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Fairest of All: A Tale of the Wicked Queen
by Serena Valentino
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Book: Fairest of All: A Tale of the Wicked Queen
Author: Serena Valentino
Book Series: Villains Book 1
Rating: 5/5
Publication Date: August 18, 2009
Genre: YA Fantasy Retelling
Recommended Age: 15+ (addiction TW, inner beauty, murder)
Publisher: Disney Press
Pages: 250
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Synopsis: The tale of the young princess and her evil stepmother, the Wicked Queen, is widely known. Despite a few variations from telling to telling, the story remains the same—the Queen was jealous of the girl’s beauty, and this jealousy culminated in the Queen’s attempt on the sweet, naive girl’s life.
Another tale far less often spoken of is the one that explains what caused the Queen to become so contemptuously vile. Still, some have attempted to guess at the reason. Perhaps the Queen’s true nature was that of a wicked hag and her beautiful, regal appearance a disguise used to fool the King. Others claim that the Queen might have hated the girl for her resemblance to the King’s first wife. Mostly, the Queen is painted as a morally abhorrent woman who never loved another being during the course of her miserable life.
In fact, the theories about exactly what cause the Queen’s obsessive vanity and jealous rage are too numerous to catalog. This book recounts a version of the story that has remained untold until now. It is a tragic tale of love and loss, and it contains a bit of magic. It is a tale of the Wicked Queen…
Review: Okay, so this book was the best Villains book I’ve read so far. I think reading them out of order was bad on my end but whatever I’ll fix it when I reread them. The backstory of The Evil Queen was very interesting and heartwarming and I loved that the story touched heavily on addiction. The book also talks about vanity and inner beauty. The writing was amazing and the character development was superb as well.
The only thing I didn’t really like about this book is that the pacing was really quick. I would have devoured a 500 page dissertation of The Evil Queen and she’s always been my least favorite character. But yea expect to feel all the feels within 2 hours of your time.
Verdict: I stan The Evil Queen.
Book: Fairest of All: A Tale of the Wicked Queen
Author: Serena Valentino
Book Series: Villains Book 1
Rating: 5/5
Publication Date: August 18, 2009
Genre: YA Fantasy Retelling
Recommended Age: 15+ (addiction TW, inner beauty, murder)
Publisher: Disney Press
Pages: 250
Amazon Link
Synopsis: The tale of the young princess and her evil stepmother, the Wicked Queen, is widely known. Despite a few variations from telling to telling, the story remains the same—the Queen was jealous of the girl’s beauty, and this jealousy culminated in the Queen’s attempt on the sweet, naive girl’s life.
Another tale far less often spoken of is the one that explains what caused the Queen to become so contemptuously vile. Still, some have attempted to guess at the reason. Perhaps the Queen’s true nature was that of a wicked hag and her beautiful, regal appearance a disguise used to fool the King. Others claim that the Queen might have hated the girl for her resemblance to the King’s first wife. Mostly, the Queen is painted as a morally abhorrent woman who never loved another being during the course of her miserable life.
In fact, the theories about exactly what cause the Queen’s obsessive vanity and jealous rage are too numerous to catalog. This book recounts a version of the story that has remained untold until now. It is a tragic tale of love and loss, and it contains a bit of magic. It is a tale of the Wicked Queen…
Review: Okay, so this book was the best Villains book I’ve read so far. I think reading them out of order was bad on my end but whatever I’ll fix it when I reread them. The backstory of The Evil Queen was very interesting and heartwarming and I loved that the story touched heavily on addiction. The book also talks about vanity and inner beauty. The writing was amazing and the character development was superb as well.
The only thing I didn’t really like about this book is that the pacing was really quick. I would have devoured a 500 page dissertation of The Evil Queen and she’s always been my least favorite character. But yea expect to feel all the feels within 2 hours of your time.
Verdict: I stan The Evil Queen.