Reviews tagging 'Deadnaming'

Cinder Ella by S.T. Lynn

30 reviews

readingwithsierra's review

hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.25

Short, sweet and queer. I love that ❤️

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Content Warnings

Minor: Deadnaming, Outing, and Transphobia

lennie_reads's review

hopeful fast-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

Very sweet novella of a Cinderella retelling with a black trans woman mc and a sapphic romance. 

The main reason this doesn't get 4 stars is because the ending was very ambiguous and i wanted to know if Ella kept her new life or dropped it all for the Princess!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming

antidietleah's review

hopeful slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Deadnaming, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Death of parent

merenguita's review

emotional hopeful inspiring fast-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

5.0

I just wonder why the original cinderella internacional actually a black trans woman because it makes so much more sense this way

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Transphobia, Violence, and Outing

gnomescottage's review

adventurous hopeful inspiring fast-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: Transphobia and Deadnaming

aelin_morgenstern's review

emotional hopeful fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Transphobia, and Body shaming

Moderate: Fatphobia and Emotional abuse

Minor: Death of parent and Homophobia

drastichopeful's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted 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

5.0

I really, really enjoyed this book!  This is much more than a simple rewrite with a trans Cinderella and a princess instead of a prince.  I really liked the new events added to the plot, and I loved Ella as a character.

My only (minor) complaint is that some sections moved too quickly for me to figure out how they followed from what had happened in the story before

The scene were Ella is tossed out of her home

in particular was hard for me to read.  Then again, Ella probably also found that part hard and unexpected in that moment, so that may be intentional.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Transphobia, Abandonment, Deadnaming, and Dysphoria

Minor: Death of parent

Most of the above content warnings are related to canon components of the Cinderella fairy tale. If you want some additional details about the transphobia and deadnaming,

Ella's stepmother and stepsisters are the only ones to deadname, bully, and misgender her.

No one else is transphobic, and multiple other characters are very accepting.

fuzzywilson's review

hopeful lighthearted sad fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death of parent, Abandonment, Deadnaming, Outing, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Grief, and Transphobia

readingsofaslinky's review

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Transphobia, Deadnaming, and Outing

dododenise's review

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Transphobia, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse