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A review by cala_p
AshBramble by Sarah Prineas
4.0
3.5 stars.
I really enjoyed the plot. This version of a Cinderella retell was so interesting and unique. At first it reminded me of Marissa Meyer's Cinder, but then as the plot unfolded, it was like BAM. wow so interesting. I enjoyed how the fairy godmother is not the good guy here.
I think what really bothered me was the characters and the romance. I can excuse Col and Pin/Pen's insta-love because of the Story spell and the fairy godmother's work, but Pin and Shoe. She saw him be beat, he used her as a foot model, and two days later attraction changed into love. She wanted to escape, he said no. Eventually he didn't want to leave her behind so he joined her. This is where the plot really kicked off, and he had to go save the woman he loves. It was just too...ugh. I can handle all the romance tropes (bad boy, triangle, etc) but never insta-love. It's too unrealistic for me.
If the star rating allowed me to give it a 3.5 I would. Since I can't, I chose 4 stars rather than 3 because I wasn't bored reading it-it held my interest-and I really liked the plot. I'd be interested in reading the next one. I just hope that the romance is more developed there.
I really enjoyed the plot. This version of a Cinderella retell was so interesting and unique. At first it reminded me of Marissa Meyer's Cinder, but then as the plot unfolded, it was like BAM. wow so interesting. I enjoyed how the fairy godmother is not the good guy here.
I think what really bothered me was the characters and the romance. I can excuse Col and Pin/Pen's insta-love because of the Story spell and the fairy godmother's work, but Pin and Shoe. She saw him be beat, he used her as a foot model, and two days later attraction changed into love. She wanted to escape, he said no. Eventually he didn't want to leave her behind so he joined her. This is where the plot really kicked off, and he had to go save the woman he loves. It was just too...ugh. I can handle all the romance tropes (bad boy, triangle, etc) but never insta-love. It's too unrealistic for me.
If the star rating allowed me to give it a 3.5 I would. Since I can't, I chose 4 stars rather than 3 because I wasn't bored reading it-it held my interest-and I really liked the plot. I'd be interested in reading the next one. I just hope that the romance is more developed there.