Take a photo of a barcode or cover
corinneschapterchatter 's review for:
One Dark Kiss: Deluxe Special Edition
by Rebecca Zanetti
Wow, I have so many thoughts streaming through my head with this one, most that aren’t appropriate for a review due to spoilers so I can’t wait until it comes out on June 24th so I can discuss it more at length!
I have sort of a split opinion of sorts between the story in its own right vs its command of the source material since it’s a dark (well darker or different type of dark) retelling of the original Snow White and Snow White and the Hunts Man. Of you take the retelling part out of it the book can have a disconnect with what we are told the characters are verse how they actually act. This can be off putting I’m sure to some readers especially because let’s be honest, it’s abusive but isn’t all dark romance?
On the other hand when you compare it to the source material it’s really cleverly done. In the books description it tells us that it’s a retelling of Snow White and in the original story the huntsman is a character but in my opinion Zanetti also uses the source material of the more modern “Snow White and the Huntsman” to draw from. She of course turns it all on its ear and weaves a morally black MMC with the seemingly innocent and sweet FMC.
I do like the urban fantasy feel to the story that seems like it is in the regular modern world until you see how the top internet companies are run. It’s not just futuristic, it’s fantasy.
Is this book similar to her first in the series? Sure. But so are Grimms fairytales at their core.
I did an immersion read as I received a physical ARC of the book as well as the audiobook. I had started the book only in physical form for the first 40% and then got the audio so I had the chance to explore both mediums by themselves. So I listened for a chunk and then finished up doing both at the same time.
The narrators Lance Greenfield and Erin Mallon did a fine job with their performances. They spoke at a good pace and switched between chosen accents easily . However, while it was fine, Mr Greenfields “Russian” accent was a bit more on the comical side rather than authentic which took some time to get used to.
While the audiobook was a good experience I definitely enjoyed reading the prose with my eyeballs . It allowed me a better experience in connecting with the characters and painting the world in my head.
I am thankful to have gotten a complimentary audio ALC from Recorded Books through NetGalley as well as the physical ARC from Kensington Publishing to read which gave me the opportunity to voluntarily leave a review.
My rating system since GoodReads doesn’t have partial stars
⭐️ Hated it
⭐️⭐️ Had a lot of trouble, prose issues, really not my cup of tea (potentially DNF’d or thought about it)
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Meh, it was an ok read but nothing special
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Really enjoyed it! Would recommend to others
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Outstanding! Will circle back and read again
I have sort of a split opinion of sorts between the story in its own right vs its command of the source material since it’s a dark (well darker or different type of dark) retelling of the original Snow White and Snow White and the Hunts Man. Of you take the retelling part out of it the book can have a disconnect with what we are told the characters are verse how they actually act. This can be off putting I’m sure to some readers especially because let’s be honest, it’s abusive but isn’t all dark romance?
On the other hand when you compare it to the source material it’s really cleverly done. In the books description it tells us that it’s a retelling of Snow White and in the original story the huntsman is a character but in my opinion Zanetti also uses the source material of the more modern “Snow White and the Huntsman” to draw from. She of course turns it all on its ear and weaves a morally black MMC with the seemingly innocent and sweet FMC.
I do like the urban fantasy feel to the story that seems like it is in the regular modern world until you see how the top internet companies are run. It’s not just futuristic, it’s fantasy.
Is this book similar to her first in the series? Sure. But so are Grimms fairytales at their core.
I did an immersion read as I received a physical ARC of the book as well as the audiobook. I had started the book only in physical form for the first 40% and then got the audio so I had the chance to explore both mediums by themselves. So I listened for a chunk and then finished up doing both at the same time.
The narrators Lance Greenfield and Erin Mallon did a fine job with their performances. They spoke at a good pace and switched between chosen accents easily . However, while it was fine, Mr Greenfields “Russian” accent was a bit more on the comical side rather than authentic which took some time to get used to.
While the audiobook was a good experience I definitely enjoyed reading the prose with my eyeballs . It allowed me a better experience in connecting with the characters and painting the world in my head.
I am thankful to have gotten a complimentary audio ALC from Recorded Books through NetGalley as well as the physical ARC from Kensington Publishing to read which gave me the opportunity to voluntarily leave a review.
My rating system since GoodReads doesn’t have partial stars
⭐️ Hated it
⭐️⭐️ Had a lot of trouble, prose issues, really not my cup of tea (potentially DNF’d or thought about it)
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Meh, it was an ok read but nothing special
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Really enjoyed it! Would recommend to others
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Outstanding! Will circle back and read again