The Evil Queen by Gena Showalter

The Evil Queen (The Forest of Good and Evil, #1)

by Gena Showalter

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Everlife trilogy, the White Rabbit Chronicles and the Lords of the Underworld series comes a fantastical and dark new fairy-tale fantasy series featuring the least likely of heroes... Welcome to the Forest of Good and Evil. Choose your side wisely.

Evil isn't born, it's made. One thought and action at a time. Take a good look at what you've made.
 
Far, far away, in the realm of Enchantia, creatures of legend still exist, magic is the norm and fairy tales are real. Except fairy tales aren't based on myths and legends of the past—they are prophecies of the future. Though Princess Everly Morrow was raised in the mortal human realm, she knows she's destined to rule a kingdom in Enchantia, thus fulfilling a beloved fairy tale. But which one?
 
At seventeen, when an ability to commune with mirrors manifests, she begins to suspect the truth, and it's more sinister than anyone ever realized.
 
She is destined to be Snow White's greatest enemy, the Evil Queen.
 
With powers beyond her imagination or control—and determined to prove herself good—Everly returns to the land of her birth, smack dab in the middle of the creepiest forest of all time. There, Everly meets Roth Charmaine, the supposed Prince Charming. Their attraction is undeniable, but their relationship is doomed. As bits and pieces of the prophecy unfold, Everly faces one betrayal after the other, and giving in to her dark side proves more tempting every day. Soon, she will have to choose. Be a hero and walk away, or become the queen—and villain—of her dreams.
 
The battle between good and evil is on.

Reviewed by alindstadtcorbeax on

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I actually LOVED this! There is a bit of insta-love which is a trope that I usually hateeeee, but this book is all about “sealed” fate and such, so... it made sense! It is about a land where fairy tales are not stories of the past, but actually prophecies of the future, in a high fantasy world called Enchantia. There, magic flows through the land, and all SORTS of (awesome!!!) magical races & creatures exist. The main character, Everly, arrives in Enchantia somewhat accidentally, & realizes that she is a part of the prophecy that Enchantia is trying to piece together to defeat the Evil Queen. This book is SO fun because as the story continues, both you AND the characters will be scrambling to figure out who is who in the prophecy of the Brothers Grimm story of Snow White.

The story is FULL of magic, wonder, & excitement and I really, really enjoyed it! I love retellings,
And this one was SO unique! I adored it

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