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 blackbibliophile on

2 of 5 stars

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Ugh, the synopsis gave me high hopes and after reading Stepsister I was in the mood for another great retelling. This totally missed the mark for me and I literally forced myself to finish. Maybe this is more Middle Grade than YA?

On to the next one....

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