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Fairest of All: A Tale of the Wicked Queen (Villains Book 1) by [Disney Book Group, Serena Valentino, Disney Storybook Art Team]

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by Disney Book Group (Author), Serena Valentino (Author), Disney Storybook Art Team (Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition

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Why exactly is the wicked Queen so nasty, particularly to Snow White? Perhaps it has something to do with the creepy-looking man in the magic mirror who's not just some random spooky visage...

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12 - 18 years
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268 pages
Language

English
Grade level

4 - 12
Publisher

Disney Press
Publication date

14 February 2012
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978-1423106296
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Serena Valentino has been weaving tales that combine mythos and guile for the past decade. She has earned critical acclaim in both the comic and horror domains, where she is known for her unique style of storytelling, bringing her readers into exquisitely frightening worlds filled with terror, beauty, and extraordinary protagonists. The books in her best-selling Villains series are best enjoyed when read in the following order: Fairest of All, The Beast Within, Poor Unfortunate Soul, Mistress of All Evil. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0078X0UV6
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Disney Press; Media tie-in edition (14 February 2012)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3121 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 268 pages

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- 166 in Children's Popular Culture Literature
- 271 in TV, Film, Video Game Adaptations for Young Adults
- 383 in Fairy Tale & Folklore Adaptations for Young Adults

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Serena Valentino is best known for weaving tales that combine mythos and guile with her work on comic book series GloomCookie and Nightmares & Fairy Tales, and her New York Times Bestselling novels Serena Valentino’s Villains, published by Disney, which have earned her critical acclaim for brining her readers into exquisitely frightening worlds filled with terror, beauty, and extraordinary protagonists. There are currently seven books in the series: Fairest of All, The Beat Within, Poor Unfortunate Soul, Mistress of All Evil, Mother Knows Best, The Odd Sisters, and Evil Thing. Cold Hearted featuring Lady Tremaine will be released July 2021.

Serena is living a beautiful life in California with her dog Gozer, and her partner, comics writer, artist, filmmaker, screenwriter, and puppeteer Justin Sane.

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Julie P

Good idea but not a fan.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 January 2018

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So I was really excited to read the Disney Villain stories but I actually found this one a little disappointing. I’m not sure what age range they are aimed at but I would suggest they would be ideal for your pre teens but not so great for an older audience. The writing was ok but a little juvenile and the font is quite large so the actual story is in fact quite short and only took me a couple of hours to get through. The cover is nicely illustrated and I’m sure they would be a great addition to any Disney fans collection but I personally found it a little underwhelming although I still like the idea of telling these well known fairy tales from a different perspective. Putting a new spin on it. At £6.99 I also think it is a little pricey. I am undecided whether to read the others in the series but if I do it’s safe to say I will be waiting until there is an offer on the RRP.

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Mrs B

Got my moneys worth and lot more!!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 May 2017

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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.

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Brida

An average read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 March 2017

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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.

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fareminedid1

Very fine quality books

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 August 2020

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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.

Tullulah

I absolutely loved the reasoning for the evil queen becoming who she ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 June 2017

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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.

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