I love these retelling of classic tales.

These are not for children, they are dark sexy and oh so good.

I love how the author has modernised the classics and retold them just for adults. Snow White is minxy and tomboyish and the wicked stepmother.... I so want to be like her... brilliant..

This third installment of the Tales of the Kingdoms series is just as great as the first two, I just can't get enough of Pinboroughs dark retellings!

You remember that film you were shown by your parents all those years ago. You know, the one with pure virginal Snow White, lovable dwarfs, handsome prince, wicked witch, poison apple and all those songs. Yes, that's the one, Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Sarah Pinborough's Poison is definitely not that. They may share much of the same DNA and Grimm source, but this version couldn't be more.... adult.

This Snow White is a sexually aware tomboy who's fond of a pint or two and is nothing at all like the innocent her name suggests. We still have dwarfs with descriptive names, but Disney's Doc, Grumpy, Bashful et al are replaced by the bookish Dreamy and Grouchy, who has good reason to be after losing his hand in a mining accident, among others. Oh, and the prince? He's a lovestruck fool who seems to fall for any woman of beauty, then quickly comes to regret it.

Yes, I think you'll agree that Poison, and the prequels and sequels, should definitely not be shared with your children.

Thanks to NetGalley, Gollancz and the author for an advance copy.

It’s Snow White but this one is nothing like the Disney version. This one is wild and sexy and yearning and the wicked stepmother is obsessed with the girl, as is the handsome prince. I read these books out of order so I already know Snow white’s fate but this was a wonderful read.