Once, they had a father and mother who loved them more than the sun and moon. Once, they lived in a big house with spectacular gardens and an army of servants. I’m not really happy with the result, but I can’t seem to find the images I needed that has the same tone, so here’s what I come up with.Give the gift of this stunningly illustrated fairy-tale reimagining from the New York Times bestselling author-illustrator of The Wonderful Things You Will Be this holiday season-sure to be a modern classic Snow and Rose didn't know they were in a fairy tale. It is a delight to re-explore the story in a new way, it feels familiar yet also new with all the new characters and subplots the author added to the book. Overall, despite the shortcomings, Snow and Rose brought a lot of nostalgic feelings for me. This book is targeted towards younger audience, and these whimsical stuff definitely adds more to the magical atmosphere, but as an older reader, there are too many plot holes left open at the end.
The whole “what the trees saw” and “the young one and the old one” is definitely intriguing to read and add more fairytale quality to the story, however, I don’t understand what (or who) are they, and how do they connect to the main story in the end. My only complaint is that some of the other new subplot the author created seems unresolved at the end. She also bring a new cast of characters and she managed to make the new characters as if they belong to the story all along. I love how the author manage to stay true to the original story in terms of plot and characters, but she also manage to give an emotional depth through the interaction between Snow and Rose. When I found this book, it reminded me of the story and give me a nostalgic feeling.
Snow White and Rose Red was one of my favorite fairytale when I was a kid, but as time goes on and Disney got more popular, this story just got out of my mind and was forgotten. I received this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This is the story of two sisters and the enchanted woods that have been waiting for them to break a set of terrible spells.īestselling author-illustrator Emily Winfield Martin has created a world that sits on the border of enchantment, with characters who are grounded in real emotions that readers will recognize in themselves. Once, they had a father and mother who loved them more than the sun and moon.īut that was before their father disappeared into the woods and their mother disappeared into sorrow. Snow and Rose didn’t know they were in a fairy tale. Published October 10th 2017 by Random House Books for Young ReadersĪ New York Times bestselling author-illustrator brings readers into the woods to meet two young sisters and a strange bit of magic in this reimagining of the classic but little-known fairy tale “Snow White and Rose Red.”
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