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Black as Night: A Fairy Tale Retold
Black as Night A Fairy Tale Retold
Author: Regina Doman
ISBN-13: 9780981931821
ISBN-10: 0981931820
Publication Date: 10/6/2008
Pages: 296
Reading Level: Young Adult
Rating:
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
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4.5 stars, based on 5 ratings
Publisher: Regina Doman
Book Type: Paperback
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ophelia99 avatar reviewed Black as Night: A Fairy Tale Retold on + 2527 more book reviews
I wasn't a huge fan of this one. This was mostly just boring. It's kind of a retelling of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs set in modern day and with very heavy religious overtones. More than a fairy tale retelling it's a mystery about a young woman being framed as a drug dealer.

The young woman, Blanche, seeks shelter with a bunch of Friars (the dwarfs in this retelling) who are trying to rebuild a community. There is quite a bit of "God will provide" and "This is happening for a reason determined by God" throughout the story. Waaayyy too religiously heavy for me.

The writing style is a bit awkward and unfinished feeling. The conversations between characters don't flow very well. The whole thing feels kind of choppy and was hard to stay engaged in.

I didn't read the first book in this series so that may be part of why I couldn't engage in the story very well.

Overall I didn't enjoy this and almost stopped reading it a number of times. I ended up finishing it because it's a pretty short read and it's be on my to be read pile for awhile...I wanted it to count towards my to be read pile reading challenge so I finished it.

I won't be reading anymore of these Fairy Tale Retold books; there are much much better fairy tale retellings out there. I definitely would not recommend this to fantasy fans or fans of fairy tale retellings. If you enjoy light romance with a drug-based mystery and lots of preaching then this is for you.