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Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

4 stars, but a five in my heart.
I'll admit, as a Brave superfan, my expectations for Bravely were incredibly high. Given that I knew how much I enjoyed the author's other books, this just made those expectations higher. However, I will say, Stiefvater somewhat struggles with writing female main characters. I found Merida not as exciting as her other counterparts in the story, and that made the story not quite as fantastic as I expected. The pacing here was a bit odd, focusing on the more boring bits for longer than the more interesting. As the author has written mythology based stories before, I was a bit surprised by the somewhat lack of magic this writing had for me.

Did I dislike this book? Not at all. The ending is what makes me want to make this a 5 star read and throw my CAWPILE rating away. The book made me tear up more than once, and I was invested in the story. This book was truly a joy to read and if you are someone who loves the movie, I think you'll enjoy this continuation of Merida's story- especially if you wanted a bit more of the triplets than you got in the original movie.


as CAWPILE: Characters: 8 | Atmosphere: 9 | Writing: 7 | Plot: 8 | Intrigue: 9 | Logic: 9 | Enjoyment: 9
total: 8.57 - 4stars (but it's a 5 in my heart)