Reading Rainbow

Every once in a while I go through phases where I want to read everything in sight and then other times I can’t be bothered with reading. Right now I am in the read everything in sight phase. I had been reading this one book called “Prophecy of the Sisters” and I was reading it super fast, but suddenly it got super scary and the only time I was able to read was at night and since the book was so scary I had to stop reading for a while. It was sad because the book is good. Well, I finally finished it and because I had stopped reading because I’m a scardey cat, I had forgotten a lot of the important details. Luckily, I was able to go back and refresh a little. The book is the first of a trilogy and I seriously cannot wait until the next book comes out. This book can be found in the teen section at a Barnes and Noble near you. Although Amazon is cheaper.

My dad bought me “The Da Vinci Code” so I am reading that right now, but I decided to peruse the teen section at Barnes and Noble the other day. Now, I will admit that I am one to judge a book by its cover. If the cover is cool looking, than the book must be. I was in the new release teen section and suddenly this face popped out at me. I new it looked familiar. It was the face of the evil queen from Snow White.

Her face was against a black background and it looked freaking cool. I picked it up and read the description of the book. The book is called “Fairest of All: A Tale of the Wicked Queen.” It’s based on the queen’s perspective and why she hated Snow White so much. Ok, I know what you’re thinking, she totally stole this concept from a million other writers and you’re right, but this story line seems cool to me. “The Wizard of Oz” was twisted to create “Wicked” as well as many other books and they all seem cool including this one. I am very curious. Of course because the book was in the teen section the font was a bit bigger than normal and would probably take 5 minutes to read, but I want to read it nonetheless. Don’t judge me!!! * hint hint for xmas gift*

Description:
Fairest of All is the story of the Wicked Queen, who she was before, and who she longed to be before she was destroyed by her vanity and the need to murder her daughter Snow White. It is a bloody tale of abuse, heartbreak, love and grief, and the lure of a mysterious man in an enchanted mirror.

Here's an excerpt from Chapter 10 - The Shattering of A Soul:

“Little bird . . .” the Queen’s voice broke and trailed off.

“Momma, what’s wrong?” The Queen shook her head, and closed her eyes tightly to dam the tears. Snow looked at her mother with sad, black eyes and said, “He’s not coming back yet, is he? Not now?” The Queen shook her head. “Not ever.” - “I think maybe you’re wrong, Momma, he promised he would come home soon, and Papa never breaks his promises.”

The Queen’s grief intensified at the child’s denial. She choked it down and felt it grip at her, slicing at her insides like broken pieces of glass. She felt broken, no longer able to contain her tears. “I know, my poppet, but I’m not mistaken. He couldn’t help it, my darling, he isn’t coming home this time.” The little girl’s lip quivered and she began to shake. The Queen held out her arms to her, and Snow White crumpled into her mother’s lap and howled an unearthly sob. The child was shaking so violently that the Queen felt she might crush the little girl for holding her too tightly. As she hugged Snow she wished to take the child’s grief and lock it away inside her with her own.

So what do you think?