The Shadow Queen (Ravenspire, #1) in Hype or Like Friday

Jan 17, 2017 Sofii♡ (A Book. A Thought.) added it

Shelves: read-in-2017

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Guys, I'm so sorry but I can't continue with this book, I generally hate to leave books unfinished but I feel that I can't take it anymore, I'm not a retelling person but it's because maybe I haven't read enough to have a clear opinion about the genre, so I don't think that's why haven't convinced myself. This book in particular started quite well, with that style of fairy tale, I found it very nice and entertaining, but every time it became more difficult to follow, the plot is quite sim ...more

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Oct 11, 2016 Sammi rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2016

I absolutely adored this book!!

I love (am obsessed with) retellings and this is a great one!!

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Apr 20, 2017 Kirsty rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: library-copy, reviewed

This is a retelling of Snow White where the huntsman is a dragon and Snow White is an enchantress.

There was so much potential with this book but I just spent the majority of it bored. I normally write my reviews like a month or 2 after I finish reading because I have such a build up but also it's good because it lets me stew things over but I genuinely can't remember some of what happened in this book. I just feel like I was on autopilot reading it.

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May 20, 2019 Zezee rated it liked it

Shelves: fantasy

This was exactly what I wanted: straight up YA fantasy with a hint of romance; a romance that doesn’t overpowers the plot. Actually, the romance in it isn’t very strong. It’s just obvious that the two characters are attracted to each other. There aren’t any major claims at being in love with each other after spending a handful of days together. But I’m getting ahead of myself.

I was excited to finally read this book. I went in not expecting much except to have a deep admiration for the end pages, This was exactly what I wanted: straight up YA fantasy with a hint of romance; a romance that doesn’t overpowers the plot. Actually, the romance in it isn’t very strong. It’s just obvious that the two characters are attracted to each other. There aren’t any major claims at being in love with each other after spending a handful of days together. But I’m getting ahead of myself.

I was excited to finally read this book. I went in not expecting much except to have a deep admiration for the end pages, which shows a map of Ravenspire, the kingdom this story is set in, and the other kingdoms that surround it. When I started reading, I wasn’t hooked on the story or captivated by the writing, but I kept reading because the plot was interesting and I didn’t mind tagging along to see where it leads.

It’s obvious from the cover and the first sentence that the story is inspired by fairytales, and the more I read, the more I realized that it’s inspired by Snow White. One can also determine this from reading the summary of the book, but I didn’t and had forgotten what I read back in 2017. I like Redwine’s twist on this fairytale. I like how the plot progresses, how Lorelai and Kol meet, and how they manage to work together to defeat the queen.

However, I was annoyed by a few things, mainly the fact that Lorelai is motivated by only two things, it seems, — the death of her brother and a lady she found who thought it a mercy to spare her kids from the hunger they were slowly dying from by quickly killing them. She constantly returns to these moments whenever she needs a boost in motivation to accomplish a task. I understand that such destressing and devastating occurrences work as strong motivators for the character, but they became repetitious after a while because the same things, the same images, were often mentioned again and again. It made the story seem longer than it was to me. As I neared the end, I became impatient with such repetition and just skimmed the last few chapters. It was that annoying.

I also wish her brother and certain other characters had received more development. It was a bit obvious that the brother would die to give Lorelei the push she needed to become more serious about regaining her kingdom, but more character development for him would make me, the reader, experience his passing too. But, as it was, I didn’t care either way about him, although I did think it was awful that Lorelei had to experience losing someone again.

Overall: ★★★☆☆

Meh. It was okay. I might read the second… or I might just go look at its end pages at the bookstore. I love those end pages!

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Jun 26, 2015 Lila (Hardcover Haven) marked it as to-read

Shelves: 2016-most-anticipated, backlist-must-reeads

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Jun 27, 2015 Sandra (youmaysayimareader) marked it as to-read

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Aug 02, 2015 Cody Roecker marked it as to-read

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Jan 01, 2016 Marie rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-in-2016, read-in-2022

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Jan 08, 2016 Sarah A marked it as to-read

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Jan 24, 2016 Sabrina marked it as to-read

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Feb 18, 2016 Larkin (Wonderfilled Reads) marked it as to-read

Shelves: series-not-completed, high-fantasy, own, retelling, romance, young-adult, multiple-pov, cover-love, beat-the-backlist-2017, balzer-bray-publishing

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