A Villains Collection: Books 1-3

Fairest of All, The Beast Within, and Poor Unfortunate Soul

By: Serena Valentino

Narrated by: Lucy Rayner

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES • This audiobook collection includes the first three books in Serena Valentino’s Villains series.

Fairest of All: A Tale of the Wicked Queen
Why exactly is the Evil Queen so nasty, particularly to Snow White? Perhaps it has something to do with the creepy-looking figure in the magic mirror who’s not just some random spooky visage.

The Beast Within: A Tale of Beauty’s Prince
A cursed prince sits alone in a secluded castle. Few have seen him, but those who claim they have say his hair is wild and nails are sharp—like a beast’s! But how did this prince, once jovial and beloved by the people, come to be a reclusive and bitter monster? And is it possible that he can ever find true love and break the curse that has been placed upon him?

Poor Unfortunate Soul: A Tale of the Sea Witch
The third novel in Serena Valentino’s Villains series features the story of Disney’s The Little Mermaid from the perspective of the sea witch Ursula.
The tale of The Little Mermaid is a beloved one of losing―and then finding―one’s own voice. And yet this is only half the story. So what of Ariel’s nemesis, Ursula, the sea witch? What led to her becoming so twisted, scorned, and filled with hatred? Many tales have tried to explain her motives. Here is one account of what might have shaped the sea witch into a detestable and poor unfortunate soul.

Perfect performance!

I am a huge Disney fan and love that there is a villain side to the story

Perfect narration and captivating storytelling

I Loved the narrator voice and ability to switch the tone to various characters. Must listen.

So much fun!

These stories are a mesh of the OG Grimm stories but with some of the HEA. If you like a good backstory and a good origin story, you will enjoy this collection. The Snow White story could have been shorter but it is still entertaining all the same.
They do have the gore of the original Disney stories (like descriptions of death, the threat of violence and revenge), but not in tremendous detail. I would absolutely give this to a preteen reader.
Hope you enjoy the stories as much as I did!

Marvelous

Although I enjoyed the first two books immensely I had been very much looking forward to Ursula's origin story. so I read the first two books anticipating a wonderful story but instead I was given a very generic and rushed story.
don't get me wrong the first are absolutely exquisite and captivating but if you're looking for something that's going to leave you at the edge of your seat I would not recommend reading the last book.
it really doesn't complete the series and it just seemed like the author had given up at some point or at some point Disney must have told the author to hurry up with the story.
Lucy Raynor is a absolutely fabulous narrator and I hope to hear more from her.
overall I don't believe that my time was wasted but I believe that the last book was a waste of time. this is no reflection on the author's skill and character it is merely the fact that there was a beautiful flow to the first two books but when it came to the last book about Ursula it seemed rushed forced generic and it was rather chaotic especially when it came to the timeline.
I didn't like the fact that it was hopping all over the place and that it was adding things to the story that just weren't really necessary. there were some chapters that really did not serve to further the plot and I found them to be very unnecessary and a waste of time.