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The Witch of Belle Isle
A war between brothers. An apple between lovers.
Trapped in the prison camp on Belle Isle, Henry longs for freedom--and instead finds a girl named Faith. How far would you go to save your enemy? And how far would you go to save your friend?
Trapped in the prison camp on Belle Isle, Henry longs for freedom--and instead finds a girl named Faith. How far would you go to save your enemy? And how far would you go to save your friend?
23 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 20, 2018
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July 23, 2018
The Witch of Belle Isle is inspired by the story of Snow White during the Civil War.
This is a really quick read, about 20 minutes for me, and focuses on the poisonous apple aspect of the Snow White story, but there's more than one way to use a poisonous apple, and I liked the creativity used in this story.
It did move incredibly fast in my opinion, which, I know it's a short story, but not all short stories have to be fast paced. I was also confused because there were 2 characters named Henry. In a novel, this would have worked fine, but because it was such a short read, I had to do a double take several times.
But I did like the story, the display of hope during the war, the creative twist on the traditional story, and even the bit of action. Overall, I give it 3.5 (4 on sites that don't accept halves) stars out of 5.
I received this book from the author for the purpose of this review. All comments and opinions are entirely my own.
This is a LiteratureApproved.com Review.
This is a really quick read, about 20 minutes for me, and focuses on the poisonous apple aspect of the Snow White story, but there's more than one way to use a poisonous apple, and I liked the creativity used in this story.
It did move incredibly fast in my opinion, which, I know it's a short story, but not all short stories have to be fast paced. I was also confused because there were 2 characters named Henry. In a novel, this would have worked fine, but because it was such a short read, I had to do a double take several times.
But I did like the story, the display of hope during the war, the creative twist on the traditional story, and even the bit of action. Overall, I give it 3.5 (4 on sites that don't accept halves) stars out of 5.
I received this book from the author for the purpose of this review. All comments and opinions are entirely my own.
This is a LiteratureApproved.com Review.
July 14, 2018
This was a cute, short story.
A retelling of the Snow White story set in the winter civil war, 1864. Henry is in a prison war camp without hope as the war and winter steal lives. A young girl, Faith, brings Henry apples, and in the process raises his hopes for life once more.
The title reminds me of one of my favorite books, The Witch of Blackbird Pond. So I approve of the title ;)
I love the civil war (though I'm more on the side of "The South was right!") so I enjoyed that aspect of the story. It was an interesting twist being told from the perspective of a boy. I definitely enjoyed the story and never got bored with it (one can easily read this story in a setting as it's short enough and flows nicely).
I felt the ending was a bit rushed and at times unrealistic. The magic aspect didn't really make sense. I wanted to know why men feared the witch. Despite it being a fairytale retelling I wanted to know why the Witch of Belle Isle was evil and why she hated Henry and why Faith and her father hadn't done anything about the step-mother's *previous sin*.
Also, the first kiss in the book felt out of place, as the characters weren't officially together until a couple scenes later. But that may have been just me.
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
A retelling of the Snow White story set in the winter civil war, 1864. Henry is in a prison war camp without hope as the war and winter steal lives. A young girl, Faith, brings Henry apples, and in the process raises his hopes for life once more.
The title reminds me of one of my favorite books, The Witch of Blackbird Pond. So I approve of the title ;)
I love the civil war (though I'm more on the side of "The South was right!") so I enjoyed that aspect of the story. It was an interesting twist being told from the perspective of a boy. I definitely enjoyed the story and never got bored with it (one can easily read this story in a setting as it's short enough and flows nicely).
I felt the ending was a bit rushed and at times unrealistic. The magic aspect didn't really make sense. I wanted to know why men feared the witch. Despite it being a fairytale retelling I wanted to know why the Witch of Belle Isle was evil and why she hated Henry and why Faith and her father hadn't done anything about the step-mother's *previous sin*.
Also, the first kiss in the book felt out of place, as the characters weren't officially together until a couple scenes later. But that may have been just me.
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
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