Review: Interesting story that address when happily ever after ends....
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 29, 2014
The author, David Meredith, gave me a copy of this book in exchange for my review.The Snow White of “The Reflections of Queen Snow White” is not a Disney princess and not the cutesy outlaw played by Ginnifer Goodwin of “Once Upon a Time.” Queen Snow White was a victim of a jealous stepmother who was increasingly losing her mind with envy and brutalized her young stepdaughter.  Meredith’s take on the classic tale is closer to the original in its raw brutality and some graphic material. “The Reflections of Queen Snow White” is a very grown up look at a character in crisis.At 155 pages “The Reflections of Queen Snow White” manages to accomplish everything one might think it should. There is deep symbolism in the story that will be evident to attentive readers.  More sensitive readers should be aware of graphic sex and violence. Meredith does not cut corners. I had the feeling when reading that if a scene worked in the story he was going for it and making it as brutal as needed to enhance his characters. This story will make you look at the story differently but I found not a single thing that did not make sense for the character and her world. Will Snow rejoin her daughter Princess Raven or will she be lost to everyone with no one to save her?There is a theme, or so it seems, of things left festering and threatening to destroy us. “The Reflections of Queen Snow White” is an interesting as the idea sounds. If you like stories dealing with the human condition, pick it up today.