Mirror, Mirror (A Twisted Tale: Snow White) by Jen Calonita - Restarting May 6th 2021

[Mummy's Naughty Corner]

What if the Evil Queen poisoned the prince?

Following her beloved mother's death, the kingdom falls into the hands of Snow White's stepmother, commonly referred to as "the Evil Queen" by those she rules. Snow keeps her head down at the castle, hoping to make the best of her situation.

But when new information about her parents resurfaces and a plot to kill her goes haywire, everything changes for Snow. With the help of a group of wary dwarfs, a kind prince she thought she'd never see again, and a mysterious stranger from her past, Snow embarks on a quest to stop the Evil Queen and take back her kingdom. But can she stop an enemy who knows her every move and will stop at nothing to retain her power... including going after the ones Snow loves?

[Katrina G]

4%
(view spoiler)[ Off to a confusing start already lol (hide spoiler)]

[Ashley W]

Katrina wrote: "4%
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Chapter - Snow
(view spoiler)[ I already have mixed feelings about this. It's weird to think of the Evil Queen/Step Mother being Snow's aunt. And I'm sort of tired of the formula of these, the princess being a victim and turning the story around. I think it would be a lot more twisted if the princess or prince were the villain or something. (hide spoiler)]

[Katrina G]

11%
(view spoiler)[ I've only ever seen the original movie maybe 3 times in my life, but it seems like we're back to reading novelizations of certain scenes to move the story along. After reading the Cinderella one where there weren't really any moments like that, I find it to be much more annoying to read now (hide spoiler)]

[Katrina G]

18%
(view spoiler)[ With a father like that, it's no wonder Ingrid turned out the way she did (hide spoiler)]

[Katrina G]

24%
(view spoiler)[ I find it interesting that Ingrid let her upbringing jade her while Katherine used it to help her thrive in life (hide spoiler)]

[Katrina G]

31%
(view spoiler)[ Oooh I like the idea of the mirror being evil (hide spoiler)]

[Katrina G]

33%
(view spoiler)[ I've never understood why Snow White would break into a house and then start cleaning it. It's super weird lmao (hide spoiler)]

[Katrina G]

53%
(view spoiler)[ Man the mirror is a jerk lol (hide spoiler)]

[Katrina G]

63%
(view spoiler)[ I think Snow is definitely overestimating her skills to go against the queen. No way Snow can beat her without it coming off as silly and unrealistic as it is right now (hide spoiler)]

[Katrina G]

82%
(view spoiler)[ I have 50 pages left. Nobody has eaten the apple as the cover blurb suggests. I'm annoyed. (hide spoiler)]

[Katrina G]

Finished.
This is my least favorite of the bunch so far

[Jammin Jenny]

I'm going to try and finish this one before Apr 26 so I can join this BR!

[Ashley W]

Katrina wrote: "18%
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(view spoiler)[ Right. I wanted to root for her because of how she was raised. Like to overcome it like her sister did. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashley W]

Katrina wrote: "24%
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(view spoiler)[ It really made me consider how the sibling dynamic affected that. It would have been easier to go Ingrid's way, I think. Bitterness is so much easier than kindness. Katherine just came off as so naturally pure though and how she was so grateful, even to be working and selling her fruits and vegetables. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashley W]

Katrina wrote: "33%
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(view spoiler)[ Maybe she has OCD? lol Or that's just what she was used to. But if any princess ever wants to clean my house, they are so welcome. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashley W]

Katrina wrote: "63%
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(view spoiler)[ Not gonna lie. I was kind of hoping that Snow would go a little evil and use her own magic. I keep waiting for the heroes in this series to go bad and they never do. I guess Snow was just relying on her dwarves and prince. (hide spoiler)]

[Ashley W]

Finished
(view spoiler)[ I think it was a fun little twist that it was the prince that ate the apple, but that really wasn't good enough for me. Aside from the story of how Ingrid grew up and her being Snow's aunt (I don't think she was in the movie, was she?) it was pretty much the same. I would have settled for the dwarves having different personalities or something like that. (hide spoiler)]

[Katrina G]

Ashley wrote: "Katrina wrote: "24%
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(view spoiler)[ That's true. Katherine always had people looking after her. Ingrid didn't really get that in her life, and I think that helped shape her into the person she was too (hide spoiler)]

[Katrina G]

Ashley wrote: "Finished
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(view spoiler)[ Agreed. This was the least twisted of the twisted tales that I've read so far. I was expecting a lot more from it than what I got (hide spoiler)]

[Saar The Book owl]

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[Aly]

I love Emily Woo Zeller! She's my favorite female narrator

[Aly]

25% (view spoiler)[ Well this is another one where the twist isn't that big. The evil queen is her aunt instead of just some lady but most of it seems similar.
I like that Ingrid stood up to their father, too bad she got so envious of her sister that she had her killed (hide spoiler)]

[Aly]

51% (view spoiler)[ Oh Ingrid, how could you kill your sister? Clearly she's only concerned with her own wealth and status. She's so jealous of her younger sister and it makes me sad. She needed a parent to love her.
At least Snow's dad is alive! (hide spoiler)]

[Aly]

75% (view spoiler)[ The prince is cute, I'm glad he's okay. I'm a little bit bored, looking forward to a battle with the evil queen (hide spoiler)]

[Aly]

Finished (view spoiler)[ I guess it was nice that Snow didn't kill Ingrid and took the high road, but I would have made sure she was dead and couldn't do more harm. This was okay, but I thought it was boring (hide spoiler)]

[Dr. Andy]

Aly wrote: "I love Emily Woo Zeller! She's my favorite female narrator"

omg same! I was so excited when I heard the narration!

[Dr. Andy]

28% (view spoiler)[ So far I am just very confused. There are so many time jumps and my brain is not awake enough for this. I like Snow. But was also confused with the prologue bc it kept calling the princess Ana or something and like what?? (hide spoiler)]

[Dr. Andy]

Aly wrote: "25% [spoilers removed]..."

(view spoiler)[ Dont forget Henry is in the glass coffin instead of Snow. I think that's the real twist? Also I keep picturing Once upon a time characters so im like ew snow is not allowed to be in love with her grandson! (hide spoiler)]

[Aly]

Andy wrote: "28% [spoilers removed]"

Yeah I didn't understand that either

[Aly]

Andy wrote: "Aly wrote: "25% [spoilers removed]..."

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LOL! I had forgotten about that part when I was reading this

[Dr. Andy]

Aly wrote: "Andy wrote: "Aly wrote: "25% [spoilers removed]..."

[spoilers removed]"

LOL! I had forgotten about that part when I was reading this"

same but then i went to check the synopsis and was like waittttt lmao

[Dr. Andy]

53% (view spoiler)[ But is her father really alive hmmm. Also why is snows first reaction on finding the dwarves home to clean it?? Like is it the 1950s still? way to reinforce traditional stereotypes (hide spoiler)]

[Aly]

Andy wrote: "53% [spoilers removed]"

Haha no kidding! I would never clean a stranger's house

[Dr. Andy]

Aly wrote: "Andy wrote: "53% [spoilers removed]"

Haha no kidding! I would never clean a stranger's house"

only if they're paying me lol

[Dr. Andy]

75% (view spoiler)[I'm starting to get quite bored with the back and forth but I'm glad Snow is getting ready to fight back against the queen. (hide spoiler)]

Finished(view spoiler)[ Good riddance to that mirror lmao. I'm glad Snow's dad survived everything, I was hoping they'd be reunited. (hide spoiler)]

[Dr. Andy]

Aly wrote: "Finished [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ Honestly, I already forgot how this one ended besides generally being a HEA lmao (hide spoiler)]