Dark Shimmer

Historical fiction is always hit or miss for me. I often love the lush, descriptive writing and admire all the details and research that go into the novels, but I also tend to roll my eyes when the plot delves into “and the person Sarah encountered that day grew up to be Adolf Hitler” territory. However, a historical fiction retelling of Snow White that manages to incorporate all aspects of the original fairy tale in a way that justifies not only the actions of the evil stepmother, but does so in a historically accurate fashion that makes you sympathize with her? Sign me up!

We've moved on to the Snow White portion of my Fairy Tale YA Lit class, and I admit that I was only “meh” about it, but this book made me look forward to the other selections; if they are half as good as this, I'll be happy. 4/5