The Shadow Queen

Reviewed by: Kristin Taylor - Biddeford High School, Biddeford, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: July 11, 2016

Review

From the author of the Defiance series, C.J. Redwine has written another excellent dark fantasy. "The Shadow Queen" is loosely based on "Snow White" -- a young princess who has lost her kingdom to an evil step-mother. Princess Lorelei has long been thought dead, especially when everyone in the King's Court watched her father's castle crumbled on top of she and her brother. As long as she doesn't use her magic, they will be safe, but something has happened and Lorelei along with her friends from Eldr, regain what is rightfully hers and avenge her family.

Wonderful retelling of "Snow White" with magic on both sides, love aspect with a young king from a foreign kingdom who turns out to be a dragon; who in turn is captured and controlled by the evil queen to become the huntsman. This first in the series is action packed and well developed with complex characters and plot, even though it sounds familiar. Anyone who is into the Retelling Genre and major fans of fantasy will get hooked by this new series.

Overall Book Score: excellent