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9/3/2020
This is a fairytale (The Twelve Dancing Princesses), mashed up with Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald, in a Roaring 20's setting with magical realism. If you enjoy Valente's ornate prose, you'll probably love this. I find that it wears thin on me and starts to feel contrived and cloying very quickly. And it seemed like the story kind of just petered out, rather than having an ending. It's worth the read, though.