The bargain they strike sends her on a dark and magical journey throughout the land.
Evangeline desperately prays to the Prince of Hearts, a dangerous and fickle Fate famed for his heart that is waiting to be revived by his one true love-and his potentially lethal kisses. Despite inheriting a steady trust in magic, belief in her late mother’s homeland of the mystical North (where fantastical creatures live), and philosophy of hope for the future, her dreams are dashed when Luc, her love, pledges to marry Marisol instead. When her father passes away, Evangeline is left with her cold stepmother and kind but distant stepsister, Marisol. The more stylized illustrations, such as the thorns and labyrinth building slowly around the “Beauty and the Beast” variant “Ayama and the Thorn Wood,” are the most successful depictions of people are a little cutesy for the eerie prose.Īny lover of retellings or original fairy tales will enjoy these offerings, whether they’re new to Bardugo’s worlds or are established fansĪfter praying to a Fate for help, Evangeline discovers the dangerous world of magic. Kipin’s two-color illustrated borders build cumulatively and fascinatingly, culminating in a double-page spread for each story. Only the Ravkan stories offer substantial local flavor, though Zemeni Ayama is brown-skinned while the Fjerdan mermaids are fair. The Fjerdan “When Water Sang Fire” provides a villain origin story for “The Little Mermaid” that owes far more to Disney than to Hans Christian Andersen it’s nevertheless gorgeously otherworldly.
(It also replaces candy with mouthwatering meals: “crispy roast goose,” “butter-soaked blini,” “black bread spread with soft cheese,” “hot tea laced with sugar,” “sweet rolls with prune jam.”) From the island nation of Kerch, there’s “The Soldier Prince,” a retelling of The Nutcracker that raises questions about the selfhood of magical creatures. Three are set in the Russia-like Ravka, including “The Witch of Duva.” This “Hansel and Gretel” variant plays on stereotypes about villainy held by protagonist Nadya. Six reimagined fairy tales set in the Grishaverse.īardugo returns to the setting of Shadow and Bone (2012) with both original tales and familiar ones retold.
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