June 2012, Atom Books
220 pages, Paperback
Review copy
Themes:
fairy tale with a twist, hard working dwarves, twinkling fairies,
wicked witch who has blood on her hands, her evil brother, a huntsman
consumed by grief, long term imprisonment, beauty's grace and lure, dark
forest, fugitive, lots of peril and chases, friendly birds, fun
costumes, death, moderate violence & gore, some supremely happy
moments, a tissue is needed
Summary from Little, Brown Book Group
A breathtaking new vision of a legendary tale. Snow White is the only
person in the land fairer than the evil queen who is out to destroy
her. But in a twist to the fairytale, the Huntsman ordered to take Snow
White into the woods to be killed becomes her protector and mentor in a
quest to vanquish the Evil Queen.
Includes fold-out film poster! (Nayu - Which is totally awesome!)
Nayuleska's thoughts
I
don't actually like the Disney version of Snow White - she just isn't a
heroine I admire. However, the opposite is true for this version of
Snow White. She has so little beauty in her world yet she remains
without malice. She just wants to be free from the evil queen, but those
she meets and loses on her adventure make her realise she wants to
fight back.
I love all the outfits she wears in the book -
especially her death dress. I like how she takes people's advice on
board and uses it well. The ending was unexpected, but I'm glad it
happened that way as it makes more sense. The one she cares for only as a
friend Is a pleasant surprise as it avoids a cliche. This is a dark
story, yet because of the costumes and Snow White's spirit I'm going to
watch the film that this 10/10 read is based on. The actress playing
Snow White is the one who plays Bella in Twilight, so I'm pretty sure
I'll like it.
You can find out more on the film's website.
Suggested read
For another fairy tale with lots of twists check out Beauty's Curse by Traci E Hall
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