The Wildest Things
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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.
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No Prince Needed
This week has been all about discovering new-to-me authors, and The Wildest Things by Andrea Hannah was my first read from her. I’m giving it a solid 3.5 stars—and honestly, I wish I’d picked it up sooner.
I fell for this book the moment I saw the cover, and luckily, the story inside had plenty of charm too. If you enjoy fairytale retellings (especially the darker, moodier kind), this reimagined Snow White might be right up your alley. There’s no prince, no seven dwarves—just a powerful, flawed girl who saves herself, and I loved that.
One of my favorite parts was how magic was so deeply tied to nature. The world is built around territories that represent the seasons—Roanfrost being the wintry one—and it made for a setting that felt alive and immersive. Snow’s connection with nature gave the story a grounded, almost primal feel. Watching her interact with the land, the animals, and the spirit of the world around her added a lot of depth—and made the damage caused by the villains feel especially cruel.
Snow as a character felt fully human. The decree naming her the next Seasonkeeper talks about being “fair,” but she no longer sees herself that way—physically scarred, emotionally conflicted, and prone to mistakes. And yet, she’s still chosen. That contradiction made her feel real and relatable. She didn’t need saving—she did the saving.
Now, about the romance... It’s complicated. There’s a sort-of love triangle between Snow and a set of twins—a brother and sister—who are technically her step-siblings. It’s a little murky (they’re strangers, raised apart, etc.), but it still made me raise an eyebrow, especially with the age gap (Snow is technically 20 years older, though you could argue magic timelines blur things). It didn’t ruin the story for me, but it was the one thing that felt a bit off.
Still, the world-building won me over. The Blight, the politics of the land, the way nature was portrayed as both beautiful and brutal—it all kept me intrigued. And with how the book ended? There has to be more coming. No way we’re done here. I’d love to see this turn into a duology or a full trilogy. Honestly, it would make a fantastic show.
Overall, The Wildest Things was a dark, lush fairytale with a complex lead and a beautifully imagined world. It surprised me in the best way, and I’ll definitely be picking up more from Andrea Hannah in the future.
