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acozykettleoffish's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
not all happy endings are in the arms of a prince.
I really liked how these short reimaginings often made me take a second to ponder them afterwards! The book had beautiful illustrations to boot!
Minor: Racism, Cannibalism, and Murder
viselik's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Child abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Murder
tetrootz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
kokoberry's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Misogyny, and Murder
Moderate: Child death, Death, Racism, Violence, Death of parent, and Abandonment
emilia777's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, and Murder
bloodyvalentine's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
katsbookedout's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
Anyways, I enjoyed the spin on classic fairytales it, it was interesting and fun to read. Also I love how culturally diverse the characters were! I did a little cheer each time they weren’t defaulted to being white. Plus the ways that aspects of their backgrounds were integrated into the story really added to the reading experience for me.
Here’s my ranking of the short stories:
1) Beauty and the Beast (the “is he rich?” line really sealed the deal for me)
2) Hansel and Gretel (this is a Shakuntala stan account)
3) Rupunzel
4) Peter Pan (this temporarily filled my little hopeless romantic heart, and it was much appreciated)
5) Little Mermaid
6) Snow White
7) Cinderella
8) Jack and the Beanstalk
9) Bluebeard
10) Sleeping Beauty (I’m still kinda confused about what actually happened in this story)
11) Red Riding Hood (my 14 year old Wattpad reading self really came out here, thinking there was going to be some sort of werewolf romance subplot 🙄. Embarrassing.)
12) Rumpelstiltskin
Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism
Moderate: Racism, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Abandonment
Minor: Animal death, Child death, Infidelity, and Death of parent
sarahaf712's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Blood, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, Infertility, Sexual violence, Violence, Excrement, Stalking, Death of parent, and Alcohol
maple_dusk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Soman Chainani took these stories (most of which are problematic) and made them relevant, feminist, and enjoyable.
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, and Murder
Moderate: Infidelity and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
rainerasnic's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Minor: Death, Blood, Murder, and Abandonment