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Oct 31, 2016 Kris Ivy rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: youth, lgbt, fantasy, magic, romance, ghost, fae, fairy-tale-spin

Ash is a good girl who adores her mother and father. Her mother follows the old ways of 'superstition' and fairy tales (regarded as being real accounts) being held as sacred. The magic of the world is leaving and fairies are hard pressed to find anyone who still possesses it. Ash's mother curses a fairy who pursues her to fall in love with a mortal girl (not knowing that it would be her own daughter). He watches over Ash as her mother dies. Her father remarries and moves her in with her stepmoth ...more

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Apr 10, 2012 Ashley rated it liked it

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Mar 14, 2010 Sam rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, yalit, lgbt, reviewed

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I read it over a year ago and will probably have to update this as I'm hoping to reread before I read Huntress. It gets 4 stars honestly because it portrays a character I'd like to argue is bisexual (despite the tagline for the book being more or less "a lesbian retelling of Cinderella"), a terribly under-represented population in literature in general. Unlike some reviewers, I had no problem with the prince being almost completely absent from the storyline. Having read a lot of fairy tale retel ...more

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Dec 11, 2014 rae rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: scifi-fantasy

YAY:
+queer
+cool fairy mythology
+beautiful writing
+protagonist
+i finished it!

NAY:
the plot (there was none). the love story. i generally find love stories to be boring and cliche, but this one was worse than usual. the entire conflict revolves around a love triangle (yawn), and the "conflict" (who will Ash choose?) resolution is incredibly unsatisfying and poorly explained. ...more

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Jul 09, 2011 Brenda Morris rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: lgbtq, fantasy, youngadult, coming-of-age

This book holds up well to re-reading. I really enjoy how realistic Ash's character and motivations are. Her grief is poignant and her reactions to grief are believable. The fairy world is intriguing, the imagery is beautiful, and I really enjoy Ash's struggle for independence. ...more

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