As the story opens, I was intrigued by the system and I still find that interesting. I also like how Bayron framed the society around the legend of Cinderella. It was a clever plot device for setting the stage for some serious examination of a patriarchal society. Bueno, a ver. Esta lectura ha sido un poco montaña rusa... ¿o debería decir puenting? Durante la primera mitad estaba casi seguro de que le iba a dar cinco estrellas, a partir de ahí me chirriaron cosas y al final... uf. Constance is a young woman on a mission. She knows the truth behind the Cinderella story. As the descendent of one of the ugly stepsisters, she’s ready to set the record straight and right the wrongs done to her family. When she meets Sophia, she recognizes a kindred spirit. She’s as ardent as Sophia, and she’s got combat skills as well. She brings some levity to the story with her occasional grumpiness, and she has a flirtatious side that occasionally throws Sophia off her game. The Writing Style Sophia's and Erin's relationship is forbidden under Lille's law, since both of them are supposed to be dutiful wives to whichever man selects them at the royal ball.

She is in love with Erin (even though Erin refuses to rebel) and on the night of the first ball, Sophia makes a run for it. Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron, my first cinderella retelling I think, i liked it. I LOVED THE PLOT TWISTS!, THEY WERE LIKE YASSSS! I also loved all the characters!, they were awesome! except for prince charming! 👀🔪 U'll see why! 👀 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. The story is fast-paced and exciting. The characters of Sophia and Constance are well described, both girls are brave and principled and, although they both see the dangers they face in carrying out their quest, they are prepared to do whatever it takes to destroy King Manford. The relationship between Sophia and Constance is tastefully described, but we are left in no doubt as to the depth of feeling between the two girls. Tbh, if you loved Cinderella don't read this. It might disturb you a bit because this Cinderella retelling is dark and deep.

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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 . . . Filled with (gay!) romance, adventure, and mystery, CINDERELLA IS DEAD recasts the fairy tale as something more horrific than the Disney dream--and shouts aloud for young women to stand up for their rights and their happiness.” - Alex Schaffner, Brookline Booksmith I don’t want to be saved by some knight in shining armour. I’d like to be the one in the armour, and I’d like to be the one doing the saving.” – Cinderella is Dead TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Our Sophia is straightforward, brave, a true rebellious who is afraid of speaking from her heart is in love with childhood friend Erin but her mother pushes her to choose a boy, finding an appropriate match to marry at the ball. Of course Sophia rejects to be chosen by a guy she will never feel anything serious! She’s proud to be gay! So this is end of discussion!

Cinderella's story - the so-called sacred text which the girls of Lille are compelled to live by - is an indication of how different versions of a story can alter over time and how what is a lie can be considered true. Furthermore, Sophia is prepared to fight for freedom and strive to release the people of Lille from their grinding existence, whatever the cost to herself. She puts her heart on the line to discover the dark secret at the heart of the kingdom. Searching for answers in the dangerous White Forest, she flees the glitzy false sham of a ball where men have attempted to claim her against her will. Relationships: There were quite a few relationships in this book and I really can’t say anything about them because SPOILERS aha. There was one relationship that I wasn’t sure about at first because I found it a bit too rapid and maybe a bit precocious, but as it went along, I grew to love it and root for the people involved. Some other relationships were interesting in the way that they turned out.The book started with Sophia and Erin somewhere near the palace i think. They ran when they thought the guards were after them! Sophia went to town to get her dress for the ball fitted. Some stuff happened in the middle that i don't think was that impor New week, New BookTube Video - all about the best (and worst) literary couples The Written Review Two hundred years ago Cinderella lived, and ever since then she's been an obsession of Sophia's town.

Second Love: After Sophia's and Erin's relationship breaks apart due to Erin not being able to handle the societal pressure, Sophia finds a new love in charming rebel Constance. I'm sorry to say I didn't really care for this book and maybe part of that is because I read THIS POISON HEART first, which I really liked. By contrast, CINDERELLA IS DEAD comes across as woefully unpolished and boring. I do really like the idea of a dystopian society that has essentially made the Cinderella fairytale their doctrine in a bizarre Bachelorette like ball culture, but this story mostly feels like it's all ideas and no execution. I didn't find the story or the characters compelling enough to continue. Her follow-up is much, much better, which is only testament to the author's skills as a writer. Together, the girls must find a way to save their town (and themselves) by diving into the true story of Cinderella... but is there time? Or are they already too late? Once at the ball, Sophia rebels and flees, managing to escape the king's guards. She hides out in Cinderella's mausoleum, where she meets Constance, a descendant of Cinderella and her stepsisters. The two girls are attracted to one another, and together they vow to bring down King Manford once and for all, and free the women of Lille from his evil and cruel rules. In doing so the girls learn that the story of Cinderella and her stepsisters is very different from the one they have been told all of their lives. Adaptational Villainy: Prince Charming in the original fairy tale was pretty much Exactly What It Says on the Tin: A gallant prince who genuinely loved Cinderella and helped her escape her step-family's abuse. While in this book, he is little more than a Psychopathic Manchild who viewed Cinderella as his property and killed her in the most cruel, drawn-out way possible when she wouldn't give in to him. He then proceeded to do the same to thousands of innocent women for over a century to stay alive and rule eternally over Mersailles.

Todo esto no quita que sea una novela que abogue por la inclusión y el feminismo de un modo increíble. No deja lugar a dudas de las cosas que tenemos mal en nuestra sociedad, lo muestra de un modo exagerado para que el mensaje cale. Y bravo por eso. Es un libro valiente y que te mantiene en vilo capítulo tras capítulo, y no con un estilo demasiado sencillo, he de decir. Tiene ese toque de cuento clásico de vez en cuando que hace que no sea una novela más. 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.