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A review by halieghkai
Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron
3.0
If you like fairy-tale retellings with young women reclaiming their power from a sexist aristocracy, you might enjoy this one.
The story takes place 200 years after Cinderella died when women are forced to attend an annual ball to be chosen by a partner. There's a penalty if the woman
refuses to attend or if she isn't 'chosen' by the third ball.
Sophia is a rebel who dreams of escaping this restrictive nightmare, but she has to come up with an elaborate plan to rescue other women from their impending doom, but how?
I liked the plot of this book as well as the queer character lead. However, I didn't enjoy the inconsistencies in parts of the book, and the ending felt rushed.
It becomes evident that the demographic of this book is not targetted at mature audiences, which makes it an Important Read for young readers (16+) the message of empowerment is there.
I wished I could've read something like this at that age.
The story takes place 200 years after Cinderella died when women are forced to attend an annual ball to be chosen by a partner. There's a penalty if the woman
refuses to attend or if she isn't 'chosen' by the third ball.
Sophia is a rebel who dreams of escaping this restrictive nightmare, but she has to come up with an elaborate plan to rescue other women from their impending doom, but how?
I liked the plot of this book as well as the queer character lead. However, I didn't enjoy the inconsistencies in parts of the book, and the ending felt rushed.
It becomes evident that the demographic of this book is not targetted at mature audiences, which makes it an Important Read for young readers (16+) the message of empowerment is there.
I wished I could've read something like this at that age.