To know that if we give in to what people expect of us – to be the monsters of nightmares – do we end up just becoming that? This cycle of violence and hatred can trap us. And at the same time, I could see the dangerous shadows on the path. But when does a place stop paying for the sins of their ancestors? And if we return what they did to us, do we become better? More justified?Īs Walter develops this theme, I fell even more in love. Now that the tables have turned for Alyce, will her actions reflect justice or revenge? Or a mix of both? The intolerance and hatred from the humans and their own torture. But what happens when we realize they’re only a person? ThemesĪnd Misrule delves deeply into the themes of power and revenge. We can become obsessed with an idea of someone. I won’t spoil it, but this book will have your heart in pieces. To putting even more obstacles in their way, stacked against them, and asking them – is their love enough? Are the feelings they had enough to forge something new? And the thing is, I could see both of their sides. So Misrule entranced me by truly testing Aurora and Alyce. And the truth that we cannot control love or posses the ones we love is a hard truth to bear. In what we are willing to do, in the feelings it can illicit.īecause love can almost posses us. How love, in some ways, can make monsters of us. To figure out if Aurora and Alyce could find a way to cover the distance between them. I ended up almost reading only for the question of will-they-won’t-they. My love for Misrule boils down to two things: the romance – and subsequent character development of Alyce – and the development of the themes. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.) (Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher. Or is true love only for fairy tales? Review But could Aurora love the villain Alyce has become? And the dream of the world they would have built together is nothing but ash.Īlyce vows to do anything to wake the woman she loves, even if it means turning into the monster Briar believes her to be. But it is a love that came with a heavy price: Aurora now sleeps under a curse that even Alyce’s vast power cannot seem to break. Princess Aurora saw through Alyce’s thorny facade, earning a love that promised the dawn of a new age.

Not even the one person who holds her heart. And no one will escape the consequences of her wrath. Once a realm of decadence and beauty, Briar is now wholly Alyce’s wicked domain. Summaryįeared and despised for the sinister power in her veins, Alyce wreaks her revenge on the kingdom that made her an outcast. Keep reading this book review for my full thoughts. While the action kept me reading, what truly entranced me was the romance. But Misrule is a complete departure from what you might know and it was fantastic. I enjoyed Malice so much that I wasn’t sure. To be honest, I wasn’t sure what to expect from Misrule.

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