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A Fragile Enchantment

Allison Saft

Start date: March 1, 2024

Finish date: March 31, 2024

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Mar 18, 2024 Jenn rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: do-you-believe-in-magic, read-in-2024, 2-star-reads, new-author-to-me, fantasy, young-adult

Maybe like 2.5...

The Fairyloot version of this book was BEAUTIFUL. I am so sad I did not like it more. But alas here we are.

When Niamh is given the chance of a lifetime to be the royal tailor for the princes upcoming wedding, she immediately believes this will solve all of her families problems. She'll get the status and the money, and be able to move her mother and grandmother to better accommodations. But when she meets Prince Kit, she is shocked to find his sour attitude toward her and every ...more

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Feb 12, 2024 Aly rated it liked it

Shelves: ya, romance, audiobook, 2024, fantasy, february-2024

I had hoped to like this more, but it felt kind of flat to me. There were things like Niamh's magic and the toll it takes, the disdain for Machlish people in general, the king's health status, and the magic system overall that I thought weren't well developed. They were there as plot devices, but the focus was clearly on the romance and other things fell to the wayside.

I did enjoy the push and pull of Niamh and Kit's relationship and how it developed. I also recommend the audiobook for pronunci ...more

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Mar 16, 2024 Maddie rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I gave it 4 stars. Idk how I feel overall, not sure what the sequel could be about. Unless it's Sinclair, but it's odd for ya fantasy to be a companion series. Given the fl bonus stuff though it seems likely. I always love a secret person like this, the figuring out who Lovelace is. I also just never try and figure it out by myself, I'm always along for the ride. Sinclair is by far my favourite person though.
Might keep this one physically. I wonder where the story will go! Everyone is so torture ...more

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