I wish I had read something else instead.
I don't know.īut it really was wasted time. Probably partly because I was supposed to be taking a break from my grading and wanted the book to distract me. Probably partly because I was hoping it would get better. Why did I finish reading it? Well, that is a good question. But then, to make sure everything is okay, the author commands the bride to actually be in love with the brother, so everything works out, thus making things so that Doucette isn't a jerk (!).Īt the end of one of the chapters, the mysterious question was asked, just how far would her mother go to get her way, and I seriously muttered aloud, under my breath, "Who gives a d-." I was fed up. well, she comes down out of the sky and says, "Aren't you marrying the wrong girl?" And proceeds to throw herself at him and kiss him while his bride-to-be is standing right there. ) and spending her time building a castle with a moat and tormenting every visitor she has in spiteful ways, and then burning down her castle in a fit of rage because, guess what, her betrothed is getting married. After ditching her betrothed because a dog licked him (ah, ah, ah! I said, let NO ONE kiss you-and well, you know, that dog lick. The only interesting thing is seen coming a mile off, and is rather a disappointment when it does come.Īnd, **potential spoilers-that is, if you're going to waste time reading this book** the ending proves what a miserable excuse for a character Doucette (yes, that's really her name) is. When it requires them to be beastly, they're beastly. When the plot requires them to be nice, they're nice. They only do things to make the plot move. She only reacts to what goes on around her, and never consistently, only in ways that will forward the very tenuous plot. The main character isn't a character at all. As the sisters’ fates hang in the balance, each struggles to understand her gift.Bleh. Tana is chased out of the village because the province’s governor fears snakes, yet thousands are dying of a plague spread by rats. Diribani’s newfound wealth brings her a prince and an attempt on her life. Blessings and curses are never so clear as they might seem, however. And when she encounters the goddess, she is not surprised to find herself speaking snakes and toads as a reward. It seems only right to Tana that the goddess judged her kind, lovely stepsister worthy of such riches. Yet she is granted a remarkable gift: Flowers and precious jewels drop from her lips whenever she speaks. She never expected to meet a goddess there. Diribani has come to the village well to get water for her family’s scant meal of curry and rice.
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