Fans of retold fairy tales will enjoy the homages but may also be left wanting fuller development than the book offers. The material in Kingdom of Ash and Briars could easily have covered a series instead of a standalone.
Conflicts are resolved almost as soon as they are introduced, and character development suffers as readers must be told rather than shown what the characters’ hopes, fears, and loves are. Unfortunately, the combination of multiple fairy tales in one novel means that the pacing is rushed and the story line choppy. Threads of Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, and other classic tales emerge as Bristal fights for her people. Bristal, a sixteen-year-old kitchen maid, finds herself in a gritty fairy tale gone wrong when she discovers she has magic in her blood. Learn more Books Teen & Young Adult Science Fiction & Fantasy Buy new: 27.29 List Price:39.99 Save: 12. Download Kingdom of Ash and Briars Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle Welcome to Nissera, land of three kingdoms and home to spectacular magic.
Yet power comes with a price, and Bristal is soon caught up in a plot of dark elicromancy that could lay waste to an entire kingdom if she fails to make all the right choices. Kingdom of Ash and Briars: A Nissera Noveland millions of other books are available for Amazon Kindle. Instead, she emerges as an elicromancer, one of the most powerful magic workers to live in centuries.
When teenager Bristal is tossed into the cursed Water in the Woods, she expects to die. A stunning fantasy inspired by familiar fairy-tales, complete with cursed princesses, thieves-turned-soldiers, and an orphan girl transformed into an immortal, shapeshifting heroine. Listen to bestselling audiobooks on the web, iPad, iPhone and Android. Hannah West’s Kingdom of Ash and Briars combines beloved fairy tale elements with an original plot full of magic and mayhem. Kingdom of Ash and Briars by Hannah West: 9780823440054 : Books Welcome to Nissera, land of three kingdoms and home to spectacular magic. Listen to Kingdom of Ash and Briars by Hannah West with a free trial.
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