Book Review: First Bite

First Bite: The Wicked Queen's Tale by Laura Briggs
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

From the cover art and no description I was expecting something silly and fun. I was not expecting the darkness of this tale.
Lilith was the first witch, making a pact with the dark prince for eternal youth and beauty so long as she sacrifices and drinks the heart blood of innocent maidens.
The story is very dark covering Liliths deal with the Prince of Darkness and insights into the mayhem she has reaked over her time, from the begining of time and the story of how she became the Wicked Queen known in the tale of Snow White.
We are given snippets of other novels based on witches which relate to the chapter we are about to read and the author has proper witch folklore to bring her witches to life.
The opening sequence gives us a first glimpse of the Queens current helper, a midwife that brands baby girls at their birth marking them for the Queens sacrifice. This first incident takes us to a dark place and sets the tone for the rest of the story.
We are given a backstory for the Huntsman and see more of him after his infamous scene with Snow White.
We are introduced to the old midwives assistant, a poor malnurished girl who is beaten and tormaented by the hag for as long as she remembers.
We meet Snow White following her story as far as the Queens tale takes us.
If you are looking for a retelling of Snow White than this is not for you, we do not find out Snow Whites full story, we are following the Queen, the Huntsman and the Midwife and her Assistant.
This tale brings the smaller characters to life as the main characters and main characters of the story are set back.
You should like this if you enjoyed the movie Snow White and the Huntsman and wanted to know more about the doomed Wicked Queen.

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