Review: a lot of world building but overall a good read
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 2, 2012
I started reading this book just during my lunch breaks and all the mythology and world building was so overwhelming. I had a hard time keeping up with everything and remembering it all. Then I decided to switch to reading it at home so after I finished the book I was currently reading I picked this back up. Reading this in longer pieces at a time was much better, so I definitely recommend reading this in fewer sittings. The story is much more enjoyable that way. I know this is the first in a series and the main character had to discover all these secrets and her abilities, but the plot moved very slowly until the last portion of the book. That might be another reason I struggled with it at first. It still needs more polish and editing to fix the word use issues and some grammatical errors (for example conscious was used instead of the correct word conscience). Overall I think this is a pretty interesting story of magic and discovery. I love the idea of the Seer narrating. The book reads mostly in third person but every now and then we're reminded of the invisible to most viewer and teller of the story. I like that this fairy tale is "vanity's war" and includes a magic mirror. The cover is also really pretty and conveys the vanity/mirror aspect. I enjoy stories using the 7 deadly sins in the plot so I'm definitely interested in continuing the series.