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3.02 AVERAGE
3.02 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Another interesting take on a classic fairytale. With this one, I'm more interested in what happens next...
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: War
Not really what I was expecting....
To much story in so few pages......
Didn't like any of the characters...
Too many scenes that just didn't made sense............
To much story in so few pages......
Didn't like any of the characters...
Too many scenes that just didn't made sense............
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Dadang
adventurous
dark
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Well, this was unexpectedly dark and miserable. I mean, I guess I should have determined that from the title, but I went into this novella thinking that it was a simple fairy-tale retelling, perhaps from the Queen's perspective. I was wrong. Almost everyone in this short story is unhappy or cruel, besides Snow White, and even she has a tinge of sadness to her character. At the onset, the retelling feels more like Once Upon a Time rather than the original tale or the Disney version that so many of us are used to. There is a lot of sexual content in here as well, which is odd for such a short story that (I think?) is geared towards older teens.
The ending is abrupt, and there is no closure or happiness to it. There is a story here involving the Huntsman that could have made for a much, MUCH better and more satisfying narrative, but whether the author was too lazy or angry to do so, I am unsure. If you are looking for a happy ending, steer clear of this book because you won't find it here. I won't be picking up the rest of the series.
The ending is abrupt, and there is no closure or happiness to it. There is a story here involving the Huntsman that could have made for a much, MUCH better and more satisfying narrative, but whether the author was too lazy or angry to do so, I am unsure. If you are looking for a happy ending, steer clear of this book because you won't find it here. I won't be picking up the rest of the series.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
What can I say?
I wanted the story to be great, and that it would live up to the level of expectations created by blurb. But no ... We have a poorly developed story and hollow characters.
The Queen had so much potential ... If history were always seen from her point of view, and it was explained why she had become so bad it would be a good re-telling the story of Snow White. Initially all that the Queen does is caused by jealousy not by malice... We don't get to see why suddenly she wants Snow's heart (and death)... It makes no sense !
As for Snow White herself ... She's a beautiful spoiled girl who hasn't the slightest notion of what is expected of her and can't even put herself in someone else's shoes! I don't like her character! And what about the fact that she has to escape the queen and makes a huge fuss when she marries the prince? What the hell??
Dwarves are the characters that I liked best even though I don't love them...
I can say I expected much more from this book... And I sincerely hope that the other two are much better, otherwise I'm gonna cry the money I gave for them!
I wanted the story to be great, and that it would live up to the level of expectations created by blurb. But no ... We have a poorly developed story and hollow characters.
The Queen had so much potential ... If history were always seen from her point of view, and it was explained why she had become so bad it would be a good re-telling the story of Snow White. Initially all that the Queen does is caused by jealousy not by malice... We don't get to see why suddenly she wants Snow's heart (and death)... It makes no sense !
As for Snow White herself ... She's a beautiful spoiled girl who hasn't the slightest notion of what is expected of her and can't even put herself in someone else's shoes! I don't like her character! And what about the fact that she has to escape the queen and makes a huge fuss when she marries the prince? What the hell??
Dwarves are the characters that I liked best even though I don't love them...
I can say I expected much more from this book... And I sincerely hope that the other two are much better, otherwise I'm gonna cry the money I gave for them!
This is overall a pretty effective retelling, but Pinborough doesn't expand on some of the details of her world as much as one would hope, for example drawing the connection between Dwarves and African slaves too soon too allow the reader to use their own mind.
I suppose this is what makes the book is fairly quick to read, and I suspect the other two fairytales she's covered connect to one another.
The four sex scenes (one of which is only implied) all strike the right balance of tasteful and hot, and the plot is still the main event. The Evil Step-Mother, Lilith, seems a little Cersei Lannister, in both motivations and habits, but I would argue that this is really her story.
Pinborough really pushes the idea of the damaging effects of the male gaze with this story, and the ending reflects that, but it nonetheless feels a little bit like a bait-and-switch. I don't really know what I was expecting, but I'll be reading her other fairytales in the future.
I suppose this is what makes the book is fairly quick to read, and I suspect the other two fairytales she's covered connect to one another.
The four sex scenes (one of which is only implied) all strike the right balance of tasteful and hot, and the plot is still the main event. The Evil Step-Mother, Lilith, seems a little Cersei Lannister, in both motivations and habits, but I would argue that this is really her story.
Pinborough really pushes the idea of the damaging effects of the male gaze with this story, and the ending reflects that, but it nonetheless feels a little bit like a bait-and-switch. I don't really know what I was expecting, but I'll be reading her other fairytales in the future.