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A review by alyshadeshae
The Storybook of Legends by Shannon Hale
4.0
I was extremely disappointed that the first and second chapters were the completely unedited short stories that focused on Apple and Raven. That annoyed me a bit, but at least it was only those two stories and not all six of them! The silly pop culture and technological references (Tailor Quick, One Reflection, MirrorPod, MirrorPhone, hext message) were quite amusing to me!
I do think that Apple is kind of catty and, considering she's supposed to be Snow White - all pure innocence and goodness and whatnot - it conflicts with her "planned" role. For example, her "dwarf lackeys" apparently have names like Frank and Phil, but she laughs at them, calls them silly, and then renames them to Snoozy, Snappy, Pouty, and Sloppy in spite of them obviously not liking those names. She also doesn't see anything wrong with people ignore the fact that in spite of Raven being a very nice individual, she is prejudged because of her mother and the role that has been pre-determined for her.
In spite of the expected shallowness, I was pleasantly surprised with the book. I was especially pleased with the tidbits of really good advice that were sprinkled in so subtly that the preteens reading this won't even realize that someone has given them advice. All in all, a book I would recommend to early middle-school children.
I do think that Apple is kind of catty and, considering she's supposed to be Snow White - all pure innocence and goodness and whatnot - it conflicts with her "planned" role. For example, her "dwarf lackeys" apparently have names like Frank and Phil, but she laughs at them, calls them silly, and then renames them to Snoozy, Snappy, Pouty, and Sloppy in spite of them obviously not liking those names. She also doesn't see anything wrong with people ignore the fact that in spite of Raven being a very nice individual, she is prejudged because of her mother and the role that has been pre-determined for her.
In spite of the expected shallowness, I was pleasantly surprised with the book. I was especially pleased with the tidbits of really good advice that were sprinkled in so subtly that the preteens reading this won't even realize that someone has given them advice. All in all, a book I would recommend to early middle-school children.