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Does a unique premise outweigh a flat story?

April 12, 2017 by octothorp Leave a Comment

Of Fire and Stars is the sort of book I wanted to like more than I actually did.  An Onion AV Club writer listed it as something she was reading and piqued my interest, as she noted that the story was a typical fantasy tale made more complex by its protagonist falling in love not with the prince she has been promised to in an arranged marriage, but his sister. The book treats the romance between Denna, the princess destined to marry Mare’s brother, and […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Young Adult Tagged With: audrey colthurst

octothorp's CBR9 Review No:9 · Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult · Tags: audrey colthurst ·
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