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Bitter: A Fairy Tale
"It's one or the other of us, isn't it? We're stuck in this thing now, and we have to see it through to the end."
Eva, embittered, heartless, and centuries old, has a tower to protect. She lives alone on her modest landholding deep in the forest, undisturbed except for the occasional misguided but well-meaning knight trying to rescue the princess in her tower.
300 centuries on, and she's certain she is all but forgotten. Knights have moved on from princess hunting, and magic is slowly receding from the land as the people move on to newer, more modern ways. Part of the old world, Eva is set to fade away along with the last of the magic.
Find out what happens when she comes up against Theo, a charming magician who refuses to be hamstrung by his own mortality, or Eva's fierceness. He is determined to storm her tower and steal her treasure, whatever the cost. He brings life back into Eva's world, igniting her passion as she fiercely counters every single one of his efforts to steal her treasure or rescue her princess.
In this adult fairy tale, two people fight against falling in love with each other, locked firmly into a life or death struggle that will leave only one of them alive.
Eva, embittered, heartless, and centuries old, has a tower to protect. She lives alone on her modest landholding deep in the forest, undisturbed except for the occasional misguided but well-meaning knight trying to rescue the princess in her tower.
300 centuries on, and she's certain she is all but forgotten. Knights have moved on from princess hunting, and magic is slowly receding from the land as the people move on to newer, more modern ways. Part of the old world, Eva is set to fade away along with the last of the magic.
Find out what happens when she comes up against Theo, a charming magician who refuses to be hamstrung by his own mortality, or Eva's fierceness. He is determined to storm her tower and steal her treasure, whatever the cost. He brings life back into Eva's world, igniting her passion as she fiercely counters every single one of his efforts to steal her treasure or rescue her princess.
In this adult fairy tale, two people fight against falling in love with each other, locked firmly into a life or death struggle that will leave only one of them alive.
156 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 29, 2016
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October 29, 2016
3.5 stars.
Bitter is a lovely little fairy tale, perfect for reading on a chilly afternoon when you have a couple free hours. The book is short and is easily finished in one sitting. It's sweet but humorous. There were odd word choices at times - profanity that was probably supposed to be funny, but was really kind of jarring because it seemed so out of place.
I'm confused because Goodreads seems to list this book twice (same title, cover, plot description) with two different authors, and readers are rating both.
Bitter is a lovely little fairy tale, perfect for reading on a chilly afternoon when you have a couple free hours. The book is short and is easily finished in one sitting. It's sweet but humorous. There were odd word choices at times - profanity that was probably supposed to be funny, but was really kind of jarring because it seemed so out of place.
I'm confused because Goodreads seems to list this book twice (same title, cover, plot description) with two different authors, and readers are rating both.
November 6, 2016
3.5 Rating.
This tongue in check fairy tale reminded me of the movie version of The Princess Bride, as it was funny and witty. However it lost some marks with me because of two things. There were a few plot twists that were weak and then in the second half of the book he started adding in crassness (including language) that was really jarring in the context of the story, and went against his general tone. I think he meant it to be funny, but it just seemed out of place.
This tongue in check fairy tale reminded me of the movie version of The Princess Bride, as it was funny and witty. However it lost some marks with me because of two things. There were a few plot twists that were weak and then in the second half of the book he started adding in crassness (including language) that was really jarring in the context of the story, and went against his general tone. I think he meant it to be funny, but it just seemed out of place.
January 19, 2017
Quirky, fun. A good quick read when you're feeling whimsical.
December 31, 2018
Loved it! A fairy tale with a dark sense of humor.
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