Not Your Mother's Snow White
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Let me start off by saying that this is NOT for kids.  I know it's about Snow White and it has her on the cover, but it is NOT meant to be read by children.

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It's a quick little story that has a twist to the classic fairy tale that results in lots of blood, gore and of course the shambling of corpses as they search for warm flesh to devour.  However there is something that was bugging me.  According to this story's timeline, 4 days before the present, Snow White was in the orchard working and then the wicked queen sent her huntsman to kill her.  Then she ran into the forest and found the dwarves and lived with them.  But the way that the dwarves are talking when they are reminiscing about her makes it seem like she has been with them for years when really it's only been days.

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All in all it's not a bad story, it's quick and it's a new twist on a classic tale that we all know very well from our childhood years.  If you have time, it's worth reading.
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Queen Regina seeks to remake the kingdom of Cockayne in her own image- starting with calling it a 'queendom'- but there's a few annoying little details to deal with first.  Namely the portly, aging king Regus- no real problem there- and his beauteous, wildly popular daughter Snow White.  Fortunately Regina has a hunchbacked perv of a sorcerer, Nefrus, to handle such things.  To that end, Nefrus has constructed a magical mirror- that calls itself Montgomery- to provide some enchanted assistance in answering a few questions for her.  Though Regina's not the most beautiful, hottest, most adorable woman in the land, she's the sexiest (and kinkiest)... for now.  Oh, the indignity!  What's an evil queen to do...?  Why, the obvious, of course, and employ her favorite paramour- Sir Rockhard- to take care of it.  But can Sir Rockhard resist the charms of Snow White in order to complete the job and claim his rewards?  Well, what kind of a story would this be if he did?

Snow learns a few naughty tricks of her own while in the company of her dwarven protectors, and the Queen comes to realize that no one can love you better than yourself.  In fact, she sees fit to administer to Snow White personally, with some unintended consequences.

Along with the raunchiness there's some clever dialogue and good, snarky fun to be had.  Favorite Lol line: "Tell this dolt here, why Snow White has to die."
"The queen has tendencies towards psychopathic narcissism," the mirror began, "the end result of which..."

Overall, an amusing, ribald parody of the classic story.
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Although Snow White and the Huntsman in my opinion was only a decent movie. The soundtrack however, is absolutely Beautiful. The kind of music that's only suitable for a piece of art.
So enchanting, magical and powerful.
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this is a rewrite of the Snow White fairytale with a vampire twist.  Very well done. looking forward to others in the series
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This isn't the fantasy tale i was expecting.  it's set in a world much like our own with the "haves" and "have nots' and roughly uses the characters from Lewis Carrol's Wonderland, but don't expect the usual Alice!  This girl has been damaged and betrayed by friends and family.  She struggles to overcome the hideous things that have happened to her.
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The story started out way to much like snow white. I love Amanda Hocking's books but  almost put this one down. Once you get past the beginning it's a really good story.
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Intricate highly detailed illustrations with lots of lines in them accompany this rather creepy Gaimanified fairy tale that is a cross between Sleeping Beauty and Snow White.  A week before she is to be married, something she did not view as a good thing, the queen is told by 3 of her devoted dwarves that a sleeping sickness is creeping across the land, so she goes off with the dwarves to defeat the sickness which is accompanied by spiders spinning webs all over everyone and everything.  Due to her background, having been Snow White, the queen is familiar with magic and sleeping spells and she is tough and can handle this - she believes.  Interesting story and illustrations.
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Charlise scared me as the Evil Queen. WOW. Intense! I also think Kristen Stewart did a great job as Snow White in a very different light than we have seen before. I loved the visual elements of this movie, the dark forest, creatures, etc. Then the light that she brought with her pureness and love. Can't wait for the sequel!
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The Reflections of Queen Snow White was a good read, very interesting take on the Queen's future! This book takes place nearly thirty years post Happily Ever After... and she's lost her dearly beloved. I fell so awful for her (I kept picturing Snow & Charming from Once Upon a Time on TV while reading this... it was hard NOT to)! My heart broke for her, we enter her story while she's struggling to deal with his death and trying to move on. This book is not perfect, it's one person's take on what might could happen to the characters we all know and love. It was a good read, but not by far the best retelling I've read about Snow. I kind of wanted more, I felt like it was a little under-developed, but still enjoyable to read.
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Sydney White is a  2007 revamped and dorkified version of the classic fairy-tale Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

Of course in this tale Snow White is named Sydney(Amanda Bynes) and she's on a mission to join her deceased mother's sorority, which is a far cry for a girl such as herself; being raised by all men construction workers with a love of comic books.

When the evil witch of the Kappas' Rachel Witchburn(Sara Paxton) deems Sydney 'non-kappa material' for flirting with her ex-boyfriend and Beta president Tyler(Matt Long) she sends her in the directions of the Vortex, the home of the seven dorks.

When Sydney learns that her mother's group of friends may not be the only answer to find happiness, everything begins to fall into place.

It was an interesting thought for a classic story, but even Amanda Bynes couldn't save this script. I mean the poisoned apple computer and the kiss to awake Sidney in the library were a bit too much, even for me.

It's cute but no classic.
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Snow White and the Huntsman is an easy read. I found the characters believable. I particularly enjoyed Eric (The Huntsman).  Snow White was a breath of fresh air as a brave warrior princess. I was a little disappointed in the Dukes son, William, who seemed more a little boy than a love interest for Snow. The "Wicked Step Mother" was intriguing because the book gave us a reason for her hatred towards the king. I sometimes felt sorry for all that happened to her as a young girl and her brother "Finn" who became her life long champion, all be it twisted brother that he was! The dwarfs were darker than the Disney version, but that made the book better. I would have liked a little more romance, but, after all,it is a fairy tale. I could not put the book down and read it in just a few hours. Young girls will enjoy it too. The Dark Forrest was amazing and I am anxious to see the movie. The ending was a surprise to me, and I'm hoping for a second book.
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The story follows a loose fairy tale format.  there's a young princess running from a "wicked" stepmother who happens to be a queen with a magic mirror of sorts. there's an evil magician, along with your normal hero trials. If you don't like grimm fairy tales,  you will not like it. If you expect it to be like snow white you won't like it. This is a stand alone story based on an overbearing father that can't let go of the past,  an entitled old man that will stop at nothing to get what he desires, a queen with some Freud worthy self esteem problems, and a young girl who doesn't know what she wants but is afraid of losing herself. It's a great story of self discovery with a subtle feminist twist.
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I wasn't too sure what to expect of this movie other than the fact that it was based on Snow White.
The Grimm version, not the Disney version.
And......
I liked it, but I didn't love it.
Some of the comedic aspects seemed forced.
The acting was top notch however.
The FX were wonderful.
The score and pacing were done well.
All in all I recommend a rental.
It's a wonderful movie filled with many things to like but it was just shy of being great.
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This is the most beautiful mini-series you're liable to see. A modern woman from contemporary New York City still living with her father ends up on an adventure beyond her imagining when a gateway between her world and the strange and surreal world of the 9 kingdoms is opened. The 9 kingdoms is an alternate reality where the fairy tales are strangely true and wolves (werewolves actually) do seduce young women, princes are put under wicked spells and dark, deep secrets are hidden behind the villainous wicked queen. (I won't spoil it for you.)

One character I love in particular in this is the neurotic Wolf. Wolf is a half-wolf (werewolf) and apparently a descendant of The Big Bad Wolf. Wolf becomes the love interest in the story.

There are some amazing acting talents in this mini-series including Diane Weist in her very first villain role. It's shocking to see her out of the sugary sweet motherly role we're used to such as her role as Peg in Edward Scissorhands and the mother role in Lost Boys.

Another thing I like is the beautiful yet full figured woman who played Snow White- the actress from the practice. The writers paid close attention to detail in remembering that the original Snow White story's protagonist was fair and plump and they didn't follow the modern trend of the sickly-thin conception of beauty.

The fairy tales return to their roots with this mature- yet decent enough for people of all ages- fantasy. It's simply beautiful.
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I was really prepared not to like this book from the beginning. I thought it would be very boring. I mean, really, a housewife involved in solving mysteries. It seemed like something that would never hold my interest. I'm happy to say I was very mistaken. It was not boring, it was very captivating. Not only did it hold my interest, I fell in love with the characters. They all mesh together perfectly to balance each other.

The story kept me interested throughout and I loved the way it ended. It's definitely worth reading if you're looking for something different in the crime/drama genre. I can say I will always think of Krissy when I watch the movie Snow White.
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If you like fairy tale retellings that aren't the typical rehash of the same story, but something entirely new - then Gathering Frost is for you. Our sleeping beauty goes by the name Jade. Jade is a soldier in the queen's military. As with everyone else in the kingdom, she feels nothing. No joy, no anger, no jealousy, no love. She exists as the queen's pawn and can't conjure up enough feelings to care either way.

In walks our prince, Asher, who is an actual prince - the queen's long lost son. After some time away from the queen, Jade begins to return to normal. However, he can't hide from the mission given to her by the queen, nor can she hide from her feelings.

I really love the different take on fairy tales and this one was a little bit different. It mixed the traditional fairy tale involving castles, princes and an evil queen with a modern dystopian setting. It's an interesting combination that really worked for me in this case.

While I did find the relationship between Jade and Asher to be a bit predictable, it was still fun for me to read. It wasn't love at first sight or anything. Asher had to break the enchantment on Jade first.

Jade is pretty kick-ass. She's the best soldier the queen has and she's no damsel in distress. Her fight scenes are very descriptive and had me sitting on the edge of my seat.

As far as writing goes, I'm pretty impressed. I didn't even realize this was a self-pubished book until I was putting this post together. Not only is Gathering Frost well-written, descriptive, and has multi-dimensional characters, but it's also well edited. Not once did I have a typo or grammatical error throw me off while I was reading.
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Wonderful, beautiful, not your ordinary Disney fairy tale