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A review by annettebooksofhopeanddreams
The Memory Thief by Rachel Morgan
4.0
I'm an absolute and total sucker for Cinderella retellings. Add some supernatural elements, a world of Fae, Vampires and magic, and there's not much that can possible go wrong. So, when it was too wet or dark to read physical books last week, I dove into this story on my Ipad and I wasn't expecting to enjoy it this much and to end up checking how to get the sequels as soon as possible.
Although the elements of the Cinderella story are clearly there, they are certainly not making this story. Yes, the main character in this story is called Ella. Yes, she lives with her stepmother and two stepsisters. Yes, she's working for them, doing chores and has to obey and follow strict rules all the time. And yes, there are mentions of a handsome prince who has to marry and a ball he's gonna host to meet his future wife.
But, it are the elements Morgan came up with that truly make the story. Even though we haven't seen everything this world has to offer, we are presented with quite some magical species, a political system based on what you are instead of who you are and we are thrown right into the action when we see how Elle does what she can to earn enough to buy herself a wish that could break her free of the slave charm binding her to her stepmom.
The mythology, the lovely character of Elle, who is a little fiercer than your average Cinderella, combined with a really nice writing style that makes the story flow and makes this book a quick and easy read, leads to a book that almost gets addictive.
I've already added the paperback collection with all the books and the entire story to my wishlist and I'll make sure to get it as soon as I can! I want to read more, because this was a very interesting mix of the well known fairytale and interesting mythology.
Although the elements of the Cinderella story are clearly there, they are certainly not making this story. Yes, the main character in this story is called Ella. Yes, she lives with her stepmother and two stepsisters. Yes, she's working for them, doing chores and has to obey and follow strict rules all the time. And yes, there are mentions of a handsome prince who has to marry and a ball he's gonna host to meet his future wife.
But, it are the elements Morgan came up with that truly make the story. Even though we haven't seen everything this world has to offer, we are presented with quite some magical species, a political system based on what you are instead of who you are and we are thrown right into the action when we see how Elle does what she can to earn enough to buy herself a wish that could break her free of the slave charm binding her to her stepmom.
The mythology, the lovely character of Elle, who is a little fiercer than your average Cinderella, combined with a really nice writing style that makes the story flow and makes this book a quick and easy read, leads to a book that almost gets addictive.
I've already added the paperback collection with all the books and the entire story to my wishlist and I'll make sure to get it as soon as I can! I want to read more, because this was a very interesting mix of the well known fairytale and interesting mythology.