Reviews

Death Be Not Proud by Suzannah Rowntree

clairetrellahill's review against another edition

5.0

Y’all this story made me nervous but in the best way. I loved the atmosphere and tone of this Jazz Age story, the intrigue (who can we trust?), the mix of cultures, the fairytale—couldn’t tell which it was until halfway through!—and oh especially the twist which I did NOT see coming!!
I thought this was going to be a nice novella to read before bed and it was, but not in the way I expected and I loved it a lot!! Dipping my toe into Suzannah’s body of work went so well I am ready to dive all the way in (ha ha

silver_valkyrie_reads's review

4.0

A retelling of

Snow White

set in New Zealand. This is my favorite that I've read by the author so far. Complex and twisty, just a little bit dark. This one has some mild violence (especially discussion of a murder that took place before the story opens), so probably not recommended for very young or extremely sensitive readers, but still nothing I would consider to be major content.