A review by amrsalehduat
How to Summon a Fairy Godmother by Laura J. Mayo

5.0

This was amazing! I skipped the blurb and start reading (or rather listening) blind. The only thing I kind of vaguely knew about the plot was that it‘s a retelling of the Cinderella story. So, you can imagine my surprise when the book was like „yeah, forget about Cinderella, let‘s hang out with one of the step-sisters.“ Perfect. That‘s exactly my type of story. Take a well known fairytale and retell it with an interesting twist and you have my attention. And boy did Laura J. Mayo manage to keep my attention for the duration of the entire story. 

I did love following Theo‘s story who I found to be a lot more interesting than Cinderella/Beatrice to be honest. I liked seeing her discover and come to terms with who she really is and how that affected her interactions with the other characters as the story went on. Also, there is that one scene where Theo tells a story from her childhood that will hunt me for a long time. If you read the book you probably know which scene I‘m talking about.  

How to Summon a Fairy Godmother was simply put an incredible book with a very unique take on a beloved tale that will keep you under its magic till the last page and beyond.