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A review by samthebookdevotee
Ash and Snow: The Curse of the White Throne by Silvana G. Sánchez
adventurous
challenging
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
It's ironic. Snow White is my least favorite fairy tale but I tend to read Snow White retellings the most besides Beauty and the Beast. I was really excited to read this book. I thought the premise was really interesting. Unfortunately, this just didn't do it for me.
I thought the pacing was just way too fast. So many things kept happening that I just stopped being surprised. I feel that the author did not give us enough time to savor or take in some of the elements they threw at us. I also thought the romance was way too fast. It made me not feel like there was no chemistry at all. The spicy 18+ scenes were, in my opinion, poorly written as well. I wasn't expecting erotica or anything but I ended up just skimming through them. I love me some spicy scenes but in this case, I think it would have been better if it faded out with the implications of what was happening.
The characters weren't bad. I did really enjoy the Seven a lot. I just wished they were more developed. After reading the entire book I feel like I know next to nothing about their personalities besides little quirks. Snow was a bit disappointing as well. Based on the first line in the synopsis and the fact we're told in the first chapter that she's one of the main reasons Aurora is cursed, I expected her to be this morally grey badass. Instead, it felt like she never had a plan and was just bumbling about. I guess I wished she was more on top of things as that would have made things more interesting. I will say I really did like Ash as a character. I found him interesting and I do think he was a good balance to Snow's personality.
Overall, as much as I have critiqued this it was an okay read. I can see where the author was trying to go with this story. I think mainly if the pacing was fixed, I would have really enjoyed the book.
It's ironic. Snow White is my least favorite fairy tale but I tend to read Snow White retellings the most besides Beauty and the Beast. I was really excited to read this book. I thought the premise was really interesting. Unfortunately, this just didn't do it for me.
I thought the pacing was just way too fast. So many things kept happening that I just stopped being surprised. I feel that the author did not give us enough time to savor or take in some of the elements they threw at us. I also thought the romance was way too fast. It made me not feel like there was no chemistry at all. The spicy 18+ scenes were, in my opinion, poorly written as well. I wasn't expecting erotica or anything but I ended up just skimming through them. I love me some spicy scenes but in this case, I think it would have been better if it faded out with the implications of what was happening.
The characters weren't bad. I did really enjoy the Seven a lot. I just wished they were more developed. After reading the entire book I feel like I know next to nothing about their personalities besides little quirks. Snow was a bit disappointing as well. Based on the first line in the synopsis and the fact we're told in the first chapter that she's one of the main reasons Aurora is cursed, I expected her to be this morally grey badass. Instead, it felt like she never had a plan and was just bumbling about. I guess I wished she was more on top of things as that would have made things more interesting. I will say I really did like Ash as a character. I found him interesting and I do think he was a good balance to Snow's personality.
Overall, as much as I have critiqued this it was an okay read. I can see where the author was trying to go with this story. I think mainly if the pacing was fixed, I would have really enjoyed the book.