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A review by katsbooks
Poison: Fairy Tales 1 by Sarah Pinborough, Les Edwards
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
This book was fine. Just fine. I don't even think I necessarily enjoyed reading this. I, ultimately, decided that I would not be picking up the other two books in this series.
Some of the things I liked:
Length - I was grateful that this was mercifully short.
Retelling - The Snow White piece was fun. It was interesting to see this beloved story from an even darker lens.
The evil queen - I actually felt kind of sorry for her by the end. She was a pretty compelling character.
Some of the things I disliked:
Random - Some of the plot points are so incredibly random and made absolutely no sense. Like when Snow White met the Huntsmen... What the heck was that?
Dislikable Characters - I can get behind a dislikable character if there is something slightly redeeming about them but at least one of the characters felt like an actual villain. I find those types of perspectives compelling but they're not as enjoyable for me, in general.
Writing - The writing style in this book would be perfect for middle grade students. However, the content includes several sex scenes in a book that is less than 200 pages. And it's not even good spice, it's just graphic enough to be inappropriate for younger readers but not spicy enough to be fun for adult readers.
Ultimately, I don't think this book was for me. I can definitely see what some people would like about it.
Some of the things I liked:
Length - I was grateful that this was mercifully short.
Retelling - The Snow White piece was fun. It was interesting to see this beloved story from an even darker lens.
The evil queen - I actually felt kind of sorry for her by the end. She was a pretty compelling character.
Some of the things I disliked:
Random - Some of the plot points are so incredibly random and made absolutely no sense. Like when Snow White met the Huntsmen... What the heck was that?
Dislikable Characters - I can get behind a dislikable character if there is something slightly redeeming about them but at least one of the characters felt like an actual villain. I find those types of perspectives compelling but they're not as enjoyable for me, in general.
Writing - The writing style in this book would be perfect for middle grade students. However, the content includes several sex scenes in a book that is less than 200 pages. And it's not even good spice, it's just graphic enough to be inappropriate for younger readers but not spicy enough to be fun for adult readers.
Ultimately, I don't think this book was for me. I can definitely see what some people would like about it.