"Anna was never supposed to exist. Born of a forbidden union between the Queen and the tyrannical King’s archnemesis, Anna is forced to live out her days isolated in the Tower, with only her mentors and friends the Hermit, the Fool, and the Magician to keep her company. To pass the time, Anna imagines unique worlds populated by creatives and dreamers—the exact opposite of the King’s land of fixed fates and rigid rules—and weaves them into four glorious tapestries.
But on the eve of her sixteenth birthday and her promised release from the Tower, Anna discovers her true lineage: She’s the daughter of Marco, a powerful magician, and the King is worried that his magical gifts are starting to surface in Anna. Fearing for her life, Anna flees the Tower and finds herself in Cups, a lush, tropical land full of all the adventure, free-spiritedness, and creativity she imagined while weaving.
Anna thinks she’s found paradise in this world of beachside parties, endless food and drink, and exhilarating romance. But when the fabric of Cups begins to unravel, Anna discovers that her tapestries are more than just decoration. They’re the foundation for a new world that she is destined to create—as long as the terrors from the old world don’t catch up with her first."
Review:
Oof. Yeah I hated this one. Going into it, I thought it was gonna be an interesting story using the characters in Tarot cards. When I read Poison Princess, I loved the concept and reaalllyyy loved how they made each character of Tarot into these god-like people warring it out to rule the world, Hunger Games style. That was awesome. So when I saw another story incorporating Tarot, I was in. And within the first few chapters, I was over it. I could've written this in middle school, that's how bad it was. The plot was so rushed yet so BORING. And the descriptions? Oh, yeah, THERE WERE NONE. Every new character was described like, "Norman has brown hair and blue eyes."
Like.
?????
I didn't care about anyone, every single person in Cups all blended into one person for me. The only character I cared even a little bit was the Magician. And even her I would've been fine if she died or something. SO disappointing. And there were so many plot holes I wanted to cry. If an adult actually wrote this and it was actually flushed out and the ending wasn't so shitty, maybe it would've had a chance. But alas. Anyways, don't read this, I suffered for you.
But on the eve of her sixteenth birthday and her promised release from the Tower, Anna discovers her true lineage: She’s the daughter of Marco, a powerful magician, and the King is worried that his magical gifts are starting to surface in Anna. Fearing for her life, Anna flees the Tower and finds herself in Cups, a lush, tropical land full of all the adventure, free-spiritedness, and creativity she imagined while weaving.
Anna thinks she’s found paradise in this world of beachside parties, endless food and drink, and exhilarating romance. But when the fabric of Cups begins to unravel, Anna discovers that her tapestries are more than just decoration. They’re the foundation for a new world that she is destined to create—as long as the terrors from the old world don’t catch up with her first."
Review:
Oof. Yeah I hated this one. Going into it, I thought it was gonna be an interesting story using the characters in Tarot cards. When I read Poison Princess, I loved the concept and reaalllyyy loved how they made each character of Tarot into these god-like people warring it out to rule the world, Hunger Games style. That was awesome. So when I saw another story incorporating Tarot, I was in. And within the first few chapters, I was over it. I could've written this in middle school, that's how bad it was. The plot was so rushed yet so BORING. And the descriptions? Oh, yeah, THERE WERE NONE. Every new character was described like, "Norman has brown hair and blue eyes."
Like.
?????
I didn't care about anyone, every single person in Cups all blended into one person for me. The only character I cared even a little bit was the Magician. And even her I would've been fine if she died or something. SO disappointing. And there were so many plot holes I wanted to cry. If an adult actually wrote this and it was actually flushed out and the ending wasn't so shitty, maybe it would've had a chance. But alas. Anyways, don't read this, I suffered for you.
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