5
stars!!
A
magical page-turning tale set in Victorian times. Captivating and charming re-imagining of ‘Cinderella,’
from an Ugly Stepsister’s point of view.
When
Kat accidentally tears a page of the hardcover copy of ‘Cinderella’ in her
attic, she is magically transported to the beginning of the story, and finds herself in the body of the uglier of the stepsisters. This excellent YA
fairy tale is 445 pages of beautiful world-building, vivid descriptions of
places and attire, and a story that didn’t want to end any more than you or I
wanted to put it down. Devoured in a few
short sittings, I wish the tale hadn’t ended and I look forward to reading any
future entries in the Unfinished Fairy Tales series by Aya Ling.
This
is a different spin on ‘Cinderella,’ including some unexpected plot points
involving themes of children’s’ rights and workers’ rights movement in old-fashioned
Story Land. Equal rights for women and
an involved governing body that looks out for the impoverished are also touched
upon. These plot additions made the tale
more enjoyable for me, as it sets Ling’s work apart from the other, stricter
re-tellings.
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