This week we're discussing Malice, a recent release that is a queer/sapphic re-telling of Sleeping Beauty ... from the villain's perspective! We had some mixed reviews for this one; Alex loved it and Sam thought it was okay. But that led to some interesting discussions on what worked/what didn't for us individually, where we would have liked more or less information, internalized standards of beauty, and how people always view 'villains' as ugly/weird/fat/disfigured, where we think book 2 will go, and more. One thing we definitely agreed on? We loved the sapphic romance and loved the open door representation!
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