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bloodymoon13's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
mar's review
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 :)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Outing, and Transphobia
Moderate: Fatphobia and Physical abuse
llams's review
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Cinder Ella was a (surprise!) Cinderella retelling, with Ella being a trans woman & the royalty at the ball being a princess. This novella was overall light-hearted but certainly had difficult parts with Ella’s step-family being transphobic. I love a re-telling that makes the story more diverse than just white & cis-het. This one did not disappoint! Read for a cute, well trained pet dog, found family, insta-love, sapphics, and a touch of magic!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Transphobia
lechepatito's review
4.0
This was a quick trans retelling of Cinderella that hit the most important beats and was a fave of a trans teen I know. I liked the reimagining of the fairy godmother and the way Ella finds both friend love and romantic love.
readwithrhys's review
Removing my rating due to S.T. Lynn not being a Black author
penandpages's review
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Outing, Dysphoria, Bullying, Deadnaming, and Transphobia
Minor: Death of parent
jennifervenia's review
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.
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.
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Transphobia, Fatphobia, Bullying, Body shaming, Homophobia, Deadnaming, Outing, and Racism
Brug af det forkerte navn og køn, afsløring af persons kønsidentitet (outing), transfobi, homofobi, racisme, mobning, vold i hjemmet, tykfobi, nedgørelse af persons krop.poisoned_icecream's review
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This is a sweet retelling of Cinderella, with a black trans girl named Ella as the protagonist. She lives with an abusive family who misgenders and deadnames her, but then she goes to a ball and after one dance with the princess Lizabetta, the two girls fall in love. I'm really not into instalove romances but this is an instance in which I thought it was cute. I am definitely going to read the rest of these fairytale retellings by S.T. Lynn.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Deadnaming, Transphobia, and Death of parent