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Fairy Tale Reversed
It is a story known by all and yet, not recognized by most. When vampire Damian is named guardian of the beautiful Snow-White, a darker turn of events unfolds. Their love seems written in the stars, until one is forced to step down for the greater good. Will the evil Queen's vanity ever be satisfied? Will the vampire find redemption and who will awaken the Princess from her glass coffin?
275 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 4, 2013
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August 4, 2014
I loved this, a very interesting take on an old fairytale. I found myself caring about the characters and I find that I'm eager to see what might happen next :-)
October 8, 2014
When I read the blurb for this book it was something that I was really excited to read, I mean Snow White-esque story that includes vampires? I am so on board for that!
Then I read it.
I know that a lot of books take there time to get to the point where you feel like the plot is going somewhere, but not with this book.
I was reading a book and I was bored.
I didn't care for the characters, or when I did it was because I was in a rage with them.
Our heroine of the tale, or maybe our Snow White of the tale, is Irena a princess who was doted by her father for years until she was ten years old, when her father remarried and her step mother came into the picture.
Irena is just a bland character, she's smart, she knows languages, she loves books, but that it. Oh, and she's also infatuated with Damien, her tutor and guardian.
Damien is the vampire, he's been alive for four hundred years at this point. He's an interesting character, he does have an interesting back story - though it could have been told better than it was; like Damien was literally telling us what was going on instead of the author taking that story and giving it it's own chapter for the readers to read and see it from Damien's view point at the time.
Jan is the man who is the head of the Treasury for Irena's father, he is also the man who Irena is engaged to marry. He's about 40 years old when she is ten, which will make him about 50 when she has to marry him when she is 20. He is just a bad character, at first I though he would be a throw-away character, but he stays on for the rest of the book. I didn't like the way he was essentially abusing Irena mentally, he seemed to forget that Irena is 20 years old and doesn't have the life experience that many think she should have, not to mention she was never really raised to be a queen, many were hoping that her father and step mother would have a prince who would rule the kingdom.
The Queen is a bland character, to begin with she does seem like a stereotype of being evil and vein, then near the end of the book we learn it was all a misunderstanding. This could have been dealt with so much better had the author put the view points of Irena and Damien as each chapter and switched them each time.
That was another thing that annoyed me. The points of view; Damien was first to speak to the readers and then it switched to Irena before switching back to Damien again. This was something that should have continued through-out the book, giving the reader something different to read, to see exactly what was happening with Damien instead of that last chapter right at the end which was a bit of a cop-out to give everyone some kind of closure and let people rest easily.
Then I read it.
I know that a lot of books take there time to get to the point where you feel like the plot is going somewhere, but not with this book.
I was reading a book and I was bored.
I didn't care for the characters, or when I did it was because I was in a rage with them.
Our heroine of the tale, or maybe our Snow White of the tale, is Irena a princess who was doted by her father for years until she was ten years old, when her father remarried and her step mother came into the picture.
Irena is just a bland character, she's smart, she knows languages, she loves books, but that it. Oh, and she's also infatuated with Damien, her tutor and guardian.
Damien is the vampire, he's been alive for four hundred years at this point. He's an interesting character, he does have an interesting back story - though it could have been told better than it was; like Damien was literally telling us what was going on instead of the author taking that story and giving it it's own chapter for the readers to read and see it from Damien's view point at the time.
Jan is the man who is the head of the Treasury for Irena's father, he is also the man who Irena is engaged to marry. He's about 40 years old when she is ten, which will make him about 50 when she has to marry him when she is 20. He is just a bad character, at first I though he would be a throw-away character, but he stays on for the rest of the book. I didn't like the way he was essentially abusing Irena mentally, he seemed to forget that Irena is 20 years old and doesn't have the life experience that many think she should have, not to mention she was never really raised to be a queen, many were hoping that her father and step mother would have a prince who would rule the kingdom.
The Queen is a bland character, to begin with she does seem like a stereotype of being evil and vein, then near the end of the book we learn it was all a misunderstanding. This could have been dealt with so much better had the author put the view points of Irena and Damien as each chapter and switched them each time.
That was another thing that annoyed me. The points of view; Damien was first to speak to the readers and then it switched to Irena before switching back to Damien again. This was something that should have continued through-out the book, giving the reader something different to read, to see exactly what was happening with Damien instead of that last chapter right at the end which was a bit of a cop-out to give everyone some kind of closure and let people rest easily.
June 23, 2015
I got this book for free from Amazon so I can't really complain but good Lord this woman needs an editor. Barely finished the first 25% and finally gave up after reading the last few chapters.
Has any character ever been named Damian without being evil or vampiric? It's one of the laziest names in the book.
German Shepherds do not have silver fur. Do some basic Google image searching.
"Her hands leaved mine" is not English.
Lay off on the exclamation points.
Stop using ... To create tension.
‘But you will live and love again! So powerfully… so completely… because you have such oceans of love within… so much more to—’
Oh please. If I knew how on my iPad I'd insert a really good eyeroll gif but I can't be bothered to learn this late at night.
The characters are bland, the language stilted, and I couldn't give a rat's behind about any of the characters. I adore a good fairy tale so I'm willing to forgive many sins but this bland, vaguely Twilight based novel wasn't enough to make the cut.
This review is lazy, unedited, and poorly written but you know what? So is the book.
Has any character ever been named Damian without being evil or vampiric? It's one of the laziest names in the book.
German Shepherds do not have silver fur. Do some basic Google image searching.
"Her hands leaved mine" is not English.
Lay off on the exclamation points.
Stop using ... To create tension.
‘But you will live and love again! So powerfully… so completely… because you have such oceans of love within… so much more to—’
Oh please. If I knew how on my iPad I'd insert a really good eyeroll gif but I can't be bothered to learn this late at night.
The characters are bland, the language stilted, and I couldn't give a rat's behind about any of the characters. I adore a good fairy tale so I'm willing to forgive many sins but this bland, vaguely Twilight based novel wasn't enough to make the cut.
This review is lazy, unedited, and poorly written but you know what? So is the book.
April 14, 2015
An interesting perspective to the well known fairy tale. The characters were well portrayed and the story line was consistent. A few typo errors jarred the flow, particularly with missed words in the 'exciting' bits, but didn't really detract from the story.
This was well worth a read.
This was well worth a read.
August 11, 2014
Start was a bit slow but by the end I was in tears, brilliant book.
February 6, 2015
It was an interesting twist on an old fairy tale. Easy reading. Liked reading the story from both sides.
January 15, 2015
True love
I love this book. Full of love passion and quests for true love. Never giving up on who they love.
I love this book. Full of love passion and quests for true love. Never giving up on who they love.
March 14, 2015
Tragic to read but kept me hooked till the end, hoping that one day they will be reunited, but not in death bed. So lonely
November 3, 2015
Excellent book! The description of the book doesn't do it justice. It's not exactly Snow White and Prince Charming. The entire series kept me curious. Great read!
February 21, 2020
didn't like this book
April 5, 2017
Fantastic
What a fantastic read I just went shopping it hadn't ended as I want to know what happens next! If you love vampires magic and fantasy then you'll love this book!
What a fantastic read I just went shopping it hadn't ended as I want to know what happens next! If you love vampires magic and fantasy then you'll love this book!
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