Books: My Thoughts on The Evil Queen (Forest of Good & Evil #1)

By -
The Evil Queen The Evil Queen by Gena Showalter
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

More like a 4.5

I don't know why I didn't think I was going to enjoy this very much! Maybe it's because my history with fairy tale re-tellings hasn't been great? I've tried a few and something about them just didn't work for me, but this one definitely did.

I wouldn't say this story grabbed me from the start though. I definitely had issues with Everly, especially in the beginning. Also, communication issues is very much a reason why certain things occur in this story, and that's something that is starting to bother me a lot in general. I guess I've just been reading a lot of stories recently where incidents occur because information is held back or there's no communication between the characters.

Once things got out in the open and communication was better between the characters, this story really grabbed me. I read the last third of the book in one day, I was so engrossed in what was going on. The mystery of which fairy tale character each person represented was definitely interesting as well. Another thing that I appreciate is that even though this story does continue in subsequent installments, this one didn't leave me with a cliffhanger and the need to know what is going to happen next immediately.

This was my first book by this author and I'm not only looking forward to more in this series, but I'm also looking forward to reading more of her work.

View all my reviews

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Books: My Thoughts on Meltdown (Sevens #4) by Scott Wallens

By -
Image
Meltdown by Scott Wallens My rating: 3 of 5 stars I enjoyed this book a little more than the previous. I could connect a bit more with Jane on a personal level than I have been with the other characters. That is usually the case for me though when band is involved, as it is something that was a large part of my life for many years. Still having issues with the parents, however I am glad that it seems Jane is actually doing something to make her parents understand what she's feeling rather than just lashing out. A solid three star read for me though the story still hasn't wowed me. View all my reviews
Read more

Books: My Thoughts on Grim Reaper: End of Days

By -
Image
Grim Reaper: End of Days by Steve Alten My rating: 2 of 5 stars This was just ok for me. I suppose it wasn't the story I was expecting going in. It's a battle between good and evil with elements of spirituality and science, but there's a lot going on. There were many POVs and I felt like that made the story drag. This seems to be the start of a series per the last few pages in the book, but there have not been any subsequent novels published to date. I don't think I would've continued with this series if there were to be honest. This book did feel final enough for me in the epilogue. Though I didn't enjoy this book very much, I have been enjoying the author's MEG series a lot and will try other books by him in the future. View all my reviews
Read more

Books: My Thoughts on Jaws

By -
Image
Jaws by Peter Benchley My rating: 2 of 5 stars I was so fascinated by Meg that I thought I should probably check out this book. Yes, I've seen the movie, but I was still curious about the source material especially because I don't quite remember everything from the film. This one was available to stream for free through Audible for Prime Members so I thought, why not. It's been a while since I've seen the film, though I can say that when I watched it, I did think it was scary. I was a child when I watched it and as an adult, I don't think the movie will give me the same chilling feeling I had then. This book surely was not anything like I expected, and not in a positive way. The use of vulgar language and a derogatory word right off the bat did not help matters for me. The writing style didn't agree with me and the story itself was very dated. The descriptions of the attacks were not chilling or suspenseful to me and the end ...
Read more