A re-telling of the Snow White fairy tale, The Shadow Queen (Ravenspire)
has very little in common with its inspiration.
Lorelai is lovely and on the run, hiding from her cruel aunt/stepmother. This young princess has a jokester brother and a protective guardian in the former head of the royal guard. This young princess also has magic. Powerful magic.
There's also a prince-turned-unexpected-king who just happens to have two hearts, one human and one dragon, that allows him to shift from human to dragon form at will. Cool, huh? Needless to say, both kingdoms are in trouble, their paths cross, nasty aunt/stepmother/wicked queen realizes Lorelai lives, and the drama ensues.
Unlike most of the YA drivel I've read lately, this one actually didn't make me want to scream. It's not perfect by any means but I'm pretty sure my kiddo will enjoy this one. The writing isn't wretched, the characters don't make me want to tear my eyes out, and it was a quick read (a couple of hours tops). In short, I have very few complaints about this book.
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Next up: The Devil Crept In by Ania Ahlborn
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