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A review by wanderinglynn
Among the Beasts & Briars by Ashley Poston
slow-paced
1.0
While I loved [book:The Seven Year Slip|62926938], this one did not quite make the cut for me.
Right off, I was rolling my eyes. Too many inconsistencies, and too many things that just didn't fit. How is the gardener "best friends" with the King? Then I was annoyed how naive Cerys was. I get that she's only supposed to be 17, but she came across as much younger. And despite the fact that she says her kingdom, and her town, is flourishing, two chapters later, she says she and her father, who is the <i>royal</i> gardener, can barely afford seeds for the spring. So which is it?
The story definitely has a Disney-esque fairytale feel to it. Clearly Poston is a huge Disney fan—from the title to the animal friends, the curse, and all of the Disney easter eggs, like:
Right off, I was rolling my eyes. Too many inconsistencies, and too many things that just didn't fit. How is the gardener "best friends" with the King? Then I was annoyed how naive Cerys was. I get that she's only supposed to be 17, but she came across as much younger. And despite the fact that she says her kingdom, and her town, is flourishing, two chapters later, she says she and her father, who is the <i>royal</i> gardener, can barely afford seeds for the spring. So which is it?
The story definitely has a Disney-esque fairytale feel to it. Clearly Poston is a huge Disney fan—from the title to the animal friends, the curse, and all of the Disney easter eggs, like:
But can you imagine? Me, dancing with that boorish, <i>brainless</i> . . .
Sadly, the story was underwhelming. I skimmed most of it and never missed anything. The ending was, of course, predictable (from the first chapter). Off my shelf and onto my PangoBooks shelf.