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Astraios
is 69% done
More than a Beauty and the Beast retelling I see some European folklore in there : Melusine's story, and Handersen's The Snow Queen, both from my childhood. It's so fresh, to go towards those tales instead of the overused ones. Maybe it's incidental but it's very welcome.
— Feb 03, 2019 02:54PM
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Astraios
is 46% done
The world building in this one is very original, and I keep suspecting characters and plot and reasons for the mystery that make no sense at ALL but really I'm just entranced by the whole idea (which reminds me of different classic fairytales from Beauty and the Best to some obscure Baba Yaga stories I read as a child). Definitely the kind of book I won't put down until I'm finished with it.
— Feb 03, 2019 12:14PM
