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The Crimson Crown (The Crimson Crown Duology Book 1)
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The ending EASILY made up for what was a solid 4 star read for me. Review to come! 👑
(FINAL REVIEW:)
This was a great sapphic reimagining of the origin story of the Evil Queen from the Snow White tale. I really enjoyed the deep dive into how Ayleth slowly becomes the queen we all know and secretly fear. 🍎
Ayleth is an interesting character from the get go. Going from the well loved, but slightly ignored second daughter to being directly under the thumb of her distant and cold mother, I felt for her need for companionship and desire to prove herself. I loved her descent into villainy towards the end of the book, but man I felt like she gave too many second chances to people. 🐦⬛
Jacquetta is an interesting love interest. She’s an enigma to me because while she slowly gains Ayleth’s trust back, I never really felt like we got to know her outside of the one who breaks Ayleth’s heart. I’m very excited to see if we get more back ground into her relationship with her mother and coven in the next book. ⚡️
All in all, I will admit that this book was a solid 4 star for me up until the last 20% of the book. The big reveal at the end and the concluding events made it immediately jump up in rating and now I’m so excited to see what’s in store in the future! 😱
Big thank you goes to Del Rey Books and NetGalley for accepting my request to read this great villain origin story in exchange for an honest review, and to the author, Walter, for really hooking me on fairytale women going full unhinged. 😈
Publication date: August 27!
Overall: 4.5/5 ⭐️
(FINAL REVIEW:)
This was a great sapphic reimagining of the origin story of the Evil Queen from the Snow White tale. I really enjoyed the deep dive into how Ayleth slowly becomes the queen we all know and secretly fear. 🍎
Ayleth is an interesting character from the get go. Going from the well loved, but slightly ignored second daughter to being directly under the thumb of her distant and cold mother, I felt for her need for companionship and desire to prove herself. I loved her descent into villainy towards the end of the book, but man I felt like she gave too many second chances to people. 🐦⬛
Jacquetta is an interesting love interest. She’s an enigma to me because while she slowly gains Ayleth’s trust back, I never really felt like we got to know her outside of the one who breaks Ayleth’s heart. I’m very excited to see if we get more back ground into her relationship with her mother and coven in the next book. ⚡️
All in all, I will admit that this book was a solid 4 star for me up until the last 20% of the book. The big reveal at the end and the concluding events made it immediately jump up in rating and now I’m so excited to see what’s in store in the future! 😱
Big thank you goes to Del Rey Books and NetGalley for accepting my request to read this great villain origin story in exchange for an honest review, and to the author, Walter, for really hooking me on fairytale women going full unhinged. 😈
Publication date: August 27!
Overall: 4.5/5 ⭐️
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