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The Fairest Beauty by Melanie Dickerson
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bookshelves: dnf, author-created-their-own-world, fairytale-retelling, ya, preachy

Okay so I bought this not realizing it was Christina fiction, when you look at it on amazon unless you read the author bio and the publisher info it does not say this is a Christian book. But it is, I mean really, really Christian. So I feel a little stupid, but hey shit happens.

I don't have an issue with Christian's and many people said this was a good retelling of snow white...So I decided, what the hell I will read it. Why not? I mean it got good reviews and most of the reviewers didn't mention the Christian aspect and some of my friends on good reads had it on their shelves.

I DNF around page 45 due to the fact that I just couldn't get passed the so many references to "our lord and savior" that just were not important to the plot. Also the villain... She was a horrible bitch who wouldn't let Sophie wear her cross, burned down a church and killed a priest. Basically telling all Christians that non Christian's hate your faith and want to destroy you...This just isn't true and made me sad the author couldn’t think of anything better to do with an “evil queen.�

I totally could have finished this if it didn't fall into so many Christian fiction tropes. The heroine is a Mary sue, smart, beautiful, innocent and wonderful, everyone loves her. The villain is hard cold, evil evil evil!!! Without any real reason why she is that way... I guess it is just because she doesn't believe in God...Who knows? Either way after the billionth eye roll I couldn't handle it and returned it for a refund on amazon.com...Thank the Goddess for kindle.
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Reading Progress

March 7, 2013 – Started Reading
March 7, 2013 – Shelved
March 7, 2013 –
page 15
4.64% "Ummm unless I am mistaken the duchess isn't her step mom...So the excerpt is wrong and why are were talking about our lord and savior? I hate when religion is forced upon me in novels when that is not the basis for it."
March 7, 2013 –
page 25
7.74% "Okay, step mom pretending not to be.... More god stuff"
March 7, 2013 –
page 35
10.84% "Oh yuck I didn't realize this was christian fiction until I looked up the publisher... ECH..I guess I need to be more careful in the future. Not that I have anything against Christians...I just don't care for christian fiction."
March 7, 2013 –
page 45
13.93% "Ok I get that this ia christian fiction (btw look it up, barely anythings comes right out and says that) why does the villain have to be anti-christian?"
March 7, 2013 –
page 45
13.93% "ugh she destroyed the chapel and killed the priest? The writing is good but I may not be able to finish this"
March 7, 2013 – Shelved as: author-created-their-own-world
March 7, 2013 – Shelved as: fairytale-retelling
March 7, 2013 – Shelved as: ya
October 9, 2013 – Shelved as: preachy
June 2, 2017 – Shelved as: dnf

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message 1: by CS (new)

CS This is why I can't read Christian fiction anymore. Come on, nonChristians aren't out to destroy Christians!! And there's no need to make the Christians perfect, blameless lambs!


message 2: by Brie (new)

Brie I've accidentally picked up Christian fiction myself, which I'm not a fan of. Though I'm sick and end up finishing it.


message 3: by Rose (new)

Rose After recently getting tricked into reading a christian fiction book I decided to be really careful with my next book choice... thank you for saying this was christian fiction! You saved me! I had no clue from the description.


message 4: by Nicole Reads (new)

Nicole Reads Romance Oh my goodness, I had no idea this was a Christian fic either, so thank you! It's heading right back to the library.


message 5: by Anne (new) - added it

Anne Wish I had seen your review before I picked this one up. I DNF'd it for the same reason. Grrrr.


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