Review: When Happily Ever After is Over
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 28, 2014
I received a copy of The Reflections of Queen Snow White from the author in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to the author for his generosity.The cover intrigued me, as it reminded me of the character from a current popular show. I also wanted to see how this version of Snow’s happily ever after turns out.We open on Snow in a royal funk a year after the death of her beloved Charming. Their daughter is in the midst of wedding celebrations. Snow finds the mirror her evil step-mother used.The glimpses into the past of Snow, and her treatment at the hands of her stepmother, along with her life with Charming was interesting.  It was at times heartbreaking, and satisfying, to watch the catharsis taking place in Snow over the abuse she endured growing up. I was glad that in the end, SW found the inner strength and fortitude to overcome her loss.-a few words are used incorrectly: She shuttered. “I remember…” unless SW is a door or a window in need of covering, the word should be stuttered.-“…the courtesans retreated.” Not sure if the author meant that the women were high-class prostitutes (escorts), or if he got the term confused with courtiers, who are attendants at court that seek favor usually in an ingratiating manner.