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A review by mbenzz
Grump: The (Fairly) True Tale of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves by Liesl Shurtliff
2.0
It hurts my heart to rate this so low, but I just did not care for this installment of Ms. Shurtliff's Fairy Tale Series.
I have read every other book in this series thus far, and really enjoyed them. I thought about skipping this one as I can't stand the story (or any movies) of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. It's always been my least favorite Fairy Tale, but I thought maybe I would like a retelling done by Liesl since I loved the other three she did.
Not so.
The writing is perfectly fine. She sets the scene beautifully, however I just didn't like any of the characters. Borlen (Grump) was an irritable defiant little punk, Snow was a rude brat, the Queen was cardboard and the rest were all just background noise.
I did like the back story of the Dwarves caves though. How they live, what they ate, the games they played...that was interesting!
Unfortunately though, in the end, this one just didn't do it for me. I'd still recommend it for people who like the story of Snow White, and I'll definitely pick up Ms. Shurtliff's next book, but I should have just listened to my gut and skipped this one.
I have read every other book in this series thus far, and really enjoyed them. I thought about skipping this one as I can't stand the story (or any movies) of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. It's always been my least favorite Fairy Tale, but I thought maybe I would like a retelling done by Liesl since I loved the other three she did.
Not so.
The writing is perfectly fine. She sets the scene beautifully, however I just didn't like any of the characters. Borlen (Grump) was an irritable defiant little punk, Snow was a rude brat, the Queen was cardboard and the rest were all just background noise.
I did like the back story of the Dwarves caves though. How they live, what they ate, the games they played...that was interesting!
Unfortunately though, in the end, this one just didn't do it for me. I'd still recommend it for people who like the story of Snow White, and I'll definitely pick up Ms. Shurtliff's next book, but I should have just listened to my gut and skipped this one.