Fairest of All: A Tale of the Wicked Queen: 1 (Villains) Paperback – 1 Aug. 2017

I am loving the new take on the stories I read as a child. This novel was a great read. It is so good to see it again from another angle and understand things by doing this. I love the old fairy tales and this book was good. The presentation was also pleasing something that looks wonderful on a book shelf and will stand the test of time. A very good story. Worth reading

This is part of a collection of Disney Books. They are very fine quality and beautifully designed. My daughter is a Disney fan and loves them. Out of interest the volumes are small size so do not take up a lot of room in her bedroom.

very good

This is first book of the series. WHAT A BOOK! I actually finished this book with my 4 year old in couple of days(with some odd explaining here and there for her and censoring only one scene with the stab happy queen).we couldn't of enjoyed this anymore!!! I do recommend this for all ages.WHAT TO EXPECT? well thought out plot and scenes appearing from the actually disney movie itself! The twists that will keep you on your toes and a moral! (That you will learn for yourself). This book truely makes sense of why she like what she was while bringing a whole lot more to the table.

Really good read, not that different from the movie but gives to a better understanding of the reason the queen is evil. I felt sorry for her by the end if the book but saying that she got what she deserved. A good read for moral reasons.

The Wicked Queen had been staring at me for what seemed like years, almost demanding that I finally pick up her tale, to hear her side of the story. So, with a tiny smidgen of guilt, and a certain amount of anticipation (I love re-tellings), I finally picked up my copy and read her tale. Now that I have finished, I have to admit to not being really blown away by it."Fairest of All" does exactly what it says on the tin, and puts forward the tale of the Wicked Queen from Snow White, trying to explain just how she became so bad. The reason for my low score, is that whilst this was an okay read, it wasn't exceptional. To be honest, I very nearly abandoned it before I reached about page 100, as I found the characters quite insipid, and the world a little too sugary sweet for my liking. However, I persevered, and in some ways I was rewarded. Certainly, the tale gets better once the queen begins to unravel. She certainly becomes a more interesting character, but things are still quite predictable. Like many fairy tales, the characters here are very one dimensional; every one excepting the queen is either good or bad, there is no in-between.The redeeming feature of this tale is the examination of the queen's descent into madness and obsession. Through Valentino's explanation of why the queen went to the mirror, famously asking who the fairest of all was, we witness a character at the depths of despair. Valentino has tried to explain the vanity of her anti-heroine, illustrating just how deceiving a 'quest' for beauty can be.It is disappointing that the other characters around her were not so well developed. Snow was actually quite irritating, because she was so positive, loving and inherently 'good'. It would have made for a more interesting read if Snow was also a flawed character.So, overall, this was an okay read. It's not the best re-telling that I have discovered, but there are some redeeming qualities to it. For anyone who loves the fairy tale of Snow White, this would more than likely be of interest to them.

I absolutely loved the reasoning for the evil queen becoming who she was. The story is so wonderful and inviting. When my children (8 & 6) saw the books I had bought they were excited and couldn't wait. I hadn't read any reviews beforehand, so read the 3 books myself first. I read all 3 in a matter of days, I was completely hooked! I actually cannot wait to read them to my children.

Great book for any true disney fans out there! Fascinating way of looking at the evil queen. The first of a set of books I'd defiantly reccomend the entire collection.

I just received these books and just started reading the first one and I already love it a lot more to go but I definitely recommend this book

It is pretty cool to imagine the Origen of the vilans from Disney, love it ! To think about the relationship between the mirror and the queen

Todos los libros de está autora son encantadores. Una nueva historia para entender que hay detrás de los villanos de Disney, además se ven muy bonitos tenerlos en casa.

El libro me ha venido en buenas condiciones, es un libro que es bastante entretenido, sobretodo si te gusta disney, es sobre como la Reina Malvada se vuelve mala. Este esta en ingles, pero por si queréis saberlo también está en ingles.

What I.like about these books from Serena valentino are the stories behind all these Once upon a time stories, where it revolves arou d the.princess and the villain is just the villain. With this book, it talks about the villains, on how they have become, and it tells you how too much love can really kill you.