There is no magic in this one, other than the extremely lucky (and suspect) interventions of Gray. Poor Hazel has no agency she does what Gray tells her to do, she’s trapped under the gaze of her evil step father, and the only time she cuts loose is when she does so after getting roofied. Hazel, I mean Gretel, talks about her “swollen ladyparts” within the first 5 minutes. Don’t get too comfortable, though- there are plenty of evil stepparents, murderers, grossly forward older men, and a sex club full of slaves to boot. You know who these two are! Hansel and Gretel are lovers, and thankfully not siblings this time. Will they, won’t they, can they? You’ll have to read to find out! The audio performance by Rebecca Lowman was a treat as well her Prince was perfect and her Bridge Troll was delightfully arch yet innocent.
Fantasy tropes mash with a meet cute, and fairytale folklore is dissected over copious amounts of Starbucks.
I know that YOU know this, but y’all, Rainbow Rowell is a delight! Why did I wait so long to give her a try? Things start out pretty cruddy for our Prince he starts his day by dropping his new phone off of a bridge and into the muck…but wait! There’s someone down there! That someone might be a she and she might be a Bridge Troll, and might be the best thing to happen to the Prince in quite some time. I didn’t need any convincing to give this collection a “go” I love a good fairytale retell or folklore restructure- no one will ever come close to Angela Carter, but I certainly won’t leave them out in the cold! Back at it again with another Amazon Original Series! My brain is totally fried with year-end nonsense, but this series has given me nice little breaks while going about my day-to-day chores and adventures.
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