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cutenanya's review against another edition
4.0
The heroine is so kick ass awesome in this book I would have easily given it a 5 stars, not to mention the tributes here and there to the original tale of Snow White. All the elements - the evil queen, the dwarfs, the poison apple, and a lot more (AI, space, war, knights, etc. )
This book reminds me a lot of the Lunar Chronicle series (fairy tale + scifi), which seems to be gathering popularity recently in YA. Unfortunately, I have problem with the slightly rushed ending and the romance. To begin with, I find Dane's attitude toward Essie a bit inconsistent and I think his affections shift too rapidly. I think it's more due to the way the author conveyed his feelings than the actual state of his feelings.
Also, I think the author leans more on creating redeemable villains rather than wholeheartedly wicked villains as fairy tales tend to have, it probably is not a bad idea but the execution is far from perfect, leaving a bad aftertaste, especially when the plot had little room for characterization of the villains. Overall, it's fine to create lovable villains (yes, Loki I'm thinking of you RIGHT NOW), but you need to devote time for characterization.
Overall, I like this book and am certainly looking forward to the next book in the same universe (not a direct sequel) and based on Andersen's story about the swan's brothers. Hopefully, the author will have improved and not rush the ending as he did in Stitching Snow.
This book reminds me a lot of the Lunar Chronicle series (fairy tale + scifi), which seems to be gathering popularity recently in YA. Unfortunately, I have problem with the slightly rushed ending and the romance. To begin with, I find Dane's attitude toward Essie a bit inconsistent and I think his affections shift too rapidly. I think it's more due to the way the author conveyed his feelings than the actual state of his feelings.
Also, I think the author leans more on creating redeemable villains rather than wholeheartedly wicked villains as fairy tales tend to have, it probably is not a bad idea but the execution is far from perfect, leaving a bad aftertaste, especially when the plot had little room for characterization of the villains. Overall, it's fine to create lovable villains (yes, Loki I'm thinking of you RIGHT NOW), but you need to devote time for characterization.
Overall, I like this book and am certainly looking forward to the next book in the same universe (not a direct sequel) and based on Andersen's story about the swan's brothers. Hopefully, the author will have improved and not rush the ending as he did in Stitching Snow.
mickachoo's review against another edition
4.0
4 stars! I enjoyed this book, even though it took me a really long time to read by my standards.
I think that was just because I'm not really feeling this particular genre right now but I wanted to get it off my TBR list.
I saw where some people compared it to Cinder by Marissa Meyer and I did at first but, honestly, this is it's own story. Really the only similarity is truly just that the princesses are tech savvy and they're on different planets. And I'm not opposed to reading stories that are similar anyhow so it wasn't a problem for me.
I enjoyed Essie's character and her cute drones-Dimwit was the cutest thing. Essie was a very strong willed but incredibly human character. She starts off as this badass fighter but then she's shown up and she tries to remedy that by learning to fight better but she's really good with tech as well and she's somewhat clueless to some things but it's okay because perfect characters are boring.
Essie also deals with mental health issues due to things that happened to her in her past and I liked to see that weak human side of her. It was very real. She was never portrayed as being this super human princess who was going to take on the world. I liked how hectic she was.
While I am a romance lover, the romance was the least of my pleasure from this book. Dane was a goodie, a keeper, but the story was much more openly focused on Essie's fight with her inner demons and things going on on Windsong and I was entirely okay with that. The romance was nice but it felt kind of insincere with how swiftly it progressed even with the timeline and their time together. It just wasn't the best thing here.
This isn't the most exciting book or the most original, nor is it going to be listed a favorite, but it's a good book and I would definitely recommend it to anyone who likes Cinder or anything of this genre.
I think that was just because I'm not really feeling this particular genre right now but I wanted to get it off my TBR list.
I saw where some people compared it to Cinder by Marissa Meyer and I did at first but, honestly, this is it's own story. Really the only similarity is truly just that the princesses are tech savvy and they're on different planets. And I'm not opposed to reading stories that are similar anyhow so it wasn't a problem for me.
I enjoyed Essie's character and her cute drones-Dimwit was the cutest thing. Essie was a very strong willed but incredibly human character. She starts off as this badass fighter but then she's shown up and she tries to remedy that by learning to fight better but she's really good with tech as well and she's somewhat clueless to some things but it's okay because perfect characters are boring.
Essie also deals with mental health issues due to things that happened to her in her past and I liked to see that weak human side of her. It was very real. She was never portrayed as being this super human princess who was going to take on the world. I liked how hectic she was.
While I am a romance lover, the romance was the least of my pleasure from this book. Dane was a goodie, a keeper, but the story was much more openly focused on Essie's fight with her inner demons and things going on on Windsong and I was entirely okay with that. The romance was nice but it felt kind of insincere with how swiftly it progressed even with the timeline and their time together. It just wasn't the best thing here.
This isn't the most exciting book or the most original, nor is it going to be listed a favorite, but it's a good book and I would definitely recommend it to anyone who likes Cinder or anything of this genre.
spiritblossom's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
hannahhbic's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 stars, but I rounded up. The first 1/3rd was pretty clunky and resembled what I consider to be stereotypical YA, but the remaining 2/3rds more than made up for it. I particularly enjoyed the characterization.
magikspells's review against another edition
4.0
I thought this was very good. Unfortunately, it's going to suffer from being compared to Marissa Meyer, despite the fact that this book doesn't have a whole lot in the way of similarities. I guess if you count space as a setting, then they are similar. Which would also make this story similar to Star Trek. Which it is not.
I digress, I love a good stand alone book. I'm not going to say this was the best thing I ever read, but it was pretty damn good for an all in one story.
I digress, I love a good stand alone book. I'm not going to say this was the best thing I ever read, but it was pretty damn good for an all in one story.
iceangel32's review against another edition
5.0
This book is amazing. I am a sucker for a fairytale retelling and this one was one of the best I have read. It keeps to the story enough so you can see similarities but it is so different that it holds it own. Stitching Snow brings Snow White to the future, adding war, different planets, kidnapping, deceit and love. R.C. Lewis sneaks in a little of how this story could be our future, but does not get that into it. She also keeps the apple... Yay and the kiss, but it is not in the way that you are thinking and I am not going to give that away, you will have to read it. My advice... pick up this book what are you waiting for.
bookwormneedsbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
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? It's complicated
3.75
story_singer_101's review against another edition
3.0
3.5
This was a well done fracturing with some very clever moments. It just didn’t hit as well for me for some reason.
This was a well done fracturing with some very clever moments. It just didn’t hit as well for me for some reason.
steph01924's review against another edition
4.0
This was a solid 'retelling' that I've wanted to read for awhile. I enjoyed the sci-fi-ish world, which is not as prevalent a locale when you're looking at a retelling based off a fantasy story.
Essie was a fun Snow White, and a much tougher one than we usually encounter. I felt the story got a bit less...original? feeling once we got back to the palace and were waiting to 'take back what was hers', but there were some darker elements I didn't see coming that kept me surprised and engaged with the characters.
Random thoughts: I loved that her 7 dwarfs were the androids she'd built! That was clever. One thing that I kind of wanted answered (not that it needed to be) was did she pick her alias "Essie" because it played off of the word Princess (like Princ-essie)?
Very enjoyable book!
Essie was a fun Snow White, and a much tougher one than we usually encounter. I felt the story got a bit less...original? feeling once we got back to the palace and were waiting to 'take back what was hers', but there were some darker elements I didn't see coming that kept me surprised and engaged with the characters.
Random thoughts: I loved that her 7 dwarfs were the androids she'd built! That was clever. One thing that I kind of wanted answered (not that it needed to be) was did she pick her alias "Essie" because it played off of the word Princess (like Princ-essie)?
Very enjoyable book!
ms_chievous's review against another edition
4.0
It's freaking Snow White with ROBOTS. Who doesn't love that?? This book was fantastic. Characters were real, relatable, and believable. Story was crazy and unique and, lets face it, the robots were the best part.