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 Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who’s the wickedest of them all? Snow White’s dark queen tells her side of the story in the first book of a queer, witchy duology that reimagines the classic fairy tale—from the author of Malice.

“An alluring, vengeful origin story that brings tremendous dimension to a classic fairytale.”—Chloe Gong, New York Times bestselling author of Immortal Longings

Legends tell of a witch who became a queen—the heartless villain in the story of Snow White.

But now the wicked queen is stepping out of Snow White’s shadow to become the heroine of her own legend.

Her real “once upon a time” begins when she is just Ayleth, a young witch who lives in the forest with her coven. The witches practice their magic in secret, hiding from the White King and his brutal war against witchcraft.

Ayleth, however, faces a war of her own. Her magical gifts have yet to reveal themselves, and as the threat of the Royal Huntsmen intensifies, Ayleth fears she will never become the witch her coven needs.

To prove herself, Ayleth sets out on a perilous quest that sends her to the White Palace, a decadent world of drama and deceit. There, Ayleth encounters an unlikely figure from her past: Jacquetta, a witch who once held Ayleth’s heart—and betrayed her.

As events at the palace escalate, Ayleth finds herself caught in the web of the White King, whose dark charisma is as dangerous as the sinister force that seems to be haunting the palace—and perhaps even Ayleth herself. With the threat of discovery looming, Ayleth and Jacquetta must set aside the wounds of their past and work together to survive.

As she uncovers the secrets of the White Court—and those of her own heart—Ayleth must find the strength to transform into someone she never imagined she could be.

A powerful witch, the very wickedest of them all.

Book One in The Crimson Crown series. Créateurs de contenu LGBTQIA2S+ Fantastique Littérature et fiction Magique Redevances Science-fiction et fantasy Sorcellerie Utilisateurs magiques Sincère Guerre

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“It’s always a pleasure to read a villain origin story that makes you go ‘Good for her,’ and Heather Walter pulls this off masterfully in The Crimson Crown. This is a lush, dark, riveting tale about all the things that can lie in a woman’s heart—power, rage, grief, vengeance—and it is spun in such haunting prose that it kept me on the edge of my seat all throughout. . . . Simply gorgeous.”—Thea Guanzon, USA Today and New York Times bestselling author of The Hurricane Wars

“Beautiful and gloriously poisonous, The Crimson Crown will enthrall you.”—Tasha Suri, World Fantasy Award-winning author of The Jasmine Throne

“An alluring, vengeful origin story as you’ve never seen before. The Crimson Crown brings tremendous dimension to a classic fairytale, ushering in the darkness you’ve always craved.”—Chloe Gong, New York Times bestselling author of Immortal Longings

“Walter’s deeply rooted point of view never falters and is supported by intricate world-building and a history of family, love, and betrayal—and the prices paid for each.”—Sara A. Mueller, author of The Bone Orchard
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After the success of her Malice duology , I had high hopes and expectations for a reimagined Evil Queen. Sadly, the main characters are so infuriatingly annoying, the writing dithers, and nothing really happens or gets explained.
The narrator is absolutely awful, she sounds like she’s got cotton in her mouth, and all her voices sound the same. Super disappointed in this book

Disappointing

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I’m still reading the book but am struggling to finish, I just keep falling and keep and having to go back, it just doesn’t hold my attention for more than 5 minutes it’s sooo boring. Nothing is really happening. Characters are annoying and don’t feel like they are smart and lack depth, like they don’t understand things that are happening in the book while you figured out the solution 5 hours ago, ya know? It’s frustrating. Narrator also sucks sorry. I was SO excited for this book after Malice became one of my favourite reads, but this is kind of terrible 😭
If y’all want an amazing sapphic witchy read, check out The Honey Witch! That is 10/10 all around

Unbelievably boring :(

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An excellent example of a story in need of severe editorial guidance: the narrative is rambling and uncontrolled, and gives the impression that the writer knew the beginning and the end, but not how to move between them. Characters are thin and predictable, and descriptions (“smell of juniper”) over used. Narrator is flat and reedy.

A B-Story at Best

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