And yes: I was... discomfited by the way that Sidhean's abusive/controlling behavior was accepted/normalized (Ash feels sorry for him as he obsesses over her, for example), and the implication that a guy who's attempted to control her will just... give her up because she asked? It didn't make emotional sense to me, which was awkward because the ending relied on an emotional conclusion.
I really felt that the story was pointing toward a narrative in which Ash was stolen away to fairy, and Kaisa went after her, to win her through courage or trickery or love. And that's a book I much, much would have rather read. I can't but think that Lo could have written that book... except that she had to fit the Cinderella formula.
I will look to see what else she writes, because I think she's capable of a good deal more than we saw in Ash.
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And yes: I was... discomfited by the way that Sidhean's abusive/controlling behavior was accepted/normalized (Ash feels sorry for him as he obsesses over her, for example), and the implication that a guy who's attempted to control her will just... give her up because she asked? It didn't make emotional sense to me, which was awkward because the ending relied on an emotional conclusion.
I really felt that the story was pointing toward a narrative in which Ash was stolen away to fairy, and Kaisa went after her, to win her through courage or trickery or love. And that's a book I much, much would have rather read. I can't but think that Lo could have written that book... except that she had to fit the Cinderella formula.
I will look to see what else she writes, because I think she's capable of a good deal more than we saw in Ash.