![]() ![]() ![]() For the majority of the story she was just kind of dull, to be honest. She really grew as a character, which I liked a lot, but she only started to be her own person near the end of the novel. To me, she was not an extremely interesting protagonist. It was a fun read, and I really liked the queer part of the book, but overall I didn’t feel very invested.įirst of all, let’s talk about Ash. It’s an LGBT retelling of the Cinderella fairy tale, and I had never heard of it before I started looking for suitable YA novels for my dissertation. The same is true for this novel – Ash by Malinda Lo. Last week, I reviewed The Selection by Kiera Cass, and told you that I read it as part of my dissertation. But Sidhean has already claimed Ash for his own, and she must make a choice between fairy tale dreams and true love. Though their friendship is as delicate as a new bloom, it reawakens Ash’s capacity for love–and her desire to live. Instead of chasing fairies, Ash learn to hunt with Kaisa. When she meets the dark and dangerous fairy Sidhean, she begins to believe that her wish may be granted.īut the day that Ash meets Kaisa, the King’s royal Huntress, her heart begins to change. In her dreams, someday the fairies will steal her away, as they are said to do. Consumed with grief, she finds her only joy by the light of the dying hearth fire, re-reading the fairy tales her mother once told her. In the wake of her father’s death, Ash is left at the mercy of her cruel stepmother. ![]()
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