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esthery_rn's review against another edition
lighthearted
relaxing
4.0
Great book and great narration for the audiobook. I love these fairytale retellings as the solutions are more person-focused than Godmother driven. I love how each one can stand alone while they are still linked to others via the lands and cast of royal characters throughout the kingdoms.
meltingcinderella's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I really liked to see Snow come into herself in this book. She’s a sweet thing, but had a pretty loud voice of doubt holding her back! Definitely a less confident princess than others, but no less lovable.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence and Death of parent
Minor: Abandonment
annettebooksofhopeanddreams's review against another edition
5.0
As I already hoped, I liked Blanche, Snow for close friends and family, a lot better than Celine and from the very first page until the very last one I enjoyed her story so incredibly much! Maybe Snow wasn't the bravest character I've ever read about and maybe she wasn't good with brute force and maybe she also didn't always do the right thing. But she was so beautifully human and watching her grow into her role as the future queen was such a wonderful experience!
When we met Snow her father had just died and her best friend, Alexander, rushes her out of her room to escape the death that's waiting for her. At that moment Snow is shy, insecure and she knows next to nothing about survival, fighting, climbing and everything else she will actually need to survive. It's an amazing starting point for a story and it's even more amazing to see this shy girl grow into the person she becomes eventually.
This books once more, just like the previous books, has it all. Of course the backbone is the story of Snow White and this book contains all the key elements. The haunted forest, the small cabin, seven kids ("what did you expect? Dwarves?") sheltering her and warming up to her, a handsome and brave huntsman, the magic mirror and of course a poisoned apple. And then some more elements were added: Political suspense, betrayal, courts, secrets and hours and hours of self defence training sessions!
At the moment this is the last book published in this series, but two more will be released this year and I'm really looking forward to them!
When we met Snow her father had just died and her best friend, Alexander, rushes her out of her room to escape the death that's waiting for her. At that moment Snow is shy, insecure and she knows next to nothing about survival, fighting, climbing and everything else she will actually need to survive. It's an amazing starting point for a story and it's even more amazing to see this shy girl grow into the person she becomes eventually.
This books once more, just like the previous books, has it all. Of course the backbone is the story of Snow White and this book contains all the key elements. The haunted forest, the small cabin, seven kids ("what did you expect? Dwarves?") sheltering her and warming up to her, a handsome and brave huntsman, the magic mirror and of course a poisoned apple. And then some more elements were added: Political suspense, betrayal, courts, secrets and hours and hours of self defence training sessions!
At the moment this is the last book published in this series, but two more will be released this year and I'm really looking forward to them!
happyhaidi's review
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
torla's review
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
siriusly_loves_books's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
lncolgate's review against another edition
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Kind of meh. Similar problem to Captive of Wing and Feather in that the main villain was in the background the whole time. Very little action. There wasn’t even a lot of political background action which I sort of expected. More focused on Snow’s personal growth, but even that felt kind of lackluster. There wasn’t anything that made me really want to root for her.
Usually the building of the romance saves these books or at least gives me something to enjoy and look forward to. This one I felt Snow and Alexander were so far apart most the time there was hardly time for it to develop. Yes there was the whole childhood friends trope, but I like to see the friendship turn into romance which was really missing.
Some of the Snow White fairytale elements were altered but it didn’t feel like enough to be interesting. Overall the story moved very slow, and even the climax didn’t feel very intense or satisfying.
Usually the building of the romance saves these books or at least gives me something to enjoy and look forward to. This one I felt Snow and Alexander were so far apart most the time there was hardly time for it to develop. Yes there was the whole childhood friends trope, but I like to see the friendship turn into romance which was really missing.
Some of the Snow White fairytale elements were altered but it didn’t feel like enough to be interesting. Overall the story moved very slow, and even the climax didn’t feel very intense or satisfying.
kjrollins's review against another edition
medium-paced
5.0
This was a great retelling of Snow White. Loved the friends to lovers trope! Loved the play on the “dwarves” loved the twist on the “Apple” with the Godmothers thrown in. This was very well written. Character development was spot on and there were absolutely no plot holes! She even ties up things from previous books! Excellent!