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Ash is a re-telling of Cinderella, with more fairies and no fairy godmother.
The style this is written in is not a style for me. It feels true to what I remember of the original Grimm’s fairy tales, but that doesn’t mean I like it. It’s all third person, watching Ash do her thing, with very little dialog. I like my characters to talk more than that.
I did like the twist on the tale, but I think that if you call yourself a conservative, you will dislike it a lot. No judgment, I’m just sayin’.
And I think that’s really all I have to say. It was okay, but I’ve honestly already forgotten most of it and I just finished it last night.
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I had mixed feelings about this. I did give it four stars but I felt like I couldn't connect with some of the characters and I didn't really buy into the romance-it felt forced. Good review. I didn't realize there was a companion novel.
Good review for this book. Like the others I heard mixed reviews also, but I am still curious how the book is. I can't wait to read it for myself.
I do like the cover!
Great review – and yeah I'm one of the ones who would probably not like this book if I read it…so I appreciate your "disclosure" part 😀
I think I'm okay with third person narration as long as I get to read some dialog too. The way this book was written, there wasn't much for me to relate to.
I have come across mixed reviews for this book and I think after reading the synopsis I kind of understood why?
I too think that 3rd person narration doesn't go well. I feel characters themselves need to tell their story.:)