Düster, bedrückend, tiefgründig. Ich war mir nicht sicher, ob ich es zu Ende lesen würde. Doch es ist so sinnlich und schön geschrieben, dass ich nicht aufhören konnte. Und es hat sich gelohnt. Eine wunderbar erzählte Geschichte mit großen Themen, die erst durch ihr Ende ihre volle Kraft entfaltet. Also: unbedingt zu Ende lesen!

I received and ARC of this book in my Book Box Club subscription box and I immediately hat to start it, cause the premised sounded so interesting and I saw people saying it's a read with very deep messages. So the first thing I saw was how on the back it says it can be read from age 14 and while I think you could read this at 14, I think it's a bit too much. There is very dark content in this book and many things, that I don't think I would have properly understood at that age. This book comments on sexism and how everything will always stay horrible and the same if everyone goes back to saying "this is the way it's always been so it should stay like this". Ama is saved from the Dragon's Lair but Prince Emory and supposed to become his bride, but it's obvious there are darker things happening. Right from the beginning, he is ignoring her level of comfort and slowly breaking her resistance and making her pliable. It's a very uncomfortable read, that much I can say. If you loved Louise O'Neills books, Damsel is 100% for you. It leaves you with the same feeling of emptiness and lack of power. You're forced to watch Emory take everything Ama loves and forcing her into the role of his submissive little wife, just there to birth a son and then die, when he brings home his stolen princess. I thought I'd give this 3 Stars, like I usually do with reads like this, cause I prefer to feel good when reading and whole this is an important story with metaphors and everything, these aren't the books I love to read. The ending really changed things for me though. There was hope in there and that's all it took for me to give it one more star.