book I did not care about anything that was happening and still could not tell the two main characters apart from one another.

Also, up till this point there has been no real mention of anything sapphic, and definitely no mention of the ace rep that I heard was also part of this book. That's not to say the rep isn't in there at all, as I'm sure it is, I just want to point out that if that's one of the main ...more

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Jan 14, 2020 Louise rated it really liked it

Shelves: fantasy, ya, standalone, 2020-releases, sapphic, 2020-here-queerathon

Belle Révolte takes two very different young women, both of whom have ambitious dreams, and sets them in a society which places those goals out of their reach. But with an impulsive ‘Prince and the Pauper’ style swap, both Emilie and Annette put themselves on a path to excelling in their chosen fields: Emilie becomes a physician’s assistant and Annette studies divination. However, political unrest soon draws both girls into something far bigger than either had bargained for.

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Dec 01, 2019 Andria Sedig rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: dnf

I wanted to love this book more than I did. Revolution, gender expectations, strong female characters, magic? All things I love. But this book felt like it was trying to do too much and just fell short in a lot of ways. I found the characters to be a bit surface level and there were just too many names for me to try and keep track of; the magic system felt confusingly underdeveloped and any time there was descriptions of Annette's "divining?" I had to go back and reread what was happening ...more

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Aug 03, 2019 Nia •ShadesOfPaper• added it · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, young-adult, lgbt, high-fantasy, standalone, books-read-in-2019, 2020-releases

Thank you Sourcebooks Fire for the ARC.

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Oct 23, 2019 Regsly marked it as to-read

Shelves: lgbtq-plus, quero

If a book has ace rep I must know about it, and I must read it

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Originally from Arkansas, Linsey has previously worked as a crime lab intern, neuroscience lab assistant, and pharmacy technician. She now holds an MFA in fiction and is the author of the Mask of Shadows duology and Belle Révolte. She can be found writing about science and magic anywhere there is coffee.