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Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron

264 reviews

kiwij96's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

An excellent reimagining of the story of Cinderella. Well-written young adult book about male entitlement, the oppression of women and girls, and the use of an important text to control an entire population's behaviours and values.

This is a fantastic standalone: characters introduced quickly but effectively giving you an understanding of who they are without any of the faff; topical themes of male violence and control over women; short chaptering; fast paced at times; I love how there is a definite Easter Egg in there for the author's other books.

Fell a bit short in the writing at times. I accept that it was YA so the teenage-friendly writing didn't bother me too much, I just felt like some of the sentences and paragraphs could have done with some restructuring in places.

The resolution happened very quickly in my opinion. The last 15-20% in general just felt like a sprint race to the final page and it wasn't as enjoyable.

Could have done with more cohesive worldbuilding and descriptions instead of character monologue, but for a YA it was an easy enough read and the kingdom's politics were easy enough to understand.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

worththecandle's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, and Classism

sammy_nor's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.25

the book was good, but it felt like it was missing something to make it special.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Physical abuse, and Sexism

Moderate: Homophobia and Sexual assault

Minor: Kidnapping

sonovahades's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

this was wonderful. feminism at it's finest, truly. gulped this down in one go. absolutely eating up the message of this book. go lesbians!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

Moderate: Domestic abuse

bookedbymadeline's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Hooked from the beginning! I devoured this book, so engaging and fast paced. A unique retelling that lived up to the hype! The plot twist caught me completely by surprise, it was so well done.

The only “negatives” that I didn’t completely love (but didn’t keep this from being a 5 star) was the romance and a couple of predictable plot points. The romance was just okay for me, it felt a bit insta lovey. As for the plot points/reveals, I predicted two of them almost immediately 😂🥲

Overall it was a quick, entertaining read! Highly recommend for those that also enjoy retellings 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Confinement, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

mirandyli's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

An excellent retelling of Cinderella from the point of view of a sapphic poc. Predictable at times but still a delightful read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

littlecatinabox's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, and Sexism

Moderate: Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Slavery and Vomit

kickitupanotch7's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Murder, and Classism

Moderate: Confinement, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Child abuse

tlaynejones's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

This was great. I had read lots of mixed reviews, so I wasn’t sure going in if I would like this. This is my fourth book by Bayron and it might even be my fave. If you’re in the mood for a standalone YA dystopian fantasy about taking down the patriarchy with sapphic romance all wrapped up in a retelling, then I would recommend this.
 CW misogyny, homophobia, lots of violence against women.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Violence

maresuju's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Misogyny, and Sexism

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, and Fire/Fire injury