Mirror, Mirror (Twisted Tale) by Jen Calonita, 344 pages. Disney, 2019. $18.
Content: G (some tension)
BUYING ADVISORY: EL, MS - ESSENTIAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH
Snow has been living in a kins of fog for years since her mother died, her father disappeared, and her evil stepmother (her mother’s sister) has taken an iron grip over the kingdom, supposedly as Snow’s regent. When the huntsman takes her out into the haunted woods to kill her, Snow escapes and ends up with the dwarves. Now that she knows how awful the Evil Queen is, does Snow White have the courage to grasp her own destiny and gather forces to take down Evil for good?
The tag line on the cover of the book is the least of what goes on in this retelling. Actually, for most of the book it is pretty faithful to the classic story, with a great added unapologetic back story of the Evil Queen’s rise to supreme evilness. Her ultimate downfall is all that much sweeter for knowing how selfish and controlling the Evil Queen had always been and how may chances she had to make different choices.
Cindy, Middle School Librarian, MLS
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