A review by goldenbooksgirl
Magic at Midnight by Lindsey Kelk

4.0

In her first book for a young readership, Lindsey Kelk reinvents the story of Cinderella and tells it from the perspective of Cinders as discoveries about her family and the infamous prince`s ball change her life forever. Cinderella is one of my favourite fairy tales so I have to admit I was hoping for a few more homages to past versions than what was there, but I did enjoy the ones that were and there were some really great mentions of other fairy tales that I liked a lot. This was a really sweet, short read and I had a lot of fun while reading it. I thought the story was well paced and engaging, and I quite liked the addition of Brian/the mystery surrounding the fairies, which seems like it will continue into books two and three and has me fairly interested in picking them up at some point after they`re out. Finally, I also enjoyed Pippa Curnick`s illustrations throughout, particularly those of Cinders` dog Sparks. 4/5