A review by bookwormdanii
Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

⭐️ 𝔹𝕆𝕆𝕂 ℝ𝔼𝕍𝕀𝔼𝕎 ⭐️

Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly 

My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

sᥡᥒ᥆⍴sіs:

Isabelle should be blissfully happy -- she's about to win the handsome prince. Except Isabelle isn't the beautiful girl who lost the glass slipper and captured the prince's heart. She's the ugly stepsister who cut off her toes to fit into Cinderella's shoe . . . which is now filling with blood.

Isabelle tried to fit in. She cut away pieces of herself in order to become pretty. Sweet. More like Cinderella. But that only made her mean, jealous, and hollow. Now she has a chance to alter her destiny and prove what ugly stepsisters have always known: it takes more than heartache to break a girl.

mᥡ rᥱ᥎іᥱᥕ:

After meeting Jennifer Donnelly a few weeks ago, I was excited to dive into the world she created. Stepsister was the empowering story of the ugly step sister in Cinderella. Being ugly isn’t about what’s on the outside, but truly what’s at the core of oneself. Isabelle journeys through this book and discovers a deeper understanding about herself and the people around her. This retelling of a classic fairytale was so well done.