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A review by hyms
Damsel Distressed by Kelsey Macke
2.0
I’m not sure I really understand this one. I thought it would be some kind of a retelling of Cinderella from the stepsister’s POV but I never felt the Cinderella story except in the name. I need more than a name to connect to the original story. This is not a retelling; it is just a boring story with a character that happens to be names Ella Cinder.
Mostly, when I do not like the main character, I do not like the book. This is one of those times. Imogen is so whiny and so annoying. She complains about E.V.E.R.Y.T.H.I.N.G. and I got so sick of her. I get that she has some problems, but come on – she has not one redeeming quality. She is self-centered and selfish and she is so needy! Ella Cinder is a total bitch and so cliché. Some of the supporting characters were well described and nice to read about, but they were few and far apart.
The story is so painfully obvious. Everything is laid out from the very beginning and that didn’t really make me want to read the story – no surprises and nothing interesting happens. It’s such a shame because it is actually well written and I think I may pick up something else from Kelsey Macke one day – this one just does nothing to me.
It has been a while since I read this and back then, I rated the story 2 stars. I don’t really understand why, because I can’t think of a single thing about it that I liked. But I don’t change a rating once I give it so let me just make this very clear: This is not a retelling. This is a boring story about a needy, horrible girl who thinks that complaining about everything and everybody will make her life so much better. Don’t waste your time: Read something else!
Mostly, when I do not like the main character, I do not like the book. This is one of those times. Imogen is so whiny and so annoying. She complains about E.V.E.R.Y.T.H.I.N.G. and I got so sick of her. I get that she has some problems, but come on – she has not one redeeming quality. She is self-centered and selfish and she is so needy! Ella Cinder is a total bitch and so cliché. Some of the supporting characters were well described and nice to read about, but they were few and far apart.
The story is so painfully obvious. Everything is laid out from the very beginning and that didn’t really make me want to read the story – no surprises and nothing interesting happens. It’s such a shame because it is actually well written and I think I may pick up something else from Kelsey Macke one day – this one just does nothing to me.
It has been a while since I read this and back then, I rated the story 2 stars. I don’t really understand why, because I can’t think of a single thing about it that I liked. But I don’t change a rating once I give it so let me just make this very clear: This is not a retelling. This is a boring story about a needy, horrible girl who thinks that complaining about everything and everybody will make her life so much better. Don’t waste your time: Read something else!