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onmalsshelf 's review for:
The Grimrose Girls
by Laura Pohl
DID NOT FINISH: 17%
I was enjoying this, but then as the story started developing some things weren't feeling right to me. So this is kind of a fantasy retelling. We have a Cinderella (Ella), an Aurora (Rory), and a Beauty (Nani).
We also have a Beast, which in this situation, the author chose to make a trans character the Beast and that doesn't sit right with me at all.
The author also chose to lean into racist stereotypes and gave Nani, a half Black/half Native Hawaiian character, a father that is never around.
She then also decided to give a character a anxiety disorder, but then was not consistent with treatment or signs of the disorder.
We also have a Beast, which in this situation, the author chose to make a trans character the Beast and that doesn't sit right with me at all.
The author also chose to lean into racist stereotypes and gave Nani, a half Black/half Native Hawaiian character, a father that is never around.
She then also decided to give a character a anxiety disorder, but then was not consistent with treatment or signs of the disorder.
Minor: Racism, Transphobia