from Cheryl_in_CC_NV

Well, I guess it depends on if you think a bit of melodrama & purple prose is a good thing, or not, in a 'tween romance. I enjoyed it. I certainly appreciated that the girl took care of things herself and didn't need to be rescued. I also liked that the stepmother & sisters weren't evil. If I wer...

from nandelh

It is a retelling of Cinderella. But this time there a switch to the plot. Cinderella's father was bad and the stepmother and stepsisters were good. I thought that this book would be boring. But the more I read it the more I enjoyed the twist and turns it made.

from soominb

This book is a retelling of "Cinderella" in a different version. At first when I started reading this book, it was sort of boring because the story kept on going on and on without any spark. But when Cendrillon encounters her stepmother and her two stepsisters, that's when it gets better. I recom...

from krau0098

I love fairy tale retellings and have read a couple written by Dokey previously. So far Dokey's writing has been a bit hit and miss for me, but this book was definitely a hit. It was actually one of the better retellings of Cinderella that I have read. You know the basic story but in this versio...

from theepicrat

Putting the father back in the mix entailed his great sorrow for the loss of his wife after she gave birth to Cendrillon. The depression was so great that he refused to love Cendrillon and abandoned her at the estate with his servants while he returned to court and stayed there. Hence, Cendrillon...