A decent spin-off of the Snow White story. It's dark, but also sweet in a muddled way. Witches never seem to get a fair shake! ( )

This is the story of the Wicked Queen's magic mirror, from the story of Snow White—from the point of view of the mirror. A young girl, unattractive, unwanted by her father, stepmother, and half-siblings, she's apprenticed to the local witch, and becomes completely enchanted by the witch's other apprentice, and will do anything for her—anything at all.

The other, more talented and more ruthless, apprentice is, of course, the future Wicked Queen, and she enchants Mira into a mirror and gives her just enough magic to be useful in making and keeping her Queen, but not enough ever to escape the trap of the mirror. But Snow White is just one adventure in the long life of the mirror, who has a lot to learn not just about gaining enough magic to free herself from the mirror, but also about the moral lessons her "sister" the Wicked Queen taught her.

Enjoyable. ( )

Mira is the spirit of the mirror...which mirror you ask? Why the evil-stepmother's mirror.

Bewitched and tricked by her evil adopted sister into becoming the soul & voice of the mirror, which has since been long forgotten in the ruins of the castle... Mira is brought to life again by a young girl who discovers the mirror and carries it with her on her journey to freedom. As Mira attempts to reform herself, there is a switching of faces, lives, and destiny.

This is a well written and enchanting story combining both the tales of "Snow White" and "Beauty & the Beast". ( )

This book was exactly what I needed to recover my last read. Good things happen to good people and even those once considered evil are able to gain some redemption. A cross between Snow White and the Goose Girl except that the characters don't just get a happily ever after, they also get to grow and change for the better and create strong and lasting friendships; and even though they didn't all start with the best intentions their growth helps their intentions change and everything turns out well. ( )

Mira, Mirror is a novel that borrows from one of the most famous fairy tales, but gives us the story from the magic mirror's point of view. I would say to forget the Disney version, except something is borrowed from it. Had the author been faithful to the Grimm version, the ending would not have been possible.

This is a story of two pairs of sisters, neither of them sisters by blood, but sisters of the heart.
Mira was betrayed by her sister, whose name means 'worthy of love'. It's an ironic choice. Ivana and Talia have their own selfish reasons for using the mirror's magic.

Change is gradual for Mira, Ivana, and Talia. All three will find love, but only one of them will get romantic love as well.

I liked the ending. It took me a few chapters to get truly involved in the story, but I'm glad I read the book. ( )