SuitabookFairest of all
Serena Valentino
- Reading
- If the darker themes may matter to your reader, read alongside them or agree on pauses before starting. Afterwards, compare the Queen’s choices with the pressures around her without treating either as a complete excuse.
- Themes
- Abuse and responsibility: The book addresses abuse and responsibility; the detail of how it is developed remains unclear. The book presents competing or mixed signals about this.
- Love, grief and obsession: The Queen’s story is framed as tragic, involving love and loss, while her desire to be the fairest is connected with vanity and obsession. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Magic and moral causation: A mysterious mirror and the Odd Sisters or three witches are described as forces influencing the Queen’s downfall or descent. Magic adds mystery but may displace the personal conflict that could otherwise explain the Queen’s transformation.
- Worth knowing
- Be aware of emotional abuse, controlling or harmful relationships, grief, a parent’s death, violence, child and domestic abuse, suicide references, and dark magic. The precise handling and prominence of each element may vary by edition.