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Book: The Evil Queen

Author: Gena Showalter

Book Series: The Forest of Good and Evil Book 1

Rating: 3/5

Recommended For...: fantasy, retelling, ya

Publication Date: June 25, 2019

Genre: YA Fantasy Retelling

Recommended Age: 16+ (violence, gore, romance)

Publisher: Inkyard Press

Pages: 544

Synopsis: Far, far away, in the realm of Enchantia, creatures of legend still exist, magic is the norm and fairy tales are real. Except, fairy tales aren’t based on myths and legends of the past—they are prophecies of the future.

Raised in the mortal realm, Everly Morrow has no idea she’s a real-life fairy-tale princess—until she manifests an ability to commune with mirrors.

Look. See… What will one peek hurt?

Soon, a horrifying truth is revealed. She is fated to be Snow White’s greatest enemy, the Evil Queen.

With powers beyond her imagination or control, Everly returns to the land of her birth. There, she meets Roth Charmaine, the supposed Prince Charming. Their attraction is undeniable, but their relationship is doomed. As the prophecy unfolds, Everly faces one betrayal after another, and giving in to her dark side proves more tempting every day. Can she resist, or will she become the queen—and villain—she was born to be?

The battle between good and evil is on.

Review: For the most part this was a good book. The story and plot really drove the book and I liked both the most. The book was also fairly well paced.

However, the beginning was so confusing and slow that it made reading and getting into the book very hard. The characters and world building were also not well developed and nothing really set these characters apart from each other.

Verdict: It was a good book!