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Black As Snow (2011)

by Nick Nolan(Favorite Author)

2.9 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1612180051 (ISBN13: 9781612180052)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

AmazonEncore

review 1: This book has the elements to be a hit. Unfortunately, in the mix, something gets lost... Contrary to what usually occurs, I found the downsides of the novel in the earlier stages of the plot rather than at the climax. Nolan actually does an excellent work of bringing every subplot together in an interesting enough fashion.My issues with the book are more related to general ideas insinuated through the plot (such as women are in general stupid/manipulative/shallow/evil and no christian being worth a dime) than with an actual plot point. These ideas are big deal breakers for me; so it really affected the way I perceived the book.
review 2: Black as Snow is a modern day retelling of the Snow White fable. Sebastian Black is a evangelical superstar who has amas... moresed a fortune for both his mother Kitty & himself, despite being only 19. Like many a teen with money to burn he has become incredibly materialistic & narcissistic. But he feels trapped. Kitty controls his entire life (the evil queen) & Sebastian, who is starting to feel some doubts about his situation, just wants to escape. So he heads off to visit a friend on what will become a journey that will change his life forever. Along the way he meets many very ordinary people (dwarves) who teach him extraordinary lessons which change the teenager his is into the man he is meant to be. Let me just say that I normally avoid religious fiction if I can, but this is not necessarily religious fiction. It does speak of God & what God ends up meaning to Sebastian, but it is in NO way shape or form preachy. I adored this book. The correlation to Snow White is incredibly clever, the characters are beautifully drawn & I came to love them all (except for Kitty). The story line itself is at times gripping & at others beautiful in its description of how Sebastian comes to love the people he meets like a family. I cannot recommend this book enough. Ignore the word 'God' if you, like me, don't like religious fiction & just give it a go. You won't be sorry. less

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