The Wildest Things

By Andrea Hannah

Book Overview

In this sapphic Snow White retelling, if Snow is to save her kingdom from being ravaged by the Blight, she'll have to kill the Evil Queen's daughter...if she doesn't fall in love with her first.

When her glass coffin unexpectedly shatters, Snow White awakens to anything but a dream. The land is rotting. The animals have mutated. In the twenty years that have passed since Snow bit into the poisoned apple, the kingdom of Roanfrost has transformed from a luscious wild land to a blight-ravaged nightmare. In search of answers and a way to restore her kingdom to its former glory, Snow sets out on a dangerous journey that will test the strength she never knew she had.

Friends will become foes.

New alliances will form.

The Queen with the blood red lips will stop at nothing to seize her power as well as her heart.

If Snow has any chance to survive and restore not only her kingdom, but all of Garedenne, her only option is to become the Seasonkeeper and access the life-giving magic that will heal the plague. But the path to becoming the Seasonkeeper is more treacherous than she could ever imagine--because the wild things have awakened and Snow's darker impulses yearn to set them free.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250884497
• ISBN13: 9781250884497
• Release Date: February 2025
• Publisher: Wednesday Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 13 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

Cool cover

Okay, things I liked about this book. I enjoyed that there is the twist of a Blight and Snow White wakes up to a very changed kingdom, full of toothy animals looking for meat snacks. I liked the view points of the mirror (who is a right interesting character who has seen a lot). I also really liked the side characters of Henrik and Briar (would love to see more of their history). And Iliana could have been so good with how she searches for power but also seems to be conflicted in whether she forges her own path or will follow in her mother's footsteps. Plus the cover is awesome. The issues I had with this book are a few. One. I got irritated with how Snow cried, screamed, and ran so much in the beginning. She did get more of a backbone as she realized her powers, but still I did not click with her character. Also the attraction between her and Iliana seemed a bit too forced as they only caught glimpses of each other in reflections. And, the big thing that drove me crazy is how nothing was resolved. No fixing of the blight, all the characters in limbo, and a mysterious third party appearing. I think that is what frustrated me most and so I can only rate this as okay. It could have been great though and maybe the next book will redeem the series.