The Whispering Fog by Landra Jennings
Published by HarperCollins US on November 30, 2022
ISBN: 0358674557
Pages: 240
Genres: Adventure, Fairy Tale, Supernatural, Suspense
Format: Fiction
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This updated version of the fairy tale Rose Red and Snow White features Rose, an outspoken, popular, tennis player and Neve, her 11-months younger sister. Both are in seventh grade and have just moved to a new town as a result of their parents’ separation. Neve has been content to let Rose call  the shots her entire life, and Rose, feeling protective of the quieter Neve, has been content to do so. So, when Rose vanishes into a malevolent, swirling fog, Neve is on her own to do what she thinks is right for the first time.

This is an entertaining story with (mostly) likable characters and a good message. While the characters are in middle school it could appeal to younger kids who can handle some creepiness. Fans of the Small Spaces series would like this, as would fans of fairy tale retellings.

Reviewed by Sarah Maciejewski, Patten Free Library, Bath