Reviews

The Evil Queen by Gena Showalter

theaudioauditor's review against another edition

Just a writing style that is not working for me. Sentences are short and choppy and repetitive, and there are far too many clichés. Also, trying too hard with the modern twist on fairy tale language. Had to stop after "Queen of Hearts, yo." And "I'll quill you in." I'm finding myself more annoyed than entertained. Guess this version of YA just doesn't work for me.

general_riegan's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

The book was a little more spicy than I thought it would be (still very mild compared to some of the stuff out there). There were a few paradoxes in the writing, but I genuinely loved this book! It was a very refreshing twist to an age old story!

emmapep's review against another edition

1.0

Het is dat ik geen halve sterren in deze app kan geven hij is geen 1 ster waard. Heb me door dit boek heen geworsteld

boo_the_ghost's review against another edition

5.0

This book was phenomenal! I was hooked from page one and pulled an all nighter because I just couldn’t put it down! Showalter writes phenomenally already, and the concept behind this retelling is absolutely mind blowing. I cannot stress how much I hope people will pick up this book!

rayraym2020's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

ignited_redqueen75's review against another edition

5.0

Talk about a twist!

I love retellings, they are always so much more exciting then the original fairy tales. Gena really took this one into a whole another dimension sort of speak and wonderfully crafted a fairytale not made for the faint of hearts. Love, loved it!

abberdene's review against another edition

adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious 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

5.0

sophrolijkbooks's review against another edition

4.0

Ik vind sprookjes herstellingen zo leuk! Net als in de tv serie Once upon a time vind ik het in dit verhaal zo leuk om de aloude bekende rollen in een ander daglicht te zien. Dit verhaal is grappig, spannend en ontroerend. Doordat je alleen vanuit Everly leest kon ik mij heel goed in haar inleven.

Een groot deel van het verhaal blijf je raden wie welke rol heeft, dat zorgt ervoor dat je wilt verder lezen.

Het is ook een echte enemy to lovers en de banter tussen Everly en Roth is echt heerlijk om te lezen! Het enige lastige hierbij vond ik dat Everly aan het begin pas 16 is en later in het verhaal 17 wordt, maar door de taal die ze gebruikt en alles wat ze meemaakt heb ik steeds het idee dat ze minimaal midden 20 zou moeten zijn.

vjbrady68's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

3.0

for me the writing was meh, which is surprising because there's a novel of Gena Showalter's that I used to absolutely love 

chr1st1e's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful mysterious tense 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

3.75