Reviews with content warning for Emotional abuse - Cinder Ella

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nerdatlas5's review

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emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

4.5

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queerafictionado's review

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fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

I absolutely love the idea of a trans Cinderella! It just seems like a perfect way to retell this rather problematic fairy tale. I was really hoping to see this story transformed and filled with trans joy, but that isn’t quite what I got. I knew going into this that it was obviously not going to be all sunshine and rainbows. I mean…it’s Cinderella. Evil stepmother and stepsisters are kind of part of the deal. But I felt like more of the focus was on the transphobia from her step family than on her trans joy which is what I was wanting. And then in the midst of all the hardship and turmoil, some parts felt a little too easy and at times even contradicting. The other issue was that I couldn’t tell what time period the story was taking place in. At times it felt like it was supposed to be more historical and at other times contemporary, which made it difficult to fully immerse myself in the world. I did enjoy the story. It was a quick read with a unique twist on the Cinderella story. It just didn’t wow me and fell a little short of what I was hoping for from a trans Cinderella retelling.

🏳️‍🌈Rep: Black Trans FMC, Sapphic LI (note: author is not black)

📝Tropes/Themes: Young Adult, Fantasy, Sapphic Romance, Fairy Tale Retelling

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uvglopanda's review

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emotional hopeful lighthearted sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Cute short and fast. Felt more like reading a synopsis of a much bigger story and could have been far more fleshed out to become a longer read.

Very little description of the world just...suddenly MAGIC!

Read for the Trans Rights Read-a-thon and probably won't check out the other titles simply because not my length/detail/pace style.

Finishing it in 2 days is a record for me.

Heads up for some triggering behavior!

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divergentpixie's review

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adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

Oh my gosh. So cute. I loved the chemistry between Ella and Princess Lizabetta.
Read for the trans right readathon!
*transphobia, deadnaming, abuse

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mar's review

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emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

3.0

could've used some more fleshing out+editing, but still - short but sweet for the most part :)

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penandpages's review

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inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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jennifervenia's review

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emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

“For the first time she could introduce herself how she wanted. She got to define her own self. And no one was going to stop her.”

A very enjoyable retelling of Cinderella.

I really liked Ella, Lily, Lizabetta and Heather. They were lovely characters, and I was cheering for them.

There are some of the classic elements from Cinderella that had been changed, but it did not bother me.

Warning: deadnaming, outing, misgendering, fatphobia, body shaming, abuse, transphobia, homophobia, racism, bullying.

Advarsel: Brug af det forkerte navn og køn, afsløring af persons kønsidentitet (outing), transfobi, homofobi, racisme, mobning, vold i hjemmet, tykfobi, nedgørelse af persons krop.

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myblackbookish_life's review

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emotional hopeful lighthearted sad fast-paced

Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

Even though I enjoy Cinderella retellings, and I did enjoyed this short read, I won't be rating this book. For once, I forget how dark the source material is and the mental, emotional, and physical abuse Cinderella suffers. So to see that story featuring a Black trans woman (even though I'm stoked for the happy ending Ella has in this book with a new town, new friends, and the Princess) it took until the 70% mark for us to get to the more 'joyous' part of the story and THEN it was over.

....we could have at least got an epilogue or sum.

That being said, I do plan to read the other books in this series!

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