I suppose that this was the Sleeping Beauty retelling portion of the story.
Then there is a huge time skip, and you are thrown into a scene where Bristal is protecting a baby princess, who ends up being cursed. She becomes an apprentice of Tamarice and Brack, who teach her what it is to be an elicromancer. We start with Bristal, as she finds out that she has powers. It tried to do far too many things at once, and while some story arcs went well, some were confusing and felt unfinished. I didn’t know that this book was supposed to be a collection of fairy tale retellings until I read the synopsis again when preparing to write this review, and this basically sums up my experience with the novel. To save the kingdoms, Bristal must find the courage to show her true form.īuilding on homages to Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Jane Austen’s Emma and the Chinese legend of Hua Mulan, Hannah West makes a spectacular debut. As an army of dark creatures grows closer, Bristal faces a supernatural war.
Should she vow to seek the good of the world, to protect and serve mortals? Or should she follow the strength of her power, even if it leads to unknown terrors? She draws on her ability to disguise herself as a man to infiltrate a prince’s band of soldiers, and masquerades as a fairy godmother to shield a cursed princess, but time is running out. Their gifts are fraught with responsibility, and sixteen-year-old Bristal is torn between two paths. An ancient breed of immortal magic beings, elicromancers have been winnowed down to merely two – now three – after centuries of bloody conflict in the realm. Bristal, an orphaned kitchen maid, lands in a gritty fairy tale gone wrong when she discovers she is an elicromancer with a knack for shape-shifting.
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