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June 11, 2019
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June 12, 2019
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samantha  Bookworm-on-rainydays
Lesbian Cinderella!!!!! This was a great and simple and a lovely twist on a classic fairy tale! Sidhean is a creeper and the hundreds are a great twist. I really really enjoyed this book it does an excellent job melding the feeling of a classic fairytale with a more modern style. And i would love too read more by Malinda Lo.
akacya ❦
2023 reads: 36/350

2023 tbr: 15/100


3.5

in this cinderella retelling, our main character ash is consumed with grief and can only find solace in the tales her mother once told her. as she develops a relationship with the huntress kaisa, she starts to feel she has something to live for. but the dangerous fairy sidhean has already claimed her…will she be able to follow true love in the end?

this was a good book, but unfortunately i was underwhelmed by it. it’s hard to place my finger on exactly where i
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Shannara
So what can I say about this book?... it wasn’t great. But it also wasn’t bad. I wanted to love it though. A lesbian retelling of a fairytale?! Yes!!!! (view spoiler) ...more
Jen Appell
Dec 26, 2011 rated it it was amazing
I'm a sucker for fairy tales and different interpretations of them. This is by far my favorite interpretation of Cinderella. It was wildly creative and original. It was not what I expected, but it was so much better. The way the author incorporated the different elements of the fairy tale was wonderful. I love that this wasn't the same story retold with different names or in a different setting. It truly was its own story. I loved all of the characters, even the ones I hated. I was completely en ...more
Charlotte King
May 22, 2022 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: books-i-own
Not sure why I waited so long to read this book.
♦Jennifer♦
Jan 03, 2010 marked it as to-read
Rae
Apr 19, 2012 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: dttbrh-shelf
Ailed
May 13, 2014 marked it as perhaps-perhaps
Jillian
Sep 28, 2015 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Elysia
Sep 30, 2017 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Audrey
Dec 20, 2016 rated it really liked it
Rahma
Jul 15, 2019 rated it really liked it
Shelves: miscellaneous
Sonia Renaud
Oct 11, 2017 marked it as to-read
Shelves: owned-to-read
Jennifer
Oct 22, 2017 marked it as to-read
∘⊱αnni⊰∘
Oct 29, 2018 marked it as to-read
Tina Haigler
Jan 02, 2019 marked it as to-read
Ashley
Jan 24, 2019 marked it as to-read
Teri
Jul 06, 2020 rated it it was ok
f.
Jun 10, 2019 marked it as to-read
Karen
Jun 29, 2019 marked it as to-read
Shelves: fantasy, glbt, own-kindle
Shannara
Jul 30, 2019 rated it liked it
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Aug 28, 2020 marked it as to-read
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May 08, 2021 marked it as to-read
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May 28, 2021 marked it as to-read
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Apr 26, 2022 marked it as to-read
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Nov 02, 2023 marked it as to-read
Taylor
Mar 09, 2024 rated it liked it
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