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theloststreetmouse's review
4.0
I loved this book so much!!!! It was so good and I couldn't put it down. It's very close to Killing Me Softly but not as good as that book. It's a very close second. I loved how the two stories of Snow White and The 12 Dancing Princesses meshed together. I loved hearing from the characters from the first novel and seeing what was happening to them. Overall this book was everything I wanted it to be!
misspippireads's review
4.0
Tear You Apart is a companion to Kill Me Softly by Sarah Cross. This novel can be read separately from Cross' first piece, but I would recommend reading Kill Me Softly before Tear You Apart. Characters from the first book reappear in the second as well as small pieces of the earlier storyline. Readers, you will have time to enjoy Kill Me Softly, because Tear You Apart will be published in January 2015.
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Cross is so clever with her reinvented fairy tales. When I saw that a new title was coming out, I immediately went to the library to checkout Kill Me Softly in preparation for reading Tear You Apart. (It’s worth a reread for this new title.)
Sarah Cross returned to Beau Rivage to share another couple's story. Again, I became captivated by the fairy tales that intertwined throughout the story. Since fairy tales stories are well known, I could see where some of the storylines lead, but she always managed to change it just a little to take my breath away. I don't want to reveal too much of the twists, but I will share what Cross shared on her website: "Snow White plus the Twelve Dancing Princesses ... and some other fairy tales I'll keep secret for now."
I would recommend this title to teens or adults. Fairy tales are popular for the tweens, but the content is for a mature audience. The characters swear, drink, and deal with murders. Some younger readers are not prepared for that type of content yet.
Just like the companion piece, the story is wrapped up at the end and can standalone. I still wonder about the other characters who came alive in this novel. I think Cross would have a fantastic Beau Rivage series if she shared the fates of her other fairytale characters. I anxiously await more stories!
Reviewed from a NetGalley copy. Thank you, Egmont USA!
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Cross is so clever with her reinvented fairy tales. When I saw that a new title was coming out, I immediately went to the library to checkout Kill Me Softly in preparation for reading Tear You Apart. (It’s worth a reread for this new title.)
Sarah Cross returned to Beau Rivage to share another couple's story. Again, I became captivated by the fairy tales that intertwined throughout the story. Since fairy tales stories are well known, I could see where some of the storylines lead, but she always managed to change it just a little to take my breath away. I don't want to reveal too much of the twists, but I will share what Cross shared on her website: "Snow White plus the Twelve Dancing Princesses ... and some other fairy tales I'll keep secret for now."
I would recommend this title to teens or adults. Fairy tales are popular for the tweens, but the content is for a mature audience. The characters swear, drink, and deal with murders. Some younger readers are not prepared for that type of content yet.
Just like the companion piece, the story is wrapped up at the end and can standalone. I still wonder about the other characters who came alive in this novel. I think Cross would have a fantastic Beau Rivage series if she shared the fates of her other fairytale characters. I anxiously await more stories!
Reviewed from a NetGalley copy. Thank you, Egmont USA!
blondie305's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
brandypainter's review
3.0
3.5 stars
Tear You Apart is incredibly angsty. This is understandable as the story centers around Snow White (Viv) and her destined for doom love of her huntsman (Henley). Cross is really good about highlighting the darker elements of the original fairy tales she is dealing with, and using those elements as a critique of the stories themselves and culture in general. I enjoyed Viv's struggles with who she was and what she wanted. I also felt the portrayal of her depression and fears surrounding her fate were so well done. Just as Cross intertwined two fairy tales in the first Beau Rivage story, [b:Kill Me Softly|12680998|Kill Me Softly|Sarah Cross|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1326506608s/12680998.jpg|17352118], Tear You Apart is not just a retelling of Snow White but also The Twelve Dancing Princesses. I liked this one better than the first book. Viv's struggles seemed so real and I love the courage and strength she finds. I will definitely read more of these if they are written.
I read an e-galley made available by the publisher, Egmont, via NetGalley.
Tear You Apart is incredibly angsty. This is understandable as the story centers around Snow White (Viv) and her destined for doom love of her huntsman (Henley). Cross is really good about highlighting the darker elements of the original fairy tales she is dealing with, and using those elements as a critique of the stories themselves and culture in general. I enjoyed Viv's struggles with who she was and what she wanted. I also felt the portrayal of her depression and fears surrounding her fate were so well done. Just as Cross intertwined two fairy tales in the first Beau Rivage story, [b:Kill Me Softly|12680998|Kill Me Softly|Sarah Cross|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1326506608s/12680998.jpg|17352118], Tear You Apart is not just a retelling of Snow White but also The Twelve Dancing Princesses. I liked this one better than the first book. Viv's struggles seemed so real and I love the courage and strength she finds. I will definitely read more of these if they are written.
I read an e-galley made available by the publisher, Egmont, via NetGalley.
jgilge's review
4.0
I found this one after pages of searching for something to read. And I had to stop myself from screaming when I saw this one. When I saw that this book was approved and I was able to read it, my jaw dropped, my phone fell, and I shouted to the heavens in joy.
I read the first book in this series (Kill Me Softly) quite a while ago. However, when I saw this one, I was so excited. This book was awesome! I had forgotten a bit of the first one, but Tear You Apart takes place after, and follows different characters. I recommend reading Kill Me Softly first, but it is not absolutely necessary. This tale continues the fated curses of the people of Beau Rivage. Viv is cursed with a snow white curse, and everyone knows about it.
I loved Viv as a character. She was frustrating at times (mainly interacting with Henley) but her curse sucked, and I felt for her. The relationship she had with Henley was kinda like every teenage relationship ever, but with a delicious twist. Viv has been best friends with Henley, and loves him, but he was cursed as her Huntsman.
Henley sounds pretty hot, like a lumberjack but with a heart only for Viv. Viv's stepmother was exceedingly creepy with Henley, but he did the best he could. Henley was a hero in my opinion. All throughout the book. He had a lot of shit to deal with, and there Viv went just messing it all up.
I liked the fairy tales that were intertwined in this story. There were some new ones that I hadn't heard of, but they always had that twist that allowed them to deviate slightly from the original, but still be true. This book definitely had some of the gruesomeness that the original fairy tales had, which I thought was refreshing.
For the full review, check it out at:
http://bookaholicraves.blogspot.com/2014/09/tear-you-apart-sarah-cross.html
I read the first book in this series (Kill Me Softly) quite a while ago. However, when I saw this one, I was so excited. This book was awesome! I had forgotten a bit of the first one, but Tear You Apart takes place after, and follows different characters. I recommend reading Kill Me Softly first, but it is not absolutely necessary. This tale continues the fated curses of the people of Beau Rivage. Viv is cursed with a snow white curse, and everyone knows about it.
I loved Viv as a character. She was frustrating at times (mainly interacting with Henley) but her curse sucked, and I felt for her. The relationship she had with Henley was kinda like every teenage relationship ever, but with a delicious twist. Viv has been best friends with Henley, and loves him, but he was cursed as her Huntsman.
Henley sounds pretty hot, like a lumberjack but with a heart only for Viv. Viv's stepmother was exceedingly creepy with Henley, but he did the best he could. Henley was a hero in my opinion. All throughout the book. He had a lot of shit to deal with, and there Viv went just messing it all up.
I liked the fairy tales that were intertwined in this story. There were some new ones that I hadn't heard of, but they always had that twist that allowed them to deviate slightly from the original, but still be true. This book definitely had some of the gruesomeness that the original fairy tales had, which I thought was refreshing.
For the full review, check it out at:
http://bookaholicraves.blogspot.com/2014/09/tear-you-apart-sarah-cross.html
lacucharita's review
2.0
disappointing. The main relationship in the book didn't work for me and I hated the main character.
trisha_thomas's review
3.0
This wasn't at all what I was expecting.
Don't crack these pages looking to read about another princess to love! Vivian is prickly and rude and crude and spoiled. She's just the princess you might think one would be. Told her whole life, she would be saved, she would have her prince - now she's mad she didn't get to pick which one would be hers.
But, knowing that her evil stepmother will want a huntsman to kill her soon, she's startled to find her fairytale has jumped a little out of order and she's meeting a prince she shouldn't know yet.
All in all, it was great to be in Beau Rivage again and back with all our fun, crazy, twisted princes, princess and all their curses.
I hope there are more to come!
Don't crack these pages looking to read about another princess to love! Vivian is prickly and rude and crude and spoiled. She's just the princess you might think one would be. Told her whole life, she would be saved, she would have her prince - now she's mad she didn't get to pick which one would be hers.
But, knowing that her evil stepmother will want a huntsman to kill her soon, she's startled to find her fairytale has jumped a little out of order and she's meeting a prince she shouldn't know yet.
All in all, it was great to be in Beau Rivage again and back with all our fun, crazy, twisted princes, princess and all their curses.
I hope there are more to come!
piper9004's review
2.0
This review originally appears on What Am I Reading?
Rate: 2
The problem with Tear You Apart is its characters. The characters aren't flat, luckily, but they were super annoying. Everyone claimed to be a hero or wanted to be a hero and yet they all behaved like damsels in distress. Characters claimed to be heroic or strong up until they had to stand up against someone and then they just wanted to or remained quiet hoping the opposer would go away or someone else would step in. All the characters wanted to take control of their lives and live happily ever after, but once they realized all the work they'd have to do, they either looked for the bright side of their current situation or wondered who would come and help them. The characters were annoying because they were all talk and no action.
The only slightly redeeming/ interesting part was the last two to three chapters when Viv confronts the troll. Unlike the other characters, at the very end it seemed like Viv finally realized that she was all talk and no action and with the life of the person she loves on the line, she finally gains some strength and courage to fight for herself and "save the day" instead of waiting for a prince to come and save her. The ending isn't fist-pump exciting, but it's what made me rate Tear You Apart a two instead of a one.
Why Kill Me Softly is better than Tear You Apart: Mira is no better of a character than Viv, but what sets these two books apart is that Mira didn't know about her curse until she ran away to Beau Rivage and then she tried to figure her life out; Viv knew about her curse for majority of her life, but she didn't do anything about it until it was too late. Viv didn't distance herself from the person who was meant to kill her or try to learn self-defense instead she fell in love with her potential murderer and hoped that someone, a prince, would come and save her when the time was right. That's one thing I dislike about this series: most the characters who were raised in Beau Rivage hate their curses, but they don't try to prepare for their enactment or try to avoid them. The characters just hope that things will work out in their favor, but when you have villains who want to win, heroes who want to win, and people who are waiting to be saved, someone's bound to lose so why not try to tip the scales in your favor as soon as possible?
Rate: 2
The problem with Tear You Apart is its characters. The characters aren't flat, luckily, but they were super annoying. Everyone claimed to be a hero or wanted to be a hero and yet they all behaved like damsels in distress. Characters claimed to be heroic or strong up until they had to stand up against someone and then they just wanted to or remained quiet hoping the opposer would go away or someone else would step in. All the characters wanted to take control of their lives and live happily ever after, but once they realized all the work they'd have to do, they either looked for the bright side of their current situation or wondered who would come and help them. The characters were annoying because they were all talk and no action.
The only slightly redeeming/ interesting part was the last two to three chapters when Viv confronts the troll. Unlike the other characters, at the very end it seemed like Viv finally realized that she was all talk and no action and with the life of the person she loves on the line, she finally gains some strength and courage to fight for herself and "save the day" instead of waiting for a prince to come and save her. The ending isn't fist-pump exciting, but it's what made me rate Tear You Apart a two instead of a one.
Why Kill Me Softly is better than Tear You Apart: Mira is no better of a character than Viv, but what sets these two books apart is that Mira didn't know about her curse until she ran away to Beau Rivage and then she tried to figure her life out; Viv knew about her curse for majority of her life, but she didn't do anything about it until it was too late. Viv didn't distance herself from the person who was meant to kill her or try to learn self-defense instead she fell in love with her potential murderer and hoped that someone, a prince, would come and save her when the time was right. That's one thing I dislike about this series: most the characters who were raised in Beau Rivage hate their curses, but they don't try to prepare for their enactment or try to avoid them. The characters just hope that things will work out in their favor, but when you have villains who want to win, heroes who want to win, and people who are waiting to be saved, someone's bound to lose so why not try to tip the scales in your favor as soon as possible?
madhatter360's review
3.0
I liked how Cross mixes together fairy tales that you wouldn't expect to go together. I felt like Viv could have been a little bit smarter in how she acted while with her prince and his father. It was pretty obvious who she'd end up with.
canadianbookaddict's review
1.0
OK I like dark books but this one just couldn't keep my attention. Maybe some of you would like it but personally I thought it was boring and just wasn't for me.