ericabroderick 's review for:

How to Summon a Fairy Godmother by Laura J. Mayo

4.0

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This Cinderella inspired story was a fun retelling from the point of view of one of the stepsisters, Theodosia. Taking place after the Happily Ever After for Beatrice and her prince, we get so see another side of the story about what happened with the fairy godmother Cecily. I liked how Theo grew through the story; she started as  the stereotypical stepsister and quickly displayed a witty and wily nature while still maintaining her truths. Each task she performs gives more insight to how she ended up portrayed as an evil stepsister. The side characters are interesting as well.

The narration was well done and voice inflections for each character helped keep the dialogue clear during conversations.

I was given a copy by the publisher via NetGalley (thank you!) and all opinions are my own.