Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Cinder Ella by S.T. Lynn

19 reviews

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

pucksandpaperbacks's review

hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

CW: deadname (on page), misgendering, emotional abuse, transphobia, mention of parent dying in child birth

This was a sweet retelling of Cinderella following a Black trans woman who falls in love with the princess. I liked how it pulled from the original fairytale but made it it's own. I've been wanting to read some trans Cinderella stories for a while, so this hit the spot! I enjoyed the trans joy Ella experienced and how this novella shows that despite living in an unaccepting environment, trans people are still allowed to experience trans joy! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Transphobia

Minor: Death of parent

misgendering

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

lmaowolf'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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Emotional abuse, and Deadnaming

Moderate: Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Abandonment

startjpw23's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This book is a retelling of Cinderella. The main character is trans. It was a short, fun read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Transphobia

sarah984's review

emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

3.0

This was fine - I thought some parts of it were really sweet (for example the scene where Lilly helps Ella do her makeup in the bathroom) but other parts were a bit weird (for example a really long scene about eating sushi at the ball). The romance was kind of boring but I did like the tie in with the roses. I don't really get why the stepmother wanted Ella to wear a dress to the ball in the first place (like she says it's to humiliate her but if she wants to wear dresses and used to do so regularly why would it bother her?) and it probably would have worked better having her sneak out. There were also a few irritating typos. Overall though simple sweet story with a positive message.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, and Deadnaming

Moderate: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Animal cruelty, Excrement, and Racism

smartie_chan's review

emotional inspiring 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: Transphobia and Deadnaming

Moderate: Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Fatphobia

Minor: Racism

f18's review

hopeful inspiring relaxing 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming and Transphobia

Moderate: Physical abuse, Outing, Bullying, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Violence, Fatphobia, and Body shaming

minervacerridwen's review

hopeful lighthearted relaxing sad fast-paced

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

4.0

This is a quick read and a great trans retelling of Cinderella. Content warnings for transphobia and deadnaming, but the story itself holds more respect for the main character than the original tale ever did. I loved how this made me curious for every next page even though the story is so well-known. A very nice piece of magic! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Deadnaming, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Fatphobia