The snow queen Book

[no, I'm not going to do it! I've already spent too much time this month on this book! I'm just going to copy and paste the comments I made in the group that inspired this read:

my feelings about this book really turned around somewhere in the middle. the characters just really drove me up the wall. except for the intriguing Elsevier, everyone was so flat and static and uninteresting. the only dynamic character was Sparks, but his character change made little sense (except when viewed in context of the original fairy tale) and he was actually the most annoying yet boring character of all.

I appreciated the focus on women and the exploration of issues that women have to deal with. but when you have a female villain who comes across as excessively petty and immature (even though she's over a century in age!), and a lead character whose sole motivation is her bizarre love for her pathetic cousin (who also happens to be the most uninteresting character)... I don't know how successful that exploration is.

loved the universe, so intriguing. especially loved the sibyl Transfer concept. those two things were enough for me to enjoy the first part of this experience, and to not give it 1 star. but in the end the tedious characterization just made this such a fucking chore to get through, pardon the language. (hide spoiler)]