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saraktj's review
3.0
I was drawn to this book because I love a good fairy retelling. However, I couldn’t tell at times which princess it was supposed to represent. There were multiple situations that lent Eira towards Sleeping Beauty and, others, Snow White. Usually retellings are more cut-and-dry, but the premise of a stepmother who hates you isn’t super specific.
On a positive note, I did really like the characters that the author created. I think that Eira having a job was very intriguing and gave her a worldliness that most princesses don’t have. In regards to Benedict, I thought that his speech was very annoying but was a fascinating way to show how different words vary across different regions.
Additionally, I thought the current day aspects of the book were inconsistent. I couldn’t seem to get my brain to fully understand what time period they were living in. When they discussed the city and village, I was picturing more of the typical fairytale setting of medieval times, but then the characters would talk about their cell phones and technology. I think the imagery of more of a modern society could have helped with this. In the descriptions of everything in the city, it wasn’t easy to picture this in our world. Some things were brought up which would draw the reader to a future time post the “Great Plague” but then the castle setting seemed thrown in the 1500s.
I think this series has a lot of potential and will be excited to explore it in the next book!
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
a_blue_box_full_of_books's review
inspiring
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Eira has just been promised to a man she never met. As she thinks things cannot get worse, she is now accused by the Queen of having destroyed the Kingdom’s power grid. With no electricity and no phone, the Princess is on the run, as the entire Kingdom is blaming her. As she seems to be nowhere safe, who can she trust in her endangered journey to prove her innocence ?
Girl in the Snow is a very interesting Retelling Tale. I don’t think I will spoil anybody saying it is Snow White, as we can guess easily from the novel's title. Nicole Adrianne chose to turn it into a Dystopia. The story takes place in a not too distant future, about 80-100 years. Most of humanity died in a mysterious plague, and survivors are now living in different Kingdoms. As the story goes, we recognize the well-known main aspect of the Grimm’s tale : a sweet princess vs an evil step-mother.
Nicole Adrianne appropriated the story, making it her own. We rapidly forget the story source, as we follow the adventures of the intrepid Eira, her best friend Slater and her goofy fiancé Benedict. The horrible Queen Vespera is a perfect villain, tormenting in secret the population, but acting openly as a benevolent leader.
If you love Young Adult novels, Fairytale and Dystopia, you will surely enjoy this story. It is fun to read and the futuristic world is very well- constructed. I am surely looking forward reading the other titles of the series.
Girl in the Snow is a very interesting Retelling Tale. I don’t think I will spoil anybody saying it is Snow White, as we can guess easily from the novel's title. Nicole Adrianne chose to turn it into a Dystopia. The story takes place in a not too distant future, about 80-100 years. Most of humanity died in a mysterious plague, and survivors are now living in different Kingdoms. As the story goes, we recognize the well-known main aspect of the Grimm’s tale : a sweet princess vs an evil step-mother.
Nicole Adrianne appropriated the story, making it her own. We rapidly forget the story source, as we follow the adventures of the intrepid Eira, her best friend Slater and her goofy fiancé Benedict. The horrible Queen Vespera is a perfect villain, tormenting in secret the population, but acting openly as a benevolent leader.
If you love Young Adult novels, Fairytale and Dystopia, you will surely enjoy this story. It is fun to read and the futuristic world is very well- constructed. I am surely looking forward reading the other titles of the series.
mimiathereader's review
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
3.0
This was an entertaining read and the plot was interesting. However, I felt it wandered a bit in the middle of the story and the end is left too open for my taste. Do I want to read the next one, though? Yes, yes I do.
If you like stories loosely based on fairytales (I wouldn't say this is exacty a retelling) with a dystopian twist, this is for you if you are up to commit to a full series.
If you like stories loosely based on fairytales (I wouldn't say this is exacty a retelling) with a dystopian twist, this is for you if you are up to commit to a full series.
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