A Mirror Mended (Fractured Fables, 2)

“I spent the first twenty-one years of my life being Zinnia Gray the Dying Girl, killing time until my story ended…But I'm also Zinnia Gray the Dimension-Hopping, Damsel-Saving Badass, and I can't quit now. I may not have much of a happily ever after, but I'm going to give away as many as I can before I go…I know I'm not at my sharpest-having been zapped into a dozen different universes, lightly tortured, imprisoned, kissed, nearly executed, rescued, and chastised by pretty much everyone I've ever met.” "Moving between worlds…keeps me skipping from world to world like a stone across the cold surface of the universe…the universe is like a book…And each world is like a page. And if you tell the same story enough times, you can bleed through to another page…I must write down my own story.” “Branches and ballgowns, towers and thorns, dozens of dark tales told so many times they came true…The existence of any story implies the existence of a storyteller…the only thing stopping me from writing a new story is the fact that I'm bad at it…But maybe every story is a lie until it isn't…I set the quill to the page and write: Once upon a time…I don't know what happens next…It's your story. You tell me." “When you save someone, sometimes they save you right back…We don't all get to choose the parts we're given to play, but we all get to choose what we do next…This time, when I touch the mirror and fall into the space between worlds, I'm not running away or rushing to anyone's rescue. I'm not looking for a new once upon a time or hoping, secretly and shamefully, for my happily ever after. This time I'm just trying to live. Happily.” Alix E. Harrow’s fractured fairytale A Mirror Mended pairs well with Disney’s new Snow White, a 2025 American musical fantasy.

My review is similar to the first book in this series. It does have cheesy lines and references that I’m not sure will age well with the book. However, I liked this book! I was invested in the story and characters. I like that it subversives expectations of the genre. Overall, I enjoyed the journey. I look forward to reading the next book in the series!