A review by luciameetsbooks
Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron

adventurous funny mysterious relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

i'm so sad i didn't love this book 😭

i enjoyed reading it because of the world-building, the magical elements, the references to fairy tales, it was all very interesting and unique. at the same time there is reference to assault, domestic abuse and homophobia which made the story a lot deeper and made me connect more closely with the characters. trigger warnings though if you don't feel comfortable reading that.

the problem was that i guessed the main plot twist at the beginning of the book because it's a pretty common thing in books/movies and i also really didn't like the romance.

this is a sapphic romance so already my thing, and i really liked the girls individually but their paring is just off. they fall for each other without really getting to know each other first and our mc internal monologue made me dislike the paring even more because she would get distracted by the love interest's beauty while something super important was happening (enough times that i realized it was a pattern). it was so frustrating to read, like we get it you like her but
you literally just found the body of a person that died 200 years ago and its ghost is talking to you, can you concentrate pleaseeeee???
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