![]() ![]() To me, the story around Mathilde being turned into a doll sounded unconvincing. ![]() It assumes that people are already familiar with the story, so if you are not, look up the story first before reading this retelling.īefore we get to the good stuff, let me air out my pet peeves about this story. This is all true, however, I think it’s because it’s not a plot-driven story but a character-driven one. ![]() Many people were saying the book was too short (it’s a novella) and that there was a distinct lack of world-building. ![]() Now, while choosing which retelling to read, as there are a few sapphic retellings of the nutcracker, I read mixed reviews about this book. Fast-forward a few decades and Clara, Ross’ relative from the human world, manages to break the spell through an act of unselfish kindness. Her best friend and court fae Ross suggests turning her into a doll so she can heal and Mathilde agrees. The Prince and Her Dreamer is about Prince ‘Mattie’ Mathilde, who gets injured while fighting the rats. This looked like the most promising one, so it was my first read of the year. I knew it was a ballet but I didn’t know it was a story… so naturally I looked up queer retellings. “The Red Prince is like Joan of Arc, if God had been sensible and made her English”Īt the end of last year I got interested about the story of the Nutcracker. ![]()
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