⤷‧₊˚3⭑ „you are so much stronger than you know.“ i had really high hopes for this book because i read malice by the same author and it was amazing, but unfortunately it was a disappointment in comparison. i didn't really like the story and plot, the book itself was just plain boring, but i really liked the characters and that's why i still give it 3 stars.

I didn’t know going into it that it was supposed to be a Rapunzel Retelling. If I knew I‘d definitely be disappointed, but I didn’t. So the Story was quite enjoyable and so easy to read. Although I didn’t really care for anyone except Ava… Tristan confuses me and Kaye is idk something 😭 well all in all I had a good time with it but I wouldn’t recommend it necessarily

I think the first half of this book isn‘t so strong – it builds the whole world up, so I do understand why that is the case – but the second half made me love this book. The story and the character constellation reminds me a bit of “Serpent and Dove“ by Shelby Mahurin, not in a way that it is too similar, but in a way that if you liked one, you may like the other too. Out of the two protagonists I related a bit more to Ava. Her journey is so powerful, I think that is so very well written. Though I do relate to Kaye too – to her stubbornness and her firm belief that her side is the right one (until her world is turned upside down🤭) The love story is a bit cast aside for the other storylines – one of the few points of critic I have (the other one is the weaker first half) – but when the love story is strong, it truly is strong. Especially the ending scene just warms my heart. 4/5⭐️ 0/5🌶️ it's YA Fantasy

Absolut nicht was ich erwartet hatte aber ich hatte meinen Spaß mit dem Buch. Es ist brutaler und düsterer als ich vom Cover her gedacht hätte und auch das Ende ist etwas twisted aber I loved it. Nur die Chemie zwischen Ava und Keyla sowie eine generelle Tiefe der Charaktere hat mir gefehlt

Tolle Idee, meiner Meinung nach nur nicht so ideal umgesetzt. Viele Dinge kamen viel zu plötzlich, für mich war der Plot nicht gut ausgearbeitet. Es gab aber natürlich auch einige gute Aspekte, Ava war toll und die Idee für die Geschichte war super. Der Schreibstil war sehr einfach, man kam schnell durch das Buch durch. Und natürlich das tolle Cover, weshalb ich das Buch überhaupt gekauft habe.