I was really looking forward to this book, because I really enjoyed 'Stepsister' by Jennifer Donnelly, but this one fell a bit flat, to be honest.
Sophie is the princess of a great kingdom, but is ruled by her evil stepmother, who is beating all the kindness out of her, one day at a time. Fed up with her constant kindness one day, her stepmother sends her huntsman to cut out her heart, and Sophie ends up living with the seven men of the woods, who build her a new mechanical heart. With this and the friendship of the seven men, Sophie sets out to take back her kingdom and overcome her stepmother once and for all.
This beginning of this was great, and the ending saved it, but the middle was a bit... meh. It was just a bit slow, and there were several sections where not a whole lot happened.
As I said, I had really high hopes for this as a modern retelling of the traditional 'Snow White' fairytale, but it didn't quite meet those expectations, unfortunately.
Sophie is the princess of a great kingdom, but is ruled by her evil stepmother, who is beating all the kindness out of her, one day at a time. Fed up with her constant kindness one day, her stepmother sends her huntsman to cut out her heart, and Sophie ends up living with the seven men of the woods, who build her a new mechanical heart. With this and the friendship of the seven men, Sophie sets out to take back her kingdom and overcome her stepmother once and for all.
This beginning of this was great, and the ending saved it, but the middle was a bit... meh. It was just a bit slow, and there were several sections where not a whole lot happened.
As I said, I had really high hopes for this as a modern retelling of the traditional 'Snow White' fairytale, but it didn't quite meet those expectations, unfortunately.