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What if Cinderella never tried on the glass slipper? Unable to prove that she's the missing princess, and unable to bear life under Lady Tremaine any longer, Cinderella attempts a fresh start, looking for work at the palace as a seamstress. But when the Grand Duke appoints her to serve under the king's visiting sister, Cinderella becomes witness to a grand conspiracy to take the kingand the princeout of power, as well as a longstanding prejudice against fairies, including Cinderella's own Fairy Godmother. Faced with questions of love and loyalty to the kingdom, Cinderella must find a way to stop the villains of past and present . . . before it's too late. The next installment in the popular Twisted Tales series that brings amazing twists and turns to your favourite Disney films, asking the reader, 'what if . . . ?'
Paperback: 416 pages
Publisher: Scholastic Australia
ISBN-10: 1743839995
ISBN-13: 978-1743839997
Little Miss C finished ꜱᴏ ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪꜱ ʟᴏᴠᴇ by Elizabeth Lim only a couple of days ago. She's in love with this cover, which is perfect for the story.
C had a great time reading this one. She has thoroughly enjoyed the author's writing style, which has been action packed, captivating, and an emotional roller coaster. The plot has been well thought through, though the story has been a bit slow around the middle of the book. C also really liked the whole world building and enjoyed meeting other places in Cinderella's world.
And then there are the characters. C has been quite impressed by the way Cinderella turned out. She has many of the well known character traits from the original story, yet she comes across as way more relatable. She's still kind, loving, and full of hope. But she's also so much more. Quite a few of the other characters we know from the original story got a big do-over though. Some simply got a name or a backstory, others got fully twisted from good hearted to kind of villains.
ꜱᴏ ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪꜱ ʟᴏᴠᴇ from the ᴅɪꜱɴᴇʏ - ᴀ ᴛᴡɪꜱᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴀʟᴇ collection has been a total reading highlight for Little Miss C. It is definitely one of her favourites from this series and she highly recommends this book.