Thursday, April 13, 2017

Dark Shimmer

Dark Shimmer by Donna Jo Napoli, 353 pages

This is a retelling of Snow White, which I didn’t realize until about 50 pages into the story.  This was well done.  The story is very different from the original in that it’s set in Italy and there isn’t any actual royalty.  We also get the complete backstory of the “Evil Queen” which helps explain a lot of what happens.  I would highly recommend this to teens who like fairy tale retellings and fantasy in general, although teens who like historical fiction would probably also enjoy it since there isn’t any magic in the story either.

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