"Wholly original and captivating." - Brigid Kemmerer, New York Times bestselling author of A Curse So Dark and LonelyGirls team up to overthrow the kingdom in this unique and powerful retelling of Cinderella from a stunning new voice that’s perfect for fans of Dhonielle Clayton and Melissa Albert.It’s 200 years after Cinderella found her prince, but the fairy tale is over. Teen girls are now required to appear at the Annual Ball, where the men of the kingdom select wives based on a girl’s display of finery. If a suitable match is not found, the girls not chosen are never heard from again.Sixteen-year-old Sophia would much rather marry Erin, her childhood best friend, than parade in front of suitors. At the ball, Sophia makes the desperate decision to flee, and finds herself hiding in Cinderella’s mausoleum. There, she meets Constance, the last known descendant of Cinderella and her step sisters. Together they vow to bring down the king once and for all--and in the process, they learn that there’s more to Cinderella’s story than they ever knew . . .This fresh take on a classic story will make readers question the tales they’ve been told, and root for girls to break down the constructs of the world around them.
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Cinderella Is Dead
von Kalynn Bayron
"Wholly original and captivating." - Brigid Kemmerer, New York Times bestselling author of A Curse So Dark and LonelyGirls team up to overthrow the kingdom in this unique and powerful retelling of Cinderella from a stunning new voice that’s perfect for fans of Dhonielle Clayton and Melissa Albert.It’s 200 years after Cinderella found her prince, but the fairy tale is over. Teen girls are now required to appear at the Annual Ball, where the men of the kingdom select wives based on a girl’s display of finery. If a suitable match is not found, the girls not chosen are never heard from again.Sixteen-year-old Sophia would much rather marry Erin, her childhood best friend, than parade in front of suitors. At the ball, Sophia makes the desperate decision to flee, and finds herself hiding in Cinderella’s mausoleum. There, she meets Constance, the last known descendant of Cinderella and her step sisters. Together they vow to bring down the king once and for all--and in the process, they learn that there’s more to Cinderella’s story than they ever knew . . .This fresh take on a classic story will make readers question the tales they’ve been told, and root for girls to break down the constructs of the world around them.
Aktuelle Rezensionen(9)
Rezension von AmélieGeschichte hat mich sehr begeistert und berührt Ich konnte sehr schnell und einfach in die Welt eintauchen und fand die Liebesgeschichte sehr schön geschrieben Dazu muss man sagen, ich habe dass Buch auf Englisch gelesen, womit sich der Anfang bei mir ,durch meine Englischkenntnisse und dadurch dass es mein erstes Buch auf Englisch war, sehr holprig gestaltet. Zusammenfassend sehr tolles Buch und deswegen auch eins meiner Lieblinge
Rezension von booq_cafeI was so exited to read this book and during the first 100 pages it was great and I saw lots of potential. After that unfortunately the plot took a very unexpected turn and everything got worse. At first the protagonist Sophia seems to be this brave and wild young woman who wants to change the world. She is unhappy and her feelings towards the kingdom are absolutely relatable. After the turning point at page 100 she becomes very naive and takes on a plan she could acutally never accomplish, but of course Sophia is brave and if you have a goal you can conquer anything. Now, that's some bullshit. It's a nice touch, but made the story all the more unrealistic. The love interest seems very distant to me. I knew what drives her and that Sophia obviously has string feelings towards her, but that's acutally it. I just couln't connect with her and didn't understand her need to be so egoistical all the time. The other characters were painted in black or white. Either you r are a good person or you aren't. This is far from the reality and made the characters seem flat. The plot was so predictable it's almost funny. There was one tiny plottwist at the end, but it's a stretch to call it even that. Everything happens exactly as you would expect and I knew the "secret" they hoped to find out from page 65. Sophia almost never has to oversome an obstacle by herself, learns how to fight in a day and nobody actually stands in her way wherever she wants to go. Enter the castle as a fugitive - no problem, there are no guards that would see her or recognize her, no. There aren't much guards on her route anyway even though the city is supposedly packed with them. The only good things about this book were the writing and the take of the author on LGBTQ+ relationships. I wouldn't recommend this book and don't understand why everybody seems to love it so much.
Rezension von James LückOh my that was actually really good. How many unexpected thing do you want to happen... Yes
Rezension von SkyllenCharacters: 0.5 Plot & Worldbuilding: 0.5 Writing: 1 Read again: / Overall feeling: / Fast paced and without logic at some points. The plot and worldbuilding could have been so much better. The protagonist was silly, short-sighted and exhausting to read. I liked the last plottwist at the end. A story with lots of missed potential.
Rezension von Fabiennethe end was RUSHED, still good tho