Falling Snow Reviews

I've been wanting to talk about this for forever. I've been holding off to give more people a chance to read it. I still can't even process the fact that people who aren't related to me, or friends with me have read my story. Even more mind blowing is the fact that the majority of them liked it.

I thought I would share my favorite bits of the ones I got so far. Just know that if you wrote me a good review I cried, and if you wrote a bad one I probably did too, but for a different reason. I'm getting better at not taking those critiques so hard. Some of them, have been helpful. I now know what I have to improve.


If you're looking for a gritty circus setting, snappy writing, electric characters, a plot that keeps your adrenaline rushing as fast as Snow's on the tightrope, and a brilliantly unique take on Snow White, then this is it! I could seriously fangirl about this novella for days.- Christine Smith


Without question, the most delicious piece of writing I've read in a long, LONG time. And I do mean 'delicious.' This is one of those stories where you can literally taste each color as it's painted on the page, and I'll have you know they taste pretty dang good. Some are burnt and black like charcoal; others are light and sweet and tart like lemon candy; but they're all so so soooooooooooooooo yummy. Phenomenal description. Phenomenal atmosphere. 100/10 would recommend. - Katie Hanna


FALLING SNOW is a truly spectacular read. I’m utterly enchanted! This review is going to be difficult to write, because how do I recover from something so amazing? MY FEELS. WHAT ARE WORDS. I’M PEN-SLAIN. I don’t know how to express how much I absolutely adored this story and how striking and thrilling it was and how it blew me away. - Deborah O'Carroll


I thought this was probably the most faithful retelling, interestingly. It took a lot of elements and played with them, and it reversed a great many details, which I found remarkably compelling. Perhaps my favorite part of this story was the prose. It was gritty, atmospheric, and described everything so perfectly. I felt like I was THERE, within the story. - R.F Gammon


But, whilst the setting and premise are wonderfully original, the characterization is more deficient. This Snow is such a hopeless pawn that she reads like a guest star in her own story rather than the main character, and that in spite of having a POV of her own. - Marquise 
( This review was more of a critique, but she still gave me four stars, and I agree with her.)

And it really was a gorgeous story, albeit one hidden under a thick layer of grime - sort of the way that the faerie reality was hidden under glamour. Snow shone through as a breath of innocence in a cast of characters where no one was a saint. - Kendra Ardnek (This one also was a critique, but I appreciate a good critique it's the only way to grow.)


The way so many of the elements from the original story were twisted was positively brilliant. I also loved how the hidden danger of the circus where Snow worked saturated everything even before you knew what the secret behind it all was, making me constantly question which characters Snow should trust, -  E.F.B


I loved the contrasts of the circus, the glitz and glamour on the surface that, like a poisonous veneer, hides the hidden gruesomeness beneath- Meredith Burton


A dark blend of Once Upon a Time and The Greatest Showman, Falling Snow is a riveting start to the Five Poisoned Apples collection! I can't wait to see what Skye Hoffert writes next. - Tracey Dyck


She has a way of writing her characters where you can just see them standing in a dark ally with a cigarette, their gangster hat pulled over their eyes and a bottle of bootleg whiskey in their pocket. - M.K (I adore this description)

ME and my story. XD

The whole story was fabulously done, really. The plot, the characters, the setting, everything was so aesthetically pleasing! - Madeline J. Rose


What a thrillingly wicked tale. It was so unique, but I loved how all the original elements of the tale were twisted to fit in. So good. -Nicki Chapelway

I loved how all of the original Snow White elements were incorporated, and was not disappointed with the ending. It is truly a Snow White for this generation.- Kristen

Sadly, this was my least favorite story in the collection, but not for lack of a good concept.- Sarah 
(Another critique, but like the other ones it was constructive criticism.) 

This story is so sharp and pointy, but also sweet and soft, and altogether dark and delicious... I love it dearly.- Rachel Kovincy 

The first has what I would describe as a modern gothic style, if that’s even a thing.- Sydney Mann


Falling Snow was my favorite. I would have loved a full length book with those characters and in that setting. -Hannah

 Skye Hoffert’s “Falling Snow” is a great circus tale, filled with lots of mystery, and mixes a beautiful blend of beautiful lightness, and gritty darkness. - Karen Martin

I loved the circus setting of this story and it reminded me of The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. However, I found the character of Snow to be rather passive. -Payton 
( Another critique but she compared it to The Night Circus, so I'm going to count it as a win.)


The world of the fae circus is mysterious and enticing, and Hoffert’s characters steal the show.- Ashley G


Anyone who loves fairies and magic like those in “Labyrinth” or “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and/or love “The Greatest Showman” should absolutely check out this story!- Nicole

Thanks to everyone who read it! You guys have kept me going. 
(this collection of gifs is brought to you by Klaus Hargreeves, who is my new favorite character and also my soulmate according to a buzzfeed quiz. Which we all know are legally binding.)