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4.08 AVERAGE
4.08 AVERAGE
4.3 Out Of 5 "Cinder & Ella" Stars
~MY THOUGHTS~
A super sweet modern-day retelling of Cinderella. This has it all; evil step-sister(s), a famous guy that every girl wants, and a sweet blogger girl, who just needs to cut a break in life. Early on, when reading this, I was worried that it was going to be one of those sappy, eye-roll-inducing kind of YA reads. I soldiered on and it paid off because it ended up being quite good. It deals with some heavy subjects in a mostly realistic manner, without being too grievous.
There is a second book to this and I guess it adds more to their love story, I'm not sure that I'll read it, though, because overall this ended quite nicely for me.
~MY THOUGHTS~
A super sweet modern-day retelling of Cinderella. This has it all; evil step-sister(s), a famous guy that every girl wants, and a sweet blogger girl, who just needs to cut a break in life. Early on, when reading this, I was worried that it was going to be one of those sappy, eye-roll-inducing kind of YA reads. I soldiered on and it paid off because it ended up being quite good. It deals with some heavy subjects in a mostly realistic manner, without being too grievous.
There is a second book to this and I guess it adds more to their love story, I'm not sure that I'll read it, though, because overall this ended quite nicely for me.
~MY RATING~ 4.3/5 STARS - GRADE=A-
~BREAKDOWN OF RATINGS~
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Plot~ 4.3/5
Main Characters~ 4.2/5
Secondary Characters~ 4/5
The Feels~ 4.2/5
Pacing~ 4/5
Addictiveness~ 4.2/5
Theme or Tone~ 4/5
Flow (Writing Style)~ 4.2/5
Backdrop (World Building)~ 4.5/5
Originality~ 4.2/5
Ending~ 4/5 Cliffhanger~ Nope.
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Book Cover~ I don't really like the old cover (above), but I do like the new one (below).
Setting~ LA, California
Series~ Cinder & Ella #1
Source~ I Own Kindle eBook
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Major melodrama, pretty cheesy, and super sugary-sweet cotton candy fluff...but I still had a lot of fun reading it. 😆
This was both really sad and really sweet. Ella is in a car accident that kills her mother and leaves her with scars on 70% of her body and mobility issues. She moves across the country to stay with her father who she hasn't seen in ten years when he basically abandoned her. She has to deal with a lot of cruel people who make fun of her because of her scars, as well as new dysfunctional family dynamics. I really didn't like her dad. I thought what he did and the reasons he did it were spineless and I think he should have been a little sorrier than he was. I also didn't really like his new wife and I wish they would have handled the wicked stepsisters a little better than they did. Though, by the end of the book they have a lot of therapy and things do start to get better between them all and I liked that.
It took me a long time to get on board the romance. I found Brian (aka "Cinder") really unlikable for awhile. Pretty much any time he wasn't interacting with Ella, he was a dick. He did grow on me, though, and I shipped him and Ella. I'm a little nervous to read the next book because I feel like Ella's already had to go through so much and I don't want to see more bad things happen to her, which you know there has to be if a Romance/Family Drama gets a sequel. I still plan on reading it, though. I did really enjoy this, even if I had some issues with it.
It took me a long time to get on board the romance. I found Brian (aka "Cinder") really unlikable for awhile. Pretty much any time he wasn't interacting with Ella, he was a dick. He did grow on me, though, and I shipped him and Ella. I'm a little nervous to read the next book because I feel like Ella's already had to go through so much and I don't want to see more bad things happen to her, which you know there has to be if a Romance/Family Drama gets a sequel. I still plan on reading it, though. I did really enjoy this, even if I had some issues with it.
emotional
sad
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
I figured this would be merely a fluffy read with it being a YA fairy tale, but it actually impressed me a lot. Sure, there are parts that are fluffy and cute (and even cheesy and sometimes a bit far-fetched), but it also included issues such as bullying, fame and its costs, loss of a loved one, physical and emotional trauma, difficulties within a blended family, and attempted suicide. I really liked how the characters were not one-dimensional as so often happens in fairy tales. There was more complexity present than I anticipated. Characters sometimes made mistakes and/or assumptions. There were hurt feelings, but there were also honest discussions. I also enjoyed seeing the transition of Cinder and Ella's relationship from their IM conversations to their phone calls to their meeting in person. If you enjoy modern YA fairy tales, then I recommend checking out this book.
A good idea for a story marred by average writing, conformist gender roles, and unbelievable characters.
Das war irgendwie erstaunlich wenig schlecht? Also es war unterhaltsam und ganz schön geschrieben und hatte stellenweise mehr Tiefgang, als ich erwartet habe.
I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this book! Very fun, surprisingly poignant.
True beauty comes from inside a person. If you feel beautiful then you’ll look beautiful to others no matter what’s on the surface.
Ellamara Rodriguez harus hidup bersama
Setelah lebih dari 8 bulan menjalani terapi fisik Ella kini harus kembali ke kehidupan normal. Kehidupan barunya dengan ‘keluarga’ baru yang Ella tidak sukai membuat Ella ingin bebas dan hidup secara mandiri. Meskipun secara hukum Ella yang berumur 18 tahun sudah legal untuk bisa hidup sendiri tanpa bantuan ayahnya tapi psikiaternya mengharuskan Ella untuk mampu baik secara fisik dan terutama mental. Untuk menyiapkan mentalnya karena Ella mengalami trauma, sang psikiater menyarankan Ella untuk mempunyai support system,
Setelah sukses memerankan tokoh Kyle Hamilton dalam film V is For Virgin dan ‘berselingkuh’ dengan tunangan Kyle, Brian Oliver kini makin terkenal di dunia Hollywood setelah mendapatkan peran utama dalam sebuah film adaptasi novel terkenal, The Druid Prince . Dengan image bad boy nya ini tidak ada yang tahu jika Brian sebenarnya adalah seorang booknerd sejati dan ia memiliki teman baik sesama booknerd di internet, Ella. Setelah hampir satu tahun Brian kehilangan kontak dengan Ella, ia berpikir bahwa Ella sudah meninggal hingga suatu hari Ella kembali menghubunginya.
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I LOVE KELLY ORAM AND SHE’S DEFINITELY ONE OF MY FAV AUTHORS. Sekali lagi buku Kelly Oram yang aku kasih 5 bintang. Setelah seri Jamie Baker, Cinder & Ella ini buku kedua dari Kelly Oram yang aku suka. I’m so glad that I read this book. Meskipun ada beberapa bagian yang ga realistik tapi feels nya ini bener-bener dapet. Pokoknya baca ceritanya ini bikin perasaan campur aduk mulai dari sedih, kesel, sampai swooning dan fangirling juga.
Meskipun Cinder & Ella ini termauk retelling versi modern nya Cinderella tapi banyak banget hal yang beda dari cerita originalnya dan aku sukaa. Misalnya, di versi original ibu dan saudari tiri Cinderella jahat dan di sini cuma Anastasia -salah satu dari si kembar- yang jahat terhadap Ella. Drama keluarganya itu bener-bener dapet dan ada beberapa bagian yang sampai bikin aku nangis. Di awal cerita Ella benci semua anggota keluarga barunya tapi berjalan dengan alur cerita akhirnya Ella mulai ngerti dan tahu alasan-alasan ayah, ibu tiri, dan saudari tirinya sampai Ella mulai menerima mereka. Drama sekolahnya juga ga kalah seru, karena Ella satu sekolah dengan si kembar, Anastasia selalu yang paling vokal untuk membully Ella.
Karakter tambahan seperti Vivian dan kedua ayahnya yang gay, Rob Loxley, dan Juliette saudara tiri Ella juga aku suka. Mereka adalah contoh orang-orang yang ga ngenilai orang cuma dari penampilan aja. Support system baru bagi Ella selain si Cinder.
I’d said that I kind of hate Brian for hurting Kyle in A for Abstinence but now that I knew what happened to him back then well I like him. Cuma sayangnya karakter Brian dibanding karakter lain dari buku Kelly Oram kayak Kyle Hamilton dan Ryan Miller, posisi Brian itu agak kebanting dan terlalu setengah-setengah. Ada beberapa keputusan bodoh yang Brian ambil tapi untunglah akhirnya dia bikin keputusan yang cukup pinter. Tadi aku sempet bilang ada beberapa hal yang kurang realistik dan contohnya ini Brian. Umur Brian 22 tahun dan kurang lebih ada 2 tahun sejak ia main di film V is for Virgin, jadi pas sebelum dia bener-bener terkenal umurnya 20 tahun. Ada cukup waktu dari sekitar 2 tahun untuk Brian minimal masuk kuliah dan ambil kelas tapi Brian ini ga ‘sempet’ buat kuliah. Halo, Brian itu anak salah satu sutradara terkenal dan dia ga sempet kuliah? Ayah Brian yang aku tangkep cukup sombong dan pengen punya nama besar di Hollywood tapi ngebiarin anaknya cuma jadi lulusan SMA? Hmmm
OH MY GOD! I LOVE THIS BOOK VERY MUCH
Jadi, ini buku Kelly Oram yang baru, baru di publish 1 oktober dan gw sangat beruntung karena nemu epubnya di sebuah site. Iyah, karena ini buku baru, gw ngerasa beruntung, hohoho. Soalnya, serius deeh, buku baru ada epubnya dan nyarinya ga susah itu jarang banget buat gw :'), gw aja sampe harus keliling-keliling si Google buat cari Isla And The Happily Ever After. Tapi ini? gw cari di sebuah site dan TADA! Gw dapet, gw baca, dan gw seneng banget karena baca ini dulu :'3. Oh My God!
Dan yes! Its Brian Oliver~~ whoo-ho!! Inget V is for virgin? And yeah, Brian itu yang jadi Kyle Hamilton di Movienya V is fo virgin.AAAAAHHHH XD Dan di sini, V is for virgin di sebut sekali #gubrak.
Gw serius suka banget. Feelnya dapet banget broh :'3. Perjuangan hidup Ella perlu diacungin 2 jempol! Dia kuat, keren dan lucu :33. Gw suka banget karakter-karakter di buku ini. Gw beneran fan beratnya Kelly Oram sekarang. Semua novel yang dia tulis dan udah gw baca gw suka XD. She's just so great! :DD
Jadi, ini buku Kelly Oram yang baru, baru di publish 1 oktober dan gw sangat beruntung karena nemu epubnya di sebuah site. Iyah, karena ini buku baru, gw ngerasa beruntung, hohoho. Soalnya, serius deeh, buku baru ada epubnya dan nyarinya ga susah itu jarang banget buat gw :'), gw aja sampe harus keliling-keliling si Google buat cari Isla And The Happily Ever After. Tapi ini? gw cari di sebuah site dan TADA! Gw dapet, gw baca, dan gw seneng banget karena baca ini dulu :'3. Oh My God!
Dan yes! Its Brian Oliver~~ whoo-ho!! Inget V is for virgin? And yeah, Brian itu yang jadi Kyle Hamilton di Movienya V is fo virgin.
Gw serius suka banget. Feelnya dapet banget broh :'3. Perjuangan hidup Ella perlu diacungin 2 jempol! Dia kuat, keren dan lucu :33. Gw suka banget karakter-karakter di buku ini. Gw beneran fan beratnya Kelly Oram sekarang. Semua novel yang dia tulis dan udah gw baca gw suka XD. She's just so great! :DD