Poison - Sarah Pinborough, Les Edwards • BookLikes (ISBN:0575092971)

Poison

by: Sarah Pinborough (author) Les Edwards (illustrator)

3.60 105

POISON is a beautifully illustrated retelling of the Snow White story which takes all the elements of the classic fairytale that we love (the handsome prince, the jealous queen, the beautiful girl and, of course, the poisoning) and puts a modern spin on the characters, their motives and their... show more

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Format: hardcover

ISBN: 9780575092976 (0575092971)

Publish date: 2013-04-18

Publisher: Gollancz

Pages no: 202

Edition language: English

Category:

Fantasy, Young Adult, Magic, Science Fiction Fantasy, Romance, Adult, Fairy Tales, Horror, Retellings, Fairy Tale Retellings

Series: Tales from the Kingdoms (#1)

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Murder by Death rated it

6 years ago

http://jenn.booklikes.com Murder by Death 1.0 Poison: A Wicked Snow White Tale

text Poison: A Wicked Snow White Tale

I'm a firm believer that it's a rare re-telling that's better than the original. This is not that rare re-telling. In general, I'm 'meh' about fairy tales anyway, at least as an adult, though I can't remember any I loved as a kid either. Even in my innocent youth I lacked romance. But I neede...

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justanotherbookblogger rated it

10 years ago

http://alicejsweatman.booklikes.com justanotherbookblogger 0.0 Book Review - Tales from the Kingdoms by Sarah Pinborough

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Book Review Poison Poison contains all the elements of the classic Snow White fairy tale but has a lot of unexpected twists and turns, turning this tale into a dark, sexy and brutal Snow White that is not to be forgotten. The story is told from the evil stepmother’s point of view, it becomes app...

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Liz Loves Books.Com. rated it

10 years ago

http://Lizzy11268.booklikes.com Liz Loves Books.Com. 5.0 Book a Day UK - One you bought for the cover.

text Book a Day UK - One you bought for the cover.

So red and shiny and gorgeous in real life. Terrific tale inside as well.

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Moyas Buchgewimmel rated it

10 years ago

http://moyashi.booklikes.com Moyas Buchgewimmel 1.0 Poison - Der Name ist Programm

text Poison - Der Name ist Programm

Erst vor kurzem hat der König seine neue blutjunge Königin geheiratet, da ruft ihn der Krieg auch schon wieder auf das Schlachtfeld. Während er im Kampf für sein Königreich steckt, zeigt sich, dass seine Angetraute einen unerklärlichen Hass auf die kaum jüngere Tochter Snow hat. Je mehr Zeit vergeht...

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Foggygirl rated it

11 years ago

http://Foggygirl.booklikes.com Foggygirl 3.0 Entertaining read

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Definitely not Walt Disney's Snow White! but a very modern, spicy, entertaining rendition of the traditional story. I can't wait to see what the next two books in the series are like!

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