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Magic at Midnight (Cinders and Sparks #1 by Pippa Curnick, Lindsey Kelk

bradleygiselle's review against another edition

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DNF'd 19%

odettebrethouwer's review against another edition

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5.0

Oh, dit is geweldig! Het is echt heel grappig - ik heb meerdere fragmenten voorgelezen aan mijn man. Het is avontuurlijk, het is stoer. Het is alles wat je van een kinderboek van deze tijd verwacht. Love it! Nu al zin in de andere delen!

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4.0

Ik ben altijd te porren voor een sprookjesachtige hervertelling, en Cinders is één van de grappigste die er te vinden is. Lekker chaotisch, droog en met onverwachte bekenden, deze is perfect voor meisjes van een jaar of negen.

rhodesgiselle's review against another edition

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DNF'd 19%

smorrison4's review against another edition

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4.0

This was a fun take on Cinderella. I love how spunky Cinder is and that she won't take any guff.

I can't wait to read book #2.

lanidon's review against another edition

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1.0

This is the worst cinderella retelling I've ever encountered. Just horrible. Also pretty gross to write a middle grade with extremely young characters forced to get married

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emileereadsbooks's review against another edition

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lighthearted fast-paced

3.5

Thanks to Netgalley and  HarperCollins Children's for a free digital copy. 

The first in a series of books of Cinderella retellings. I thought it was a fun and imaginative book, tying in other fairy tales and modern technologies into the story as well. I like that Cinders is a more independent girl who knows what she wants and learns to stand up for herself. This book does end on a cliffhanger, so kids will want book 2 right away!

nikaschnarr's review against another edition

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5.0

A funny Cindereall retelling and a lof of new elements. It is a nice story for children or little Princesses who love cinderella.

Cinderella mal anders. Eine echt
süße lustige Geschichte für alle die Cinderella mögen. Endlich wurde für mich die Frage geklärt, warum Cinderella eine gute Fee hat. Cinders ist ein toller Charakter. Sie drückt sich auch mal vor ihrer Hausarbeit, liebt Essen und tobt gerne draußen herum. Auch erfahren wir endlich, was nach dem Ball passiert, welches Leben im Palast auf Cinders wartet und warum es überhaupt einen Ball zur Eheschließung gab. Viele liebe volle Details wurden hier eingebracht und Fragen beantwortet, die man vorher nie an das Märchen gestellt hat. Gegen Ende des Buches löst sich die Geschichte dann immer mehr vom Märchen und es entwickelt sich eine eigene Geschichte. Doch die Märchen-und Feenwelt wird nicht verlassen und es verspricht, dass wir noch viel mehr „Bekannte“ aus anderen Märchen treffen und neue Figuren kennenlernen dürfen, denn die richtige Reise beginnt jetzt.

goldenbooksgirl's review against another edition

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4.0

In her first book for a young readership, Lindsey Kelk reinvents the story of Cinderella and tells it from the perspective of Cinders as discoveries about her family and the infamous prince`s ball change her life forever. Cinderella is one of my favourite fairy tales so I have to admit I was hoping for a few more homages to past versions than what was there, but I did enjoy the ones that were and there were some really great mentions of other fairy tales that I liked a lot. This was a really sweet, short read and I had a lot of fun while reading it. I thought the story was well paced and engaging, and I quite liked the addition of Brian/the mystery surrounding the fairies, which seems like it will continue into books two and three and has me fairly interested in picking them up at some point after they`re out. Finally, I also enjoyed Pippa Curnick`s illustrations throughout, particularly those of Cinders` dog Sparks. 4/5

lejazzhotbaby's review against another edition

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4.0

Honestly I just picked this book up as I saw it and I love Lindsey Kelk but it was funny and cute and a wondeful fairytale retelling for young kids. I'd have loved it as a kid and I loved it as an adult.