{"id":6366,"date":"2019-04-02T19:04:03","date_gmt":"2019-04-02T23:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/?p=6366"},"modified":"2019-04-02T19:04:03","modified_gmt":"2019-04-02T23:04:03","slug":"book-review-damsel-by-elana-k-arnold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/book-review-damsel-by-elana-k-arnold\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: Damsel by Elana K. Arnold"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Damsel<\/em> by Elana K. Arnold<\/p>\n

Balzer + Bray, 2018<\/p>\n

ISBN-13: 978-0062742322<\/p>\n

Available: Hardcover, Kindle edition, audiobook, audio CD<\/p>\n

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This book is a dark, deep fairy tale about Prince Charming (and his kingdom) grooming his damsel-in-distress for abuse.<\/p>\n

After rescuing Ama from a dragon as is the traditional rite for a king in this land, Prince Emory and his entire kingdom begin slowly and methodically training her to be an abused non-person fit only to be a sex toy and an incubator of the next king. This book has literal speeches about how a woman\/damsel is nothing but a vessel, a vase to hold the king\u2019s seed\/glory.<\/p>\n

This book is beautifully written, poignant, and terrible. Lovely, but insidious, Arnold weaves a tale that readers know is going to go terribly wrong, and yet we still find ourselves surprised at how deep a hole Ama\/the reader ends up in.<\/p>\n

Definitely recommended, but only for older audiences.<\/p>\n

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Contains: rape, sexual and emotional abuse, violence, animal abuse<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Reviewed by Michele Lee<\/p>\n

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Editor’s note:\u00a0Damsel<\/strong> is a 2019 Michael L. Printz Honor Book<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Damsel by Elana K. Arnold Balzer + Bray, 2018 ISBN-13: 978-0062742322 Available: Hardcover, Kindle edition, audiobook, audio CD   This book is a dark, deep fairy tale about Prince Charming (and his kingdom) grooming his damsel-in-distress for abuse. After rescuing Ama from a dragon as is the traditional rite for a king in this land,<\/p>\n

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