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juliemawesome's review
3.0
This is the fourth book in the series. It can be tricky to tell with this series, but it does have a little 4 on the spine. It does not have an interior page where it lists all the previous books in order. (Though this is an ILL library book, so it's _possible_ that page fell out. It doesn't seem like it.)
This one is all about Sleeping Beauty, lest you think it's actually about Beauty and the Beast. Definitely playing with the idea, and trying to confuse. Both stories even involve roses.
Anyhow, Briar Rose is all like 'I have all these fairy gifts, and it sucks.' 'Everyone thinks I'm beautiful and perfect, and it sucks.' 'They don't like me for me, they like me because of my fairy gifts.' So she attempts to be less than perfect. She messes up her hair. She eats messily. She snorts when she laughs. But everyone just starts copying her, because she's a trendsetter.
Meanwhile there's exams to be studying for. And a masquerade to go to. So she gets to dress up like a beast.
She doesn't do well on her exams, because all this time she was trying not to be perfect, she wasn't studying for them. And that part I found a little unrealistic. Because when you're smart, when you've been doing your homework all the time up to that point, then studying for exams is redundant. She should've done just fine on them. Maybe not A++, but certainly an A. But all she manages to do is pass. I think her fairy gift of intelligence is crap!
But at least this book didn't suck so badly as the last one. There's a new prince who isn't bad, but his clumsiness is annoying. Only a few more books to go!
This one is all about Sleeping Beauty, lest you think it's actually about Beauty and the Beast. Definitely playing with the idea, and trying to confuse. Both stories even involve roses.
Anyhow, Briar Rose is all like 'I have all these fairy gifts, and it sucks.' 'Everyone thinks I'm beautiful and perfect, and it sucks.' 'They don't like me for me, they like me because of my fairy gifts.' So she attempts to be less than perfect. She messes up her hair. She eats messily. She snorts when she laughs. But everyone just starts copying her, because she's a trendsetter.
Meanwhile there's exams to be studying for. And a masquerade to go to. So she gets to dress up like a beast.
She doesn't do well on her exams, because all this time she was trying not to be perfect, she wasn't studying for them. And that part I found a little unrealistic. Because when you're smart, when you've been doing your homework all the time up to that point, then studying for exams is redundant. She should've done just fine on them. Maybe not A++, but certainly an A. But all she manages to do is pass. I think her fairy gift of intelligence is crap!
But at least this book didn't suck so badly as the last one. There's a new prince who isn't bad, but his clumsiness is annoying. Only a few more books to go!
maryw's review
inspiring
lighthearted
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
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