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kba76's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
The story is well-known, but this retelling offers a rather more nuanced story.
Our Snow White has got used to living alone, with minimal interaction from her aunt. She yearns for love and when her life is spared by the huntsman tasked with killing her, Snow White starts the journey that results in her saving her kingdom.
We follow Snow on her adventure and see a little of the love between her parents to explain her kindness. We also get the opportunity to see the story of her aunt Ingrid, the wicked witch. While it doesn’t excuse her behaviour, it certainly offers some understanding of her situation.
Our Snow White has got used to living alone, with minimal interaction from her aunt. She yearns for love and when her life is spared by the huntsman tasked with killing her, Snow White starts the journey that results in her saving her kingdom.
We follow Snow on her adventure and see a little of the love between her parents to explain her kindness. We also get the opportunity to see the story of her aunt Ingrid, the wicked witch. While it doesn’t excuse her behaviour, it certainly offers some understanding of her situation.
marvelfan12's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
tense
medium-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
4.75
Now don’t get me wrong but, my favorite Disney princess is not Snow White, so this book was a bit interesting to me.But I Loved that it switched off from snow’s perspective and Ingrid’s. This book was very good but i felt like it was missing one thing, it had to be just a little funnier. Otherwise this book was great.
jockgreg03's review against another edition
4.0
This book was something. It took me a while to get through but that was not because it was boring I loved it. The story is easy to follow but so detailed and fun.
booknerd93's review against another edition
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
cmitchell2781's review against another edition
5.0
I am so in love with this series of books, and so I couldnt have been more excited when I got an ARC of this book.
Well written and imaginative, it was so fun to get a different perspective into this classic tale. I loved getting a look into Snow's childhood and seeing what kind of a person the author thought her mother would be. A great read for fans of snow white's story and fairy tale retellings.
Well written and imaginative, it was so fun to get a different perspective into this classic tale. I loved getting a look into Snow's childhood and seeing what kind of a person the author thought her mother would be. A great read for fans of snow white's story and fairy tale retellings.
annettebooksofhopeanddreams's review against another edition
4.0
Snow White is one of those tales that has so much potential, but seems a little old fashioned. The innocent young princess takes care of the 7 dwarfs by cleaning their home and cooking their meals. The evil queen uses a magic mirror, a poisoned apple and a huntsman to kill the innocent girl. And there is a handsome prince who sees a death girl in a coffin and feels the desperate need to kiss her.
During the last couple of years I've read some amazing retellings and therefore I was also really looking forward to this one and this book really doesn't disappoint. It's a retelling that stays very true to the Disney movie, partly in the scenes that are written down, but most of all in spirit. It breathes Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, it breathes the innocence of that movie, the sweetness of that movie and also in a way the lightness of it. This is mostly prominent in the writing style, which feels a little simple and childish at first, but fits Snow White as a Disney princess so well!
But, it also adds a lot of amazing things. I really love the backstory the Evil Queen is given and the depth that is added to her relationship with the mirror and the influence of the mirror on her. It makes her more than simply evil and wicked. It makes her complicated, layered and even somehow understandable. And there's much more time for the relationship between Snow White and the Prince to grow and to develop, which makes them not only way more equal partners, but which also makes their love more understandable and real.
The role reversing at the end is a nice touch, but it's certainly not what makes the story so awesome, because that would really ignore all the other important changes and additions that were done to make this tale much richer and a lot more interesting!
During the last couple of years I've read some amazing retellings and therefore I was also really looking forward to this one and this book really doesn't disappoint. It's a retelling that stays very true to the Disney movie, partly in the scenes that are written down, but most of all in spirit. It breathes Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, it breathes the innocence of that movie, the sweetness of that movie and also in a way the lightness of it. This is mostly prominent in the writing style, which feels a little simple and childish at first, but fits Snow White as a Disney princess so well!
But, it also adds a lot of amazing things. I really love the backstory the Evil Queen is given and the depth that is added to her relationship with the mirror and the influence of the mirror on her. It makes her more than simply evil and wicked. It makes her complicated, layered and even somehow understandable. And there's much more time for the relationship between Snow White and the Prince to grow and to develop, which makes them not only way more equal partners, but which also makes their love more understandable and real.
The role reversing at the end is a nice touch, but it's certainly not what makes the story so awesome, because that would really ignore all the other important changes and additions that were done to make this tale much richer and a lot more interesting!
snippie99's review against another edition
3.0
Cute little fairytale reimagining. Interesting enough story but the Cinderella one is still my favourite. The first half of this was just like the Disney film so felt a bit stretched out to be honest.
starligh_314's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
welshiswhims's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
cwritesu's review against another edition
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
With "Twisted Tales" series, writing qualities varies because of multiple authors. But, unlike Liz Braswell, I liked this book a lot.
The expansion of Snow White's backstory, adding story beats left out of the film, and Snow taking responsibility rather than being the Queen's victim all really worked for me.
It rambles some in spots, but mostly it was a good read.
The expansion of Snow White's backstory, adding story beats left out of the film, and Snow taking responsibility rather than being the Queen's victim all really worked for me.
It rambles some in spots, but mostly it was a good read.