Bristles by Donna Callea
Review WITH SPOILERS
4 out of 5 Stars
This was a really interesting book; it was a kind of combination between
magic and dystopian societies, but it was blended together extremely
well. When it started out, it was almost point by point for Cinderella.
Its her and her dad, then he marries a women with two brats, and then he
dies and the girl is mistreated by her step-mother, and there's a rich
prince charming. Not really unique, but as the plot developed more,
there were some more depth and detail.![17797755](https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1422405178l/17797755.jpg)
A huge thing that I loved about this book was that the impossible was made possible. Several times, Bristles was put into a situation that seemed like there was no way out: I couldn't fabricate any sort of escape plan with the given background knowledge and it was almost depressing. But then, she would find a way to get past any boundaries in her way and get done what needed to be done. She is a very strong character and it was amazing to see her grow in confidence and bravery throughout the book, not to mention her skills. She starts as a little bug trapped under her mother's boot, but then grows to be much more than anyone's expectations.
Two little things left:
a) It was really easy to read. It was straightforward not extremely complicated.
b) I really love the idea of becoming one with a tree... I wish I could take a nap in a tree... I'll put that on my bucket list :)
Thanks for reading!
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