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21 reviews for:
Five Glass Slippers
Elisabeth Brown, Stephanie Ricker, Clara Diane Thompson, Emma Clifton, Rachel Heffington
3.58 AVERAGE
21 reviews for:
Five Glass Slippers
Elisabeth Brown, Stephanie Ricker, Clara Diane Thompson, Emma Clifton, Rachel Heffington
3.58 AVERAGE
This was a very good read, and I could barely put it down over the two days it took me to read it. Cinderella has never been my favorite fairy tale, but it is a classic, a favorite for retellings, and I was excited to see how different these stories would turn out to be.
Overall, I give this a 4.5 star rating.
This being a collection of five novellas, each one was different and deserves its own rating, which I will list here:
What Eyes Can See
5 stars
Out of all of these stories, this was the one I was expecting to like the least because it was described in the introduction as a traditional romance, and I was really looking forward to the steampunk and sci-fi renditions of this fairy tale the most.
I was surprised by the twists in this story, and they kept it interesting, while sticking to the original story plot. I did not like the Cinderella character, and that almost gave this story a four star rating, but I absolutely loved the ending and, as mentioned before, all the twists on the traditional fairy tale. Also, in the fairy tale, I've always never enjoyed the trope of 'love at first sight' and how the prince knows she is the one without even knowing her name. This story pointed that flaw out, and that is the main reason it is one of my favorites.
Broken Glass
4 stars
This is the Steampunk one, but it disappointed me because the technology didn't really extend much further than steam carriages, time bombs, and factories. I'm not an expert on the steampunk genre, but it was quite lacking in the worldbuilding that I had experienced in the only series I've ever read in that genre. Although, I guess, in a novella, since you're limited in words, sometimes worldbuilding has to take the back burner.
This story had an exciting plot that kept me on the edge of my seat, and the main character, Rosalind, was a spunky individual and a lovable character. Although I somewhat predicted the ending, it was a good story and an entertaining read.
On the Windy Side of Care
3.5 stars
This was perhaps my least favorite of the stories. It was very well written, but I felt like the main character was a little too haughty, although she was a good spin off of the traditional Cinderella character. The plot just wasn't all that interesting to me and I felt like it was a little hard to follow sometimes, mainly due to the politics. Maybe my dislike was because I was ready to actually have a different genre in the collection (the steampunk one didn't really seem like much of a deviation from the style of the previous and this one in my opinion).
A Cinder's Tale
5 stars
It was easy to tell that this story did draw some inspiration from the Disney movie in the characters named Bruno, Gus, and Jaq, and I was scared that this was going to make it rather similar to the original story, but it most certainly wasn't. I almost could not tell that this was a retelling unless I looked closely, and that made it all the better.
Sci-fi is a tricky subject to write, mainly due to the worldbuilding, but everything the author said about her world seemed believable, and the characters were vibrant and varied. This story also kept me up late at night as I raced to finish it because I had to find out what happened.
The Moon Master's Ball
5 stars
This one was amazing! I was wondering when we would get the retelling with actual magic (the second one had a small amount of it, but it was not enough to satisfy my longing for it). This was probably my favorite, and I absolutely loved the main character, and her dynamic personality, emphasized by her fears and her facing of them.
The story was also hard to identify as a retelling, although it kept the main points, and I appreciate what the author did with her creative license. This one was a quick read, like many of the others, and was a satisfying conclusion to this collection.
I hope this was a helpful review! This is my first review on Goodreads, and I am afraid it is slightly rambled. Thank you for reading, and please read this book!
Overall, I give this a 4.5 star rating.
This being a collection of five novellas, each one was different and deserves its own rating, which I will list here:
What Eyes Can See
5 stars
Out of all of these stories, this was the one I was expecting to like the least because it was described in the introduction as a traditional romance, and I was really looking forward to the steampunk and sci-fi renditions of this fairy tale the most.
I was surprised by the twists in this story, and they kept it interesting, while sticking to the original story plot. I did not like the Cinderella character, and that almost gave this story a four star rating, but I absolutely loved the ending and, as mentioned before, all the twists on the traditional fairy tale. Also, in the fairy tale, I've always never enjoyed the trope of 'love at first sight' and how the prince knows she is the one without even knowing her name. This story pointed that flaw out, and that is the main reason it is one of my favorites.
Broken Glass
4 stars
This is the Steampunk one, but it disappointed me because the technology didn't really extend much further than steam carriages, time bombs, and factories. I'm not an expert on the steampunk genre, but it was quite lacking in the worldbuilding that I had experienced in the only series I've ever read in that genre. Although, I guess, in a novella, since you're limited in words, sometimes worldbuilding has to take the back burner.
This story had an exciting plot that kept me on the edge of my seat, and the main character, Rosalind, was a spunky individual and a lovable character. Although I somewhat predicted the ending, it was a good story and an entertaining read.
On the Windy Side of Care
3.5 stars
This was perhaps my least favorite of the stories. It was very well written, but I felt like the main character was a little too haughty, although she was a good spin off of the traditional Cinderella character. The plot just wasn't all that interesting to me and I felt like it was a little hard to follow sometimes, mainly due to the politics. Maybe my dislike was because I was ready to actually have a different genre in the collection (the steampunk one didn't really seem like much of a deviation from the style of the previous and this one in my opinion).
A Cinder's Tale
5 stars
It was easy to tell that this story did draw some inspiration from the Disney movie in the characters named Bruno, Gus, and Jaq, and I was scared that this was going to make it rather similar to the original story, but it most certainly wasn't. I almost could not tell that this was a retelling unless I looked closely, and that made it all the better.
Sci-fi is a tricky subject to write, mainly due to the worldbuilding, but everything the author said about her world seemed believable, and the characters were vibrant and varied. This story also kept me up late at night as I raced to finish it because I had to find out what happened.
The Moon Master's Ball
5 stars
This one was amazing! I was wondering when we would get the retelling with actual magic (the second one had a small amount of it, but it was not enough to satisfy my longing for it). This was probably my favorite, and I absolutely loved the main character, and her dynamic personality, emphasized by her fears and her facing of them.
The story was also hard to identify as a retelling, although it kept the main points, and I appreciate what the author did with her creative license. This one was a quick read, like many of the others, and was a satisfying conclusion to this collection.
I hope this was a helpful review! This is my first review on Goodreads, and I am afraid it is slightly rambled. Thank you for reading, and please read this book!