222 reviews for:

Poison

Sarah Pinborough

3.02 AVERAGE

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

damn. damnnnn. i first read this series at, i shit you not, 11 years old. i thought it sucked then and am actually pretty surprised to see it wasnt that bad! definitely not perfect by any means, definitely juvenile at times, but a solid effort. i had a fun time! also snow white and the queen are kind of surprisingly gay. tbh. just a little

not sure whether ill continue the series... maybe sometime in the future

Wt actual f?
adventurous dark fast-paced
adventurous funny fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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btoliv's review

2.0

I thought this was going to be a light cute little fun story. Boi was I wrong. I'm still debating on who's the sickest character in this story but I'm going to say it's prince charming. I was not expecting this at all.

herdcat's review

5.0

I have always been a big fan of adult fairy-tales and this was without doubt the best I have ever encountered. The author takes the familiar tale of Snow White and adds layers of depth to familiar characters, all the while dropping in twists that are as perfect as they are disturbing. Overall this is an exceptional read, and one I would recommend to fans of the genre. I understand that Sarah has written two more in this series and I am looking forward to reading them!
dark mysterious slow-paced

An excellent rewrite of Snow White and the 7 dwarves.

Snow White is not the innocent maiden of Disney fame. She's not your typical fairy tale princess either. 'Snow' shuns convention and regularly goes skinny dipping with a bunch of dwarves in the forest... she swigs beer and loves practical jokes and that's just for starters! Everyone loves her (apart from the evil stepmother of course), but will she find true love and live happily ever after...?

The re-write was cleverly done. Snow became a voluptuous 3d character and the ending was most satisfying.

The author uses our knowledge of fairy tales to create a history of the kingdom and hint at other adventures to come... I expect some details to be twisted and 'grim'.

Well done Sarah Pinborough. I'll be reading more...
adventurous dark fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix

It wasn't really "sexy" (contrary to its description) and the writing style isn't for me, but I did like the ending. The plot felt super-rushed, which was true to the fairy tale origins, but didn't really work for me. The evil stepmother was the absolute queen of this book, her bits were the most interesting ones.