The dome is difficult to climb up very far, but there is a nice trail around the base of the dome, where you can admire the mountain and the surrounding forest. La valutazione è di sole 4 stelle invece di 5 per un solo motivo: la brevità del racconto – più che un romanzo lo definirei una novella breve – che incide negativamente su trama e personaggi, che potevano essere approfinditi un pò di più, raccontandoci un pò del loro background e della storia che hanno vissuto per arrivare dove li abbiamo conosciuti. They came with their own interesting backstories, with their own agendas and it made the book feels so colourful. Le scene che lo vedono protagonista sono davvero spassose), armadi che sputano fuori bellissimi abiti a richiesta, mele d'oro, nomi segreti, accordi che hanno sempre un prezzo e – dato che la storia è comunque scritta da Scarlett St. When Elk's well goes dry, it is Gesela's turn to save her town by killing the toad that lives at the bottom.

instead, there was some intense enemies-to-lovers vibes, followed by some fun hate-fucking, and just a sprinkling of lovey-dovey behaviour.Gesela is not the weak, fainting sort, and yet clearly there is in this book the association of sexual arousal with her subordination. Wolf is the only decent thing there; everyone wants something and is constantly bartering to get it, whether that is the selkie or even the prince.

i also really enjoyed the different mythologies and fairytale creatures and traditional storylines woven into one short book, it was very impressive and quite interesting to read about! And it isn’t a single curse—it is one after another, each to be broken by a villager, each with devastating consequences. From the magic mirror to the enchanted forest to the plethora of fantastical characters and creatures (love them, especially the mirror and the bird named Wolf!What could've saved this was probably more time passing, longer pages, and a better way for her to find out his name. It started off great: murder, fairytale zhuzh, attractive brothers showing up at the foot of your bed to deliver you to the even more attractive “beast” brother, a curse. Casamir, the prince of Thorn, a beautiful and magnificent fae alas has been cursed by the Glass Mountains. Plotwise speaking, it wasn't the masterpiece of the century but I had tons of fun with it and the retelling aspect was so incredibly well done.