Damsel meets A Heart in a Body in the World in this incisive and lyrical feminist fairy tale about a princess determined to save her sisters from a curse, even if it means allying herself with the very witch who cast it.
The Princesses of Ever are beloved by the kingdom and their father, the King. They are cherished, admired.
Cursed.
Jane, Alice, Nora, Grace, and Eden carry the burden of being punished for a crime they did not commit, or even know about. They are each cursed to be Without one essential thing—the ability to eat, sleep, love, remember, or hope. And their mother, the Queen, is imprisoned, frozen in time in an unbreakable glass box.
But when Eden's curse sets in on her thirteenth birthday, the princesses are given the opportunity to break the curse, preventing it from becoming a True Spell and dooming the princesses for life. To do this, they must confront the one who cast the spell—Reagan, a young witch who might not be the villain they thought—as well as the wickedness plaguing their own kingdom…and family.
Told through the eyes of Reagan and Jane—the witch and the bewitched—this insightful twist of a fairy tale explores power in a patriarchal kingdom not unlike our own.
My Review:
I really enjoyed this book! It was this world of fairy tales, except the fairy tales were ones of their history, not ours. But that feel, and a lot of generalizations, brushed over stuff, details that I really wanted to know,so I enjoyed how that played out!
Going back and forth between Reagan and Jane-Reagan the witch who cursed the Royal family, and Jane, the eldest, one who the curse will kill when it becomes True. They both have a stake in this, because Reagan has to undo the curse, and Jane wants to live, and for her family to be free from the curse. I really enjoyed watching them interact!
Pretty much this entire book, my pulse was kept up, because there were a lot of unfair moments, and I anticipated some reveals that would've be taken well. And they weren't, and they were just entertaining to read. It was kinda intense!
That ending was so unexpected and thrilling and great! There were some pretty important reveals, that were central to the story, and came together so well! And I'm really pleased with how it turned out, it was really satisfying!
This was a book about magic, about patriarchy, about the boxes people are put into, and defying the standard. I enjoyed it so much!
Author: Corey Ann Haydu
Read: May 13th, 2020
Source: NetGalley
Reason Why: Really enjoyed her other books and it sounded really great, and it's a SAC 2020 Book and a WoW Book!
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Expected Publication: July 14th 2020
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