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frostyjflakes's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body shaming, Death, and Grief
shadymist's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Death and Injury/Injury detail
tiffanne11's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This is the first book from the Villain series that I've read. I wasn't sure if this was going to be ret-con of the original story, turning the evil queen into the real victim.
It wasn't.
This book tells the story of the queens origins, her descent into evil, and what drove her to commit her crimes and ultimately to her death.
A quick read, great to prepare for spooky season.
It wasn't.
This book tells the story of the queens origins, her descent into evil, and what drove her to commit her crimes and ultimately to her death.
A quick read, great to prepare for spooky season.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Murder, and War
presco's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Blood
Minor: Child abuse and Physical abuse
ria_carina's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Als Liebhaberin der klassischen Disney-Filme habe ich mir mehr von dem Buch erwartet. Sprachlich hat es mich gar nicht abgeholt (es ist wohl eher für Kinder geschrieben, der Sprachgebrauch ist sehr 'leicht' und wiederholend); der Fortschritt der Geschichte war stolprig — manchmal zu langsam, manchmal viel zu schnell. Die Charaktere fand ich teilweise flach und lieblos hingeklatscht, manchmal aber wieder spannend. Die Grundidee selbst finde ich grandios, aber der Plot wäre eindeutig ausbaufähig gewesen. Schade, vielleicht sind die anderen Bände mehr nach meinem Geschmack.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting
Minor: War
junglejelly's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I really enjoyed exploring the back story to Snow White's Evil Queen.
The writing is good with a nice character arc (even though you know where it's going). People aren't so simple and the author really created a complex character who was previously shown just to be evil.
As a book aimed at kids/pre-teens, you do have to keep this in mind with the language used and the length of the book. While I do wish some scenes would have been longer, I think the pace and length overall was good.
It is dark even as a children's book but it suited the origins of the Evil Queen.
Overall a fun quick read especially for Disney's Snow White fans.
The writing is good with a nice character arc (even though you know where it's going). People aren't so simple and the author really created a complex character who was previously shown just to be evil.
As a book aimed at kids/pre-teens, you do have to keep this in mind with the language used and the length of the book. While I do wish some scenes would have been longer, I think the pace and length overall was good.
It is dark even as a children's book but it suited the origins of the Evil Queen.
Overall a fun quick read especially for Disney's Snow White fans.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Blood
fiercereadsfiction's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Murder
Minor: War
reading_books_as_escapism_lol's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail
housedesignerking's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This is the Evil Queen's backstory. One of the things Disney seems to be doing lately is creating slight or complete retellings of their classics or masterpieces. Valentino did a good job making the reader want to root for the Queen throughout this. But anyone who's seen the movie knows what an exercise in futility that would be. I'm not sure if these ideas were strictly Valentino's or if she was guided by Disney in some way to put this series together (my money's on the latter, but I could be wrong), but either way, it's an interesting take on it. The writing focuses quite a bit on description instead of commentary, which I found to be a tad disappointing. Snow White and the Seven Dwarves was never my favorite animated Disney movie, but with the well-crafted backstory, this is actually better than the movie, which got 3 stars from me. This book gets 4.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
Minor: Death and Death of parent
destinystowe14's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This book was good. It is geared toward a younger audience which is made clear in the writing. There isn’t a lot of detail, and it seemed rushed a good bit of the time.
With that being said I still liked this book. It was a good palate cleanser, and a very quick read. I’m a slow reader and I read this in 3 days.
It works really well as an origin story for the Wicked Queen. Snow White was one of my favorite movies growing up, so it was interesting seeing things through the queen’s POV. If you’re a fan of Disney or Snow White you should definitely read this book.
With that being said I still liked this book. It was a good palate cleanser, and a very quick read. I’m a slow reader and I read this in 3 days.
It works really well as an origin story for the Wicked Queen. Snow White was one of my favorite movies growing up, so it was interesting seeing things through the queen’s POV. If you’re a fan of Disney or Snow White you should definitely read this book.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Death of parent, and Abandonment