sam_riccio's review against another edition
5.0
I wish that we had more stories that focused on mother/daughter relations that ended with them being happy, and just so happened to be a wlw story. I didn't know it was a wlw story when I picked it up I just thought that it was going to be a typical Snow White retelling but it was the complete opposite of that and it was such a great story I'm a bit upset that it's taken me this long to get to it. Was a book that I borrowed from the library, but will definitely be something that I buy when I have the chance to buy again.
deema_al's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
rebeccak04's review against another edition
2.0
It wasn't awful, but not great either. I think a lot of the characters just lacked the depth for me to care about them. The plot also really lacked a driving factor and I got so bored that I pretty much skimmed the last 1/3rd of the book. I see this book getting praised as a feminist snow white a lot, but I don't really see either of that. The whole snow white retelling was half-baked and I found the whole feminist part to be really lacking except for "Women = Good, Men = Bad because they push the women apart." Lastly, I found the world building to be really lazy (was the country that Mina and Lynet were fighting over even given a name?) and I didn't get the romance. I just wasn't really impressed overall.
hopeless_romantic_witch's review against another edition
3.0
Como la primera novela de la autora he de decir que no estuvo mal, no me encantó pero tampoco me disgustó. Fue un retelling bastante entretenido de Blanca nieves y la Reina malvada.
Personalmente me conquistó en principio que hubiese una relación sáfica de por medio, sin embargo, una vez te adentras en el libro la historia se desarrolla alrededor de la relación madrastra-hijastra de las protagonistas; no se se me malinterprete, fue genial y hasta me gustó más que la idea preconcebida que ya me había hecho del libro.
Si bien me gustó la historia, considero que faltó profundidad en prácticamente todo: en el desarrollo de personajes (sobre todo en Lynet, porque Mina, pese a tener ciertas carencias, se percibía humana y real hasta aproximadamente la mitad del libro), el reino y sus vicisitudes, el romance (bastante cuestionables las dos historias de amor, si se me pregunta), el sistema de magia, la maldición y hasta en el extraño querer de las protagonistas; a mí me pareció más un amor de hermanas que de madre e hija, pero quién soy yo para juzgar el amor.
Si le doy las 3 estrellas no es por su magnificencia, sino por lo entretenida que me tuvo y el potencial que veo en la autora.
Personalmente me conquistó en principio que hubiese una relación sáfica de por medio, sin embargo, una vez te adentras en el libro la historia se desarrolla alrededor de la relación madrastra-hijastra de las protagonistas; no se se me malinterprete, fue genial y hasta me gustó más que la idea preconcebida que ya me había hecho del libro.
Si bien me gustó la historia, considero que faltó profundidad en prácticamente todo: en el desarrollo de personajes (sobre todo en Lynet, porque Mina, pese a tener ciertas carencias, se percibía humana y real hasta aproximadamente la mitad del libro), el reino y sus vicisitudes, el romance (bastante cuestionables las dos historias de amor, si se me pregunta), el sistema de magia, la maldición y hasta en el extraño querer de las protagonistas; a mí me pareció más un amor de hermanas que de madre e hija, pero quién soy yo para juzgar el amor.
Si le doy las 3 estrellas no es por su magnificencia, sino por lo entretenida que me tuvo y el potencial que veo en la autora.
ashwise360's review against another edition
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
norcani's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this but I think it suffered a bit from being YA as it would be better if it could get a bit more gritty and grey with the stepmother character.
ollie579's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
kphmitten's review against another edition
3.0
I love retelling of fairy tales. This made me go back and forth on whether the step mother was good or evil and brought a different spin to the tale. I liked where the story ended but it wasn't a very action oriented tale.
milasimperium's review against another edition
4.0
Definitely a good book!
I loved this book so much, especially the characters that made the book so interesting. It was a bit slow though, but still good. Also, LGBTQ+ rep, so that gives it extra points.
I loved this book so much, especially the characters that made the book so interesting. It was a bit slow though, but still good. Also, LGBTQ+ rep, so that gives it extra points.
ollie579's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent