You need to sign in or sign up before continuing.
Take a photo of a barcode or cover
4.0 AVERAGE
4.0 AVERAGE
I liked this one a lot. A lot of action, discoveries and a lot of characters' development.
I wonder what had happened to Finn's half-brothers, and if there will be repercussions by the family's behaviour toward Finn, now that king Rohan is aware of it...
Seriously, I can't wait for the next book.
I wonder what had happened to Finn's half-brothers, and if there will be repercussions by the family's behaviour toward Finn, now that king Rohan is aware of it...
Seriously, I can't wait for the next book.
I liked this story quite a bit.
As it's stated, this is a complete retelling of Cinderella with gay characters. But the main difference here, IMHO, is not the gay characters but the fact that the focus is not solely on the human characters. We have two reigns, fae and human, that once lived side by side and in harmony but now are separated by a magical wall made of crystal (loved the shout-put to the crystal's slipper :P ) The fae are considered to have killed the former King and Queen but, as we keep reading, there are enough clues to let you know that there is a lot more to it. And that Rohan's uncle is hiding something.
Our Cinderella is Finn, a half-fae who, in a very Cinderella-esque way, is abused by his step-father and step-brothers. Although I have some hopes for the older one who at least seems to be intelligent and to be the owner of a scientific mind... let's hope :P
Finn is kind, gentle and kind of resigned to his situation, although he gets a bit of a backbone near the end of the story.
And then, we have King Rohan who prefers to be in the woods hunting wolves to the duties of court, and who is doing everything he can to avoid marriage for state's reasons. But he will do it if it is the thing that will bring prosperity to his people.
When these two find each other in the deeps of the woods something sparks, but nothing has a real chance to grow out from it as the next time they see each other all the hell breaks loose.
And it's just here where the first book ends /0\ I should have suspected it given that this how this author usual way but... I didn't.
And now I'll have to wait until the next audiobook is out until I know what happens next DX
Nevertheless, I still enjoyed it and I really liked Edward Fox's narration.
As it's stated, this is a complete retelling of Cinderella with gay characters. But the main difference here, IMHO, is not the gay characters but the fact that the focus is not solely on the human characters. We have two reigns, fae and human, that once lived side by side and in harmony but now are separated by a magical wall made of crystal (loved the shout-put to the crystal's slipper :P ) The fae are considered to have killed the former King and Queen but, as we keep reading, there are enough clues to let you know that there is a lot more to it. And that Rohan's uncle is hiding something.
Our Cinderella is Finn, a half-fae who, in a very Cinderella-esque way, is abused by his step-father and step-brothers. Although I have some hopes for the older one who at least seems to be intelligent and to be the owner of a scientific mind... let's hope :P
Finn is kind, gentle and kind of resigned to his situation, although he gets a bit of a backbone near the end of the story.
And then, we have King Rohan who prefers to be in the woods hunting wolves to the duties of court, and who is doing everything he can to avoid marriage for state's reasons. But he will do it if it is the thing that will bring prosperity to his people.
When these two find each other in the deeps of the woods something sparks, but nothing has a real chance to grow out from it as the next time they see each other all the hell breaks loose.
And it's just here where the first book ends /0\ I should have suspected it given that this how this author usual way but... I didn't.
And now I'll have to wait until the next audiobook is out until I know what happens next DX
Nevertheless, I still enjoyed it and I really liked Edward Fox's narration.
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
Couldn’t get into it….try again another day!!
Cliffhanger!!!
Love it, and was not expecting such an elaborate storyline. Glad to see it is part of a series as the cliffhanger is so cruel.
Love it, and was not expecting such an elaborate storyline. Glad to see it is part of a series as the cliffhanger is so cruel.
I really enjoy this author and the stories they create. I’m very interested to see where this goes. There seems to be a lot of content jammed into such a quick read. The m|m retelling is a fun idea and I like the budding beginning of their relationship. It’ll be exciting to see how it blossoms.
4.5 stars!
So, I actually finished this Sunday night, but there was a power outage where I live and it only came back this evening, so almost 2 days without power, and I had to preserve my battery on my phone and laptop as much as possible.
I still don’t even have the WiFi back, I’m using my data on my phone, so as soon as I get my WiFi back I’ll write a proper review for this book.
So, RTC.....
*
So! Yesterday my wifi came back for a few hours, then went out again for the rest of the day, and now it's back, and hopefully its for good. So onto the review!
So I was mistaken and actually thought this had three books in the series, and I saw that the third was coming out pretty soon this month, so I thought "I'll read the first book and then I won't have long to wait for the last book" well...turns out this has five books coming lol. So while I really enjoyed this and SO want to read more because of that cliffhanger, I'm gonna hold off until the last two books come out, which will be months at this point.
But for this first book, for what it was, it was so great, I loved it. I gave .5 stars off because of a fairly slow beginning. It was a little hard for me to get into, a little boring, but by 20% it really picked up and was in this.
This is pretty loosely adapted to Cinderella. Because in this, they live in a world with humans and Fae, and there is a huge glass like wall separating where the humans live to where the Fae live, because apparently 20 years prior, the Fae king killed the human King and Queen for reasons unknown, and a wall was put up because of the now bad blood between Fae and humans.
Finn is half-Fae, half-human, and is in the role of Cinderella, as he is treated like dirt by his stepfather and stepbrothers, as they know he is half-fae, but the don't tell anyone because they like to use his Fae powers for their benefit. Finn stays because the manor where they live belongs to his mother, who died when he was 5, and he doesn't want to give it up.
Finn is a kind-hearted, sweet and gentle man, who also has a hidden backbone we get to see come out eventually with his stepbrother.
On the other hand, we have Rohan, King Rohan, son fo the Queen and King who were murdered, and it is easy to say it's understandable how he feels about Fae because of that.
Rohan is also, a kind person. He cares about his people and wants to do right by them, and doesn't like the pomp and circumstance of being King and likes to treat others as equals.
And on the human side of the wall, the land is dying, and because animals in the forest like wolves are losing food because of that, Rohan goes into the woods to kill them - because the woods also make them monster like, for some reason - to save people's food, because people are starving all over the land, and so the monster like wolves, normal not that way, could hurt people.
But while on one of these trips, a lot of wolves attack, and Rohan gets separated from his uncle and his guards, and when a hug white wolf, obviously a Fae wolf, comes, things just get worse, and Rohan gets knocked off his horse and dragged away, knocked out.
Meanwhile Finn is supposed to get a rare day off from doing the chores for his step-family, although his stepbrother still makes him get herbs for him in the forest, so Finn just has that one thing to do before he gets the rest of the day off.
So he's in the woods gathering those herbs when along come Rohan being dragged by his horse, and Finn helps Rohan. And when it starts to rain, Finn takes Rohan to a small little dilapidated cabin in the woods to stay dry and safe.
These two have an instant connection. I loved these two from the start, the chemistry was just perfect and even though it was just one afternoon, basically, of these two knowing each other, I could believe that they already had such strong feelings.
When they part, they have plans to meet up again the following day, because they can't stay away from each other. Only, Rohan didn't tell Finn that he's the king, so Finn is under the impression that Rohan is just a lord - with the same name as the king - and Finn didn't tell Rohan what estate he's a servant at or that he's half-fae, so there's some secrets between these two, big secrets that will be interesting to see how they find out and what will happen.
This does end on quite the cliffhanger, so I would say to wait until all the books are out, unless you don't mind the cliffhangers.
And Finn and Rohan's romance is just getting started, because there was so much happening outside of their romance as well, with the Fae vs. humans thing and other factors as well. I'm excited to see where the story goes and this was as strong first showing for me from this author. I'll just have to wait until all 5 books are out.
But overall, this was an awesome first installment and I definitely recommend. Pausing with this series only because I want to be able to read it all at once, once all 5 books come out. Otherwise I'd be onto the next one so dang fast!
Two massive thumbs up from me! <3
So, I actually finished this Sunday night, but there was a power outage where I live and it only came back this evening, so almost 2 days without power, and I had to preserve my battery on my phone and laptop as much as possible.
I still don’t even have the WiFi back, I’m using my data on my phone, so as soon as I get my WiFi back I’ll write a proper review for this book.
So, RTC.....
*
So! Yesterday my wifi came back for a few hours, then went out again for the rest of the day, and now it's back, and hopefully its for good. So onto the review!
So I was mistaken and actually thought this had three books in the series, and I saw that the third was coming out pretty soon this month, so I thought "I'll read the first book and then I won't have long to wait for the last book" well...turns out this has five books coming lol. So while I really enjoyed this and SO want to read more because of that cliffhanger, I'm gonna hold off until the last two books come out, which will be months at this point.
But for this first book, for what it was, it was so great, I loved it. I gave .5 stars off because of a fairly slow beginning. It was a little hard for me to get into, a little boring, but by 20% it really picked up and was in this.
This is pretty loosely adapted to Cinderella. Because in this, they live in a world with humans and Fae, and there is a huge glass like wall separating where the humans live to where the Fae live, because apparently 20 years prior, the Fae king killed the human King and Queen for reasons unknown, and a wall was put up because of the now bad blood between Fae and humans.
Finn is half-Fae, half-human, and is in the role of Cinderella, as he is treated like dirt by his stepfather and stepbrothers, as they know he is half-fae, but the don't tell anyone because they like to use his Fae powers for their benefit. Finn stays because the manor where they live belongs to his mother, who died when he was 5, and he doesn't want to give it up.
Finn is a kind-hearted, sweet and gentle man, who also has a hidden backbone we get to see come out eventually with his stepbrother.
On the other hand, we have Rohan, King Rohan, son fo the Queen and King who were murdered, and it is easy to say it's understandable how he feels about Fae because of that.
Rohan is also, a kind person. He cares about his people and wants to do right by them, and doesn't like the pomp and circumstance of being King and likes to treat others as equals.
And on the human side of the wall, the land is dying, and because animals in the forest like wolves are losing food because of that, Rohan goes into the woods to kill them - because the woods also make them monster like, for some reason - to save people's food, because people are starving all over the land, and so the monster like wolves, normal not that way, could hurt people.
But while on one of these trips, a lot of wolves attack, and Rohan gets separated from his uncle and his guards, and when a hug white wolf, obviously a Fae wolf, comes, things just get worse, and Rohan gets knocked off his horse and dragged away, knocked out.
Meanwhile Finn is supposed to get a rare day off from doing the chores for his step-family, although his stepbrother still makes him get herbs for him in the forest, so Finn just has that one thing to do before he gets the rest of the day off.
So he's in the woods gathering those herbs when along come Rohan being dragged by his horse, and Finn helps Rohan. And when it starts to rain, Finn takes Rohan to a small little dilapidated cabin in the woods to stay dry and safe.
These two have an instant connection. I loved these two from the start, the chemistry was just perfect and even though it was just one afternoon, basically, of these two knowing each other, I could believe that they already had such strong feelings.
When they part, they have plans to meet up again the following day, because they can't stay away from each other. Only, Rohan didn't tell Finn that he's the king, so Finn is under the impression that Rohan is just a lord - with the same name as the king - and Finn didn't tell Rohan what estate he's a servant at or that he's half-fae, so there's some secrets between these two, big secrets that will be interesting to see how they find out and what will happen.
This does end on quite the cliffhanger, so I would say to wait until all the books are out, unless you don't mind the cliffhangers.
And Finn and Rohan's romance is just getting started, because there was so much happening outside of their romance as well, with the Fae vs. humans thing and other factors as well. I'm excited to see where the story goes and this was as strong first showing for me from this author. I'll just have to wait until all 5 books are out.
But overall, this was an awesome first installment and I definitely recommend. Pausing with this series only because I want to be able to read it all at once, once all 5 books come out. Otherwise I'd be onto the next one so dang fast!
Two massive thumbs up from me! <3
I reread this book just before the sequel was launched. Still couldn't wait for book 2!!
Elven people and mystery is my favorite combination.
The MCs are easy to love and makes you invested in learning more about them and the world they live in. The story is a joy to read every time.
Overall, the book has the vibe of an old Celtic myth - a truly magical fairytale - so much more than just another gay retelling of Cinderella.
Elven people and mystery is my favorite combination.
The MCs are easy to love and makes you invested in learning more about them and the world they live in. The story is a joy to read every time.
Overall, the book has the vibe of an old Celtic myth - a truly magical fairytale - so much more than just another gay retelling of Cinderella.
I liked this story quite a bit.
As it's stated, this is a complete retelling of Cinderella with gay characters. But the main difference here, IMHO, is not the gay characters but the fact that the focus is not solely on the human characters. We have two reigns, fae and human, that once lived side by side and in harmony but now are separated by a magical wall made of crystal (loved the shout-put to the crystal's slipper :P ) The fae are considered to have killed the former King and Queen but, as we keep reading, there are enough clues to let you know that there is a lot more to it. And that Rohan's uncle is hiding something.
Our Cinderella is Finn, a half-fae who, in a very Cinderella-esque way, is abused by his step-father and step-brothers. Although I have some hopes for the older one who at least seems to be intelligent and to be the owner of a scientific mind... let's hope :P
Finn is kind, gentle and kind of resigned to his situation, although he gets a bit of a backbone near the end of the story.
And then, we have King Rohan who prefers to be in the woods hunting wolves to the duties of court, and who is doing everything he can to avoid marriage for state's reasons. But he will do it if it is the thing that will bring prosperity to his people.
When these two find each other in the deeps of the woods something sparks, but nothing has a real chance to grow out from it as the next time they see each other all the hell breaks loose.
And it's just here where the first book ends /0\ I should have suspected it given that this how this author usual way but... I didn't.
And now I'll have to wait until the next audiobook is out until I know what happens next DX
Nevertheless, I still enjoyed it and I really liked Edward Fox's narration.
As it's stated, this is a complete retelling of Cinderella with gay characters. But the main difference here, IMHO, is not the gay characters but the fact that the focus is not solely on the human characters. We have two reigns, fae and human, that once lived side by side and in harmony but now are separated by a magical wall made of crystal (loved the shout-put to the crystal's slipper :P ) The fae are considered to have killed the former King and Queen but, as we keep reading, there are enough clues to let you know that there is a lot more to it. And that Rohan's uncle is hiding something.
Our Cinderella is Finn, a half-fae who, in a very Cinderella-esque way, is abused by his step-father and step-brothers. Although I have some hopes for the older one who at least seems to be intelligent and to be the owner of a scientific mind... let's hope :P
Finn is kind, gentle and kind of resigned to his situation, although he gets a bit of a backbone near the end of the story.
And then, we have King Rohan who prefers to be in the woods hunting wolves to the duties of court, and who is doing everything he can to avoid marriage for state's reasons. But he will do it if it is the thing that will bring prosperity to his people.
When these two find each other in the deeps of the woods something sparks, but nothing has a real chance to grow out from it as the next time they see each other all the hell breaks loose.
And it's just here where the first book ends /0\ I should have suspected it given that this how this author usual way but... I didn't.
And now I'll have to wait until the next audiobook is out until I know what happens next DX
Nevertheless, I still enjoyed it and I really liked Edward Fox's narration.