Fairest : The Lunar Chronicles Levana's Story

God, this book is SO messed up I can't even begin to describe it LMAO. It doesn't justify Levana's actions, not in the slightest, but it does explain the reasons why she became the way she is now... and boy, does she have a LOT of reasons. At the beginning, Levana is only a lonely 16-year-old living in the shadow of her beautiful sister, Channary. The sister who contributed to most of the reasons that ruined her life, that is.

As Levana grows older, we get to see her gradual descent into madness. It was hinted that she's always been... slightly disturbed to begin with, but what threw everything into hell was mainly her unrequited love for Evret Hayle and the delusions that followed. I feel REALLY bad for the man since he literally didn't do anything wrong, but at the same time I also feel sorry for Levana. I can't help but think that if only she was raised in a loving environment and received better treatment, she wouldn't end up tumbling down into this whole insanity.

What she did to Evret is undeniably gross though, as there is no such thing as mutual consent in their relationship. Though to be honest, the forced kisses and even the "rape" didn't really bother me. It's the way Levana made herself look like Solstice that did.

Overall, I really enjoyed this novella. There are some parts that dragged and some parts that went too fast, but it definitely left a strong impression on me.

Love is a conquest. Love is a war.
Here is what I think of love.