![]() Taking away the magical element was disappointing. While this story wasn’t exactly edge-of-your-seat material, it worked well enough. There was a different take on the evil stepmother, her motivations behind trying to kill ‘Snow’, and the way the seven dwarves were translated into this new setting was odd but fitting. While that fairy tale has never been my favorite, as Snow White always seemed a bit, well, naive, this version was interesting. ![]() Snow is a retelling of the classic tale of Snow White. This book was hard to get into, but great at the end. But her stepmother isn’t finished with her, and if Jessica doesn’t take control of her destiny, the wicked witch will certainly harness her youth – and threaten her very life… “Snow”, as she comes to be known, flees the estate to London and finds herself embraced by a band of urban outcasts. Independent – virtually ignored – and finding only little animals and a lonely servant boy as her companions, Jessica is pale, lonely, and headstrong… and quick to learn that she has an enemy in her stepmother. He vowed to begin afresh with a new wife, abandoning his daughter in search of elusive contentment. ![]() ![]() After she died, the duke was dismayed to discover that he was not only a widower, but also a father to a tiny baby girl. Childbirth ultimately proved fatal for the young duchess. In a tiny Welsh estate, a duke and duchess lived happily, lacking only a child – or, more importantly, a son and heir to the estate. ![]()
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