I don't think I've ever been so confused about a book as this one. The world building was seriously lacking to the point where I had to stop, put down the book for a minute and do quick search online to see if I'm actually reading the 1st book in the series (which I was). Nothing about this world is really explained, there are different creatures in the book (at least I think they're creatures) called Twisted and Jacks and there are Potentials (which I think are human, kind of like witches...I think), but none of it is explained well. I kept waiting for the world to be explained better and it never happened; all I know is some of them have powers, some of them have fangs (so I'm guessing they're vampires) and the ones with powers can turn into a "Twisted" which is a bad thing, though not sure why.

The book is also pretty slow paced, it takes forever until something interesting starts to happen and the whole ending with the Queen and Cami is also confusing and weird. I'm still not quite sure what happened. I also don't understand why Cami's past is so important. I get that she's important to the Queen but her past didn't seem important to her storyline or how she's shaped as a character. She always felt like she didn't belong in her family and she always wondered about her past and where she came from but when she found out about her past and where she came from it didn't seem to have a big effect on her. It didn't change her, she was still the same character as before (which was another thing that annoyed me).

From the beginning of the book Cami kept saying she didn't belong and "I'm not family" and she kept questioning her place within the Vultusino family even though her father loved her and cared for her and she was brought up really well and by the end of the book she's still saying "I'm not family, I don't belong". That really annoyed me, I was hoping by the end she would finally realize that just because she wasn't born into the family doesn't mean she doesn't belong, her family loved and cared about her but she's too blind to see it.

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Speaking of her family's love, her and Nico's relationship was kind of weird to me. I get that he's not biologically her brother but she was still raised with him and grew up with him since they were little kids. They saw each other as brother and sister, so it's weird that they got engaged and were going to get married. Plus their interactions is kind of weird because half the time she's afraid of him and scared that she'll make him angry and he'll hurt her. If she's so afraid of him hurting her, why is she going to marry him?

Overall this book was just way too confusing and I didn't get it, so I'm going to have to give it a 1 star. ( )

After getting about halfway through this book after multiple attempts to read it, I decided to DNF it. I was just not a fan. This is a Snow White retelling but instead of 7 dwarfs, they are a "family" of vampires that are kind of like a mafia. It was weird. ( )

I skipped through this book so I don't think I can truly consider it read. I spent a long time trying to read this book, but by the 2/3 mark there were still a lot of words and not a lot of plot. Typically I like Saintcrow's meandering prose and interesting characters but I was struggling to read and skipping massive chunks of text just to find the story and characters building toward nothing. Based on my skipping, all the plot must happen in the last 1/3 of the book. By that stage I didn't care enough to read in any detail and just skipped ahead in huge chunks. ( )

If a person were to ask a child to name their top favorite princesses, one of those princesses might be Snow White. A princess that was known for her purity and innocence. A girl that was hated by her evil queen step mother, but saved by her seven unique friends. Touched by nature and gifted by the fair folk, Snow White was meant to be a legend. This story is a touch of that traditional legend with a new twist in its theme. The, ‘Snow White’ character is not the perfect girl that is portrayed in the past, but rather a girl with a dark history. Her name is Cami and she is the adopted daughter of prominent vampire family. A family so powerful that most fear to cross paths with them. Found at the tender age of six, Cami is given the name of Camille and is the most beloved child to the godfather of the Seven. Although she is considered the ‘little princess’ of the vampire family, Cami cannot help but feel lost. At night she lays awake and ponders on who she used to be and why she was discovered by the godfather of the Seven. As her days progress as usual an unexpected visitor shows up and takes interest in Camille. Looking the same as her and hinting that he knows of her past, she leans toward discovering his identity. Can making friends with this new person help Cami find out who she really is? Why was she abandoned on the side of the road in the middle of winter? Will the discovery of her true identity make her stronger or crush her?

I found myself finishing this book in a couple of days. I really enjoyed the different spin on the fairy tale story. I have never been a huge fan of Snow White and to be honest I could not stand her. In this book I really liked her and found myself rooting for her time and time again. I would rather have this version of Snow White than the other version that would have us ‘whistle while we work’. Nope that is not going to happen over here! I like a heroine that is going to kick some butt occasionally when the time calls for it. I found that Camille also enjoyed nature, but did not saturate herself in it to the point where I wanted to puke. I loved the idea of having her be the daughter of a vampire gang leader. I found that to be interesting and new. She was a princess, but not the traditional sense of royalty that we normally think of today. I also enjoyed that and found the author to be very creative. I highly recommend this book and also the series. I really think she did a great job and am looking forward to the next book. ( )

Nameless is a darker re-imagining of Snow White, in which the heroine, Camille, is a foundling picked up by Enrico Vultusino, the head of the Seven, a group of the most powerful families in New Haven. She lives like a princess in his house alongside his son, Nico, as she struggles to find her real identity. Meanwhile, a beautiful but menacing White Queen haunts her dreams.

There were a lot of things I liked about this book, though I don't know if style-wise it would appeal to everyone. The setting has concepts parallel to ours (Halloween, vampires, Internet) but with different terms to refer to them. Because the story never really stops to explain what each thing means, there were parts that were harder to understand, but I felt more fully immersed in the world that way. I also loved the sort of Snow White-meets-the-Godfather feel of the first part of the book.

It feels like the author was trying to shoehorn in a love triangle, but it kindof fizzled out before it even started. Both the guys in the story had their good scenes and their not-as-good scenes with Cami, and honestly I don't know how I feel about the choices she made in the end. I think I might get more out of it on a re-read

This book definitely has flaws, especially concerning the characters and their motivations, but I enjoyed the ride enough to re-read/read the others in the series. While I still have questions about the main characters in this book, I'm also glad the next one apparently focuses on someone else, which should help keep everything fresh. ( )