3 stars — After reading Sherwood, I was super excited to read another retelling by Ms. Spooner. And as a fan of Beauty and the Beast, I kind of figured this would be a sure thing. But I wonder if being a fan kind of ended up as a hindrance instead, you know? Because I […]
3.5 stars — I think in the end I *wanted* to like this one more than I actually did. It was longer. The pace was slow at times. I didn’t always like Theo. And I just didn’t get as captured emotionally. Basically I can think of other books that share elements of the plot that […]
4.5 stars — Yet again, the narrator made this book an absolute TREAT to listen to/read. Honestly, the book itself was a solid 4 stars, but I doubt I would have been as enamoured if I’d read instead of listened. Her voices were SOOOOO consistent, that I always knew who was talking. The accents were unbelievable. […]
4.5 stars — I thoroughly enjoyed this tale (even though I’m now on tenterhooks because my library doesn’t have book 2 on audio…WHY??), though I will admit that I’m not sure I would have enjoyed it as much if I’d read it vs listening to it. And that’s because: Saskia Maarleveld as the narrator was […]