Cinderella is Dead
by Kalynn Bayron
What is it about:
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.
What did I think of it:
This is a really cool read.
I loved how the original fairytale is used to create the world in this book. It feels plausible and I could easily picture this awful society that grew out of the "Happy Ending" of Cinderella.
I liked Sophia from the start. She is fierce in how she loves and thinks. Where others shrink away from confrontation, she is ready to take on the world and fight for what she believes in.
I flew through this book as I wanted to know if Sophia would succeed to bring change to a world that seriously needs it. If there's one thing I could say against this book, it's that I wanted a bit more closure on the fate of some of the characters, but that's only a minor grumble.
All in all this is a great read and I'll keep an eye out for more by Bayron.
Why should you read it:
It's a cool YA Fantasy based on Cinderella.
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