Thursday, July 19, 2012

Book Review: BLOOD AND SNOW by RaShelle Workman


Title: Blood and Snow
Series: Blood and Snow #1
Author: RaShelle Workman
Publisher: Polished Pen Press (June 5, 2012)
Format: Kindle Novelette
Source: Downloaded for Free
Genre: YA Paranormal

Description: Volume 1 in the BLOOD AND SNOW series. Each volume is novelette length.

"Lips red as rubies, hair dark as night. Drink your true love's blood, become the Vampire, Snow White."



EVERY THOUSAND YEARS THE VAMPIRE QUEEN SELECTS A NEW BODY, ALWAYS THE FAIREST IN THE LAND, AND THIS TIME SHE'S CHOSEN SNOW WHITE.


Snow White lives in Salem, Massachusetts with her dad, stepmother, and her cat, Gatsby. Her entire life she's been teased for her fairy tale name, and the fact that her seven best friends happen to be guys whose names begin with the same letters as the seven dwarves.


Everything changes on a trip into Boston, where an unseen stranger bites her, and she's transformed into something not quite human.

Review: Retelling the story of Snow White, RaShelle Workman’s Blood and Snow is a fantastic start to this novelette series.

An awkward teen living in Salem, Massachusetts, Snow White can’t quite live down her fairy tale name, especially since her best friends are the seven guys living next door. Unlike the fairy tale princess, she’s clumsy and doesn’t consider herself beautiful by any means. But strange things are happening to Snow White. Odd visions keep her up at night, and a trip to Boston will turn her not-a-fairy-tale existence into a nightmare.

Blood and Snow instantly throws the reader into the story and doesn’t let go. The characters are quirky and adorable. I particularly loved Snow White and her relationship with the seven brothers and their guardian. This seemingly happy story slowly builds in the darkness of what, or who, is after Snow White. This novelette is fast-paced, and I read it in two short sittings. The voice is excellent, although I wish the last third had been drawn out a bit more.

Blood and Snow by RaShelle Workman bleeds with intrigue, and I can’t wait to read the second novelette in the series!

Four Bookworms = I really liked it!