by Jen Calonita
First published 2019
Snow White keeps her head down in the castle after her mother dies and her stepmother seizes control of the kingdom. She follows the rules, stays quiet, and tries to survive. Then old secrets about her parents come to light, and a plan to kill her falls apart in ways no one expected. Snow runs. She finds shelter with a group of dwarfs who have every reason not to trust her, and she crosses paths again with a prince she thought was gone from her life for good. A stranger from her past turns up too, carrying information that changes what she thought she knew. Now Snow has to decide whether to keep hiding or fight back. The Evil Queen watches every move Snow makes and is willing to hurt the people Snow loves to hold on to her throne. Snow has to find a way to stop someone who seems to know her better than she knows herself. This retelling of Snow White asks one sharp question: what if the queen poisoned the prince instead?
Genres: romance, adventure, fantasy, young-adult, dark-fantasy, fairy-tale-retellings
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, introspective, suspenseful
Tropes: chosen-one, enemies-to-lovers, found-family, second-chance-romance
Setting: Castle, Kingdom
384 pages · Paperback · Igloo Books
Content warnings: abuse, death, murder