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Snow & Poison by Melissa de la Cruz
4.0
Cinder & Glass was such a fun fairy tale retelling for me. I loved that Melissa took the root of what became Cinderella and turned out a delightful story with nods to the familiar. Once again, she brought the same whimsy to Snow White.
Lady Sophie's early debut coincides with her father's wedding to Claudia, who is both beautiful and mysterious. Claudia's fainting spell causes havoc but meeting Prince Philip salvages Sophie's evening. He's everything she hoped for. But all isn't a fairy tale and Philip's immediate disappearance combined with the overwhelming distrust and suspicion surrounding Sophie's stepmother leaves Sophie less than content.
The light and playful first half is offset by the second half. I loved the twists Melissa peppered throughout and the juxtaposition of Sophie's naivety in the beginning to the 180 of her character in the second half. She went from damsel in distress to solid and dependable, capable of handling the problems she faced. While I'm not a huge fan of love-at-first-sight, it was very fitting and Sophie's time away from the palace was full of angst and overcoming the odds stacked against her.
Thank you to Penguin Teen for the gifted copy. All thoughts in this review are my own.
Note: Most of the novel reads young YA, but there is a romantic scene that leans more mature.
Lady Sophie's early debut coincides with her father's wedding to Claudia, who is both beautiful and mysterious. Claudia's fainting spell causes havoc but meeting Prince Philip salvages Sophie's evening. He's everything she hoped for. But all isn't a fairy tale and Philip's immediate disappearance combined with the overwhelming distrust and suspicion surrounding Sophie's stepmother leaves Sophie less than content.
The light and playful first half is offset by the second half. I loved the twists Melissa peppered throughout and the juxtaposition of Sophie's naivety in the beginning to the 180 of her character in the second half. She went from damsel in distress to solid and dependable, capable of handling the problems she faced. While I'm not a huge fan of love-at-first-sight, it was very fitting and Sophie's time away from the palace was full of angst and overcoming the odds stacked against her.
Thank you to Penguin Teen for the gifted copy. All thoughts in this review are my own.
Note: Most of the novel reads young YA, but there is a romantic scene that leans more mature.