Cinderella Is Dead
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- Author：Kalynn Bayron
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Summary
"Wholly original and captivating。" - Brigid Kemmerer， New York Times bestselling author of A Curse So Dark and Lonely
Girls team up to overthrow the kingdom in this unique and powerful retelling of Cinderella from a stunning new voice that's perfect for fans of Dhonielle Clayton and Melissa Albert。
It's 200 years after Cinderella found her prince， but the fairy tale is over。 Teen girls are now required to appear at the Annual Ball， where the men of the kingdom select wives based on a girl's display of finery。 If a suitable match is not found， the girls not chosen are never heard from again。
Sixteen-year-old Sophia would much rather marry Erin， her childhood best friend， than parade in front of suitors。 At the ball， Sophia makes the desperate decision to flee， and finds herself hiding in Cinderella's mausoleum。 There， she meets Constance， the last known descendant of Cinderella and her step sisters。 Together they vow to bring down the king once and for all--and in the process， they learn that there's more to Cinderella's story than they ever knew 。 。 。
This fresh take on a classic story will make readers question the tales they've been told， and root for girls to break down the constructs of the world around them。
Girls team up to overthrow the kingdom in this unique and powerful retelling of Cinderella from a stunning new voice that's perfect for fans of Dhonielle Clayton and Melissa Albert。
It's 200 years after Cinderella found her prince， but the fairy tale is over。 Teen girls are now required to appear at the Annual Ball， where the men of the kingdom select wives based on a girl's display of finery。 If a suitable match is not found， the girls not chosen are never heard from again。
Sixteen-year-old Sophia would much rather marry Erin， her childhood best friend， than parade in front of suitors。 At the ball， Sophia makes the desperate decision to flee， and finds herself hiding in Cinderella's mausoleum。 There， she meets Constance， the last known descendant of Cinderella and her step sisters。 Together they vow to bring down the king once and for all--and in the process， they learn that there's more to Cinderella's story than they ever knew 。 。 。
This fresh take on a classic story will make readers question the tales they've been told， and root for girls to break down the constructs of the world around them。
Reviews
Fabio Balack
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Já fazem 200 anos desde que Cinderela encontrou o seu príncipe encantado。 Agora， garotas são obrigadas a participar do Baile Anual， onde homens do reino escolhem suas esposas。 Se um par não for encontrado， nunca mais se ouve falar da garota não escolhida。Na história acompanhamos Sophia， que foi "convidada" para o Baile anual， porém não quer se casar com homem nenhum。 Sophia quer fugir com Erin， sua amiga de infância。 No meio dessa fuga ela irá conhecer alguém que descende da linhagem da própria Já fazem 200 anos desde que Cinderela encontrou o seu príncipe encantado。 Agora， garotas são obrigadas a participar do Baile Anual， onde homens do reino escolhem suas esposas。 Se um par não for encontrado， nunca mais se ouve falar da garota não escolhida。Na história acompanhamos Sophia， que foi "convidada" para o Baile anual， porém não quer se casar com homem nenhum。 Sophia quer fugir com Erin， sua amiga de infância。 No meio dessa fuga ela irá conhecer alguém que descende da linhagem da própria Cinderela。。。 E aí só lendo！Em Cinderella Is Dead temos um reino comandado por homens e que não possuem o menor respeito pelas mulheres。 E Sophia quer derrubar o Rei de alguma maneira， mesmo sabendo que isso não irá acabar com todos os problemas。Uma história que te prende desde o início e que mais e mais você quer saber o que vai acontecer nela。 A trama é muito bem desenvolvida， a busca pela liberdade tanto pessoal quanto de todo o reino。 O modo como a autora， Kalynn Bayron， recontou o tão famoso conto de fadas da Cinderella é PERFEITO！ Quem gosta de fantasia com protagonismo sáfico é uma ótima pedida。 。。。more
Kiera Smith
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Oh wow。 I was on edge the entire time， I genuinely couldn't put this book down。 I love the plot and the writing and it's all so beautiful - I will reccomend this for the rest of my life。 Oh wow。 I was on edge the entire time， I genuinely couldn't put this book down。 I love the plot and the writing and it's all so beautiful - I will reccomend this for the rest of my life。 。。。more
alexis
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2。5
marwa
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3。5 stars
Nziza
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I did not think it was 'amazing' but it did make me question the original cinderella I did not think it was 'amazing' but it did make me question the original cinderella 。。。more
eros
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a great book up until the last chapter where the author decides to save a people from an opressive monarchy with "feminist" monarchy a great book up until the last chapter where the author decides to save a people from an opressive monarchy with "feminist" monarchy 。。。more
Zoey P。
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While this book was a quick and fun read， I felt like the characters were lacking in personality and depth。 There were also many plot holes that did not make sense and felt like things came to easily for the main character。 I really enjoyed the dystopian world mixed with fairytale aspect， however， there felt like there was no reasoning or explanation for most of the plot points。 This book is a fun sapphic read and I do believe it is worth reading if that is something you are interested in。
Rafaela Alvarez
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3， 5
Madden
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I’ve always liked retellings， so I enjoyed this darker take on the Cinderella story。 The way the world and its characters were written was quite realistic。 The book was quick and easy to get through as the premise was quite simple， which is always a treat。 I’ve heard some mixed reviews， but this exceeded my expectations for sure。The only issue I had was the strange pacing。 Too many things happened in a short amount of time。 The author tried to pack too many things in and ended up rushing through I’ve always liked retellings， so I enjoyed this darker take on the Cinderella story。 The way the world and its characters were written was quite realistic。 The book was quick and easy to get through as the premise was quite simple， which is always a treat。 I’ve heard some mixed reviews， but this exceeded my expectations for sure。The only issue I had was the strange pacing。 Too many things happened in a short amount of time。 The author tried to pack too many things in and ended up rushing through scenes that were more important。 There was a lot of build up all for it to be resolved in about five pages。 All in all， I recommend this book to fans of dark retellings and quick reads。 。。。more
Nat
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I loved the writing style and the plot was amazing！
Hailie Nauss
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DNF at 50% and I’m so disappointed
Lea
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I really liked the storyline and the plots， there were a lot of plottwists， the romance was everything， the betrayal HURT and it was very fast paced。 I just felt like the ending was a bit rushed and the plottwists were revealed like normal conversations if you know what I mean。 It’s a really good book tho and I enjoyed reading it。
Bekki Fahrer
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Girl power， showing history is often written by those in power。 Worth reading。
Suzanne
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It's not necessary to talk down to your audience when you are writing a book for teens or children。 As a matter of fact， it makes for a better book if you don't。 I definitely felt like this book was dumbed down。 Also， it was set in the time of fairy tales， so the use of modern language was offputting。 The writing was definitely not the best。 The dialogue is so bad。 For example， the king actually uses the phrase "meddling wench。" The main character， Sophia， was not likeable。 Constance is much mor It's not necessary to talk down to your audience when you are writing a book for teens or children。 As a matter of fact， it makes for a better book if you don't。 I definitely felt like this book was dumbed down。 Also， it was set in the time of fairy tales， so the use of modern language was offputting。 The writing was definitely not the best。 The dialogue is so bad。 For example， the king actually uses the phrase "meddling wench。" The main character， Sophia， was not likeable。 Constance is much more interesting。 In addition， the king is a one-dimensional bad guy。 The first half of the book is extremely slow。 Nothing really happens until the ball。 Furthermore， while the animosity between Contance and Amina is explained， it is overplayed。 I did enjoy the magical aspects of the book。 Also， the double twist at the end was good。 Overall， though， I would not recommend it。 。。。more
freya dye
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it was actually really good。 i saw people saying they found it boring but i completely disagree， maybe the start was a little bit boring but it got so much better as it went through and the plot twist at the end omg。 i probably wouldn’t read again， but i recommend。
Millie-Rose 📚
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This book was incredibly hyped up by TikTok and after talking to one of my friends who loved reading Cinderella is dead， I decided that I was going to see what all of the fuss was about。 I loved the representation in this book。 A black woman who likes women， count me in。 This alone was intriguing and enough to make me pick up this book。 The plot was engaging and I loved the immortality themes mixed with more traditional fantasy ideas such as witchcraft。 I think that the idea for this story is an This book was incredibly hyped up by TikTok and after talking to one of my friends who loved reading Cinderella is dead， I decided that I was going to see what all of the fuss was about。 I loved the representation in this book。 A black woman who likes women， count me in。 This alone was intriguing and enough to make me pick up this book。 The plot was engaging and I loved the immortality themes mixed with more traditional fantasy ideas such as witchcraft。 I think that the idea for this story is an amazing one， taking the classical story of Cinderella and mixing it with fantasy and lgbtqia+ created an amazing blend of relatability and action。 The feminist themes throughout this book are strong， Sophie and Constance didn’t receive the help of a man throughout the whole book。 This is definitely something I liked。 They saved the day without the help of men and still retained the “feminine” parts of their appearance and identity。 It’s an exaggerated version of what our patriarchal society can feel like for women so some of how the female characters feel throughout the book can be related to real life。 I also liked how short and sweet this book was， I don’t feel like a sequel needs to be made to complete the story which leaves me feeling satisfied。 Overall， loved this book， would definitely recommend for teens looking for book with representation。 。。。more
Jacquelyn Dunn
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Look， this book is terrible。 The story idea was a good one—it’s hard to go wrong with smashing the patriarchy while highlighting the issues with the Cinderella story。 And I really love the fairytale retelling genre， so all signs pointed to a good read。 But this book was just so poorly done。 The writing was obnoxious and repetitive， the main character was incredibly selfish （oh you don’t want to die for me？ Well obviously you don’t love me then）。 I was so disappointed。 I would not recommend this Look， this book is terrible。 The story idea was a good one—it’s hard to go wrong with smashing the patriarchy while highlighting the issues with the Cinderella story。 And I really love the fairytale retelling genre， so all signs pointed to a good read。 But this book was just so poorly done。 The writing was obnoxious and repetitive， the main character was incredibly selfish （oh you don’t want to die for me？ Well obviously you don’t love me then）。 I was so disappointed。 I would not recommend this book to anyone。 。。。more
Paradise
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Review to come but this exceeded all of my expectations！
Kaytalist
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A solid debut！ " Do not be silent。 Raise your voice。 Be a light in the dark。"This book has almost everything i want。 Strong female leads againts the horible patriarchy system？ Check！ A complex worldbuilding yet so easy to digest？ Check！ Twist after twist？ CheckHowever i feel like the ending is kinda bit rushed but it still well worthy to spend a time to read it。 A solid standalone fantasy！ Reccomended A solid debut！ " Do not be silent。 Raise your voice。 Be a light in the dark。"This book has almost everything i want。 Strong female leads againts the horible patriarchy system？ Check！ A complex worldbuilding yet so easy to digest？ Check！ Twist after twist？ CheckHowever i feel like the ending is kinda bit rushed but it still well worthy to spend a time to read it。 A solid standalone fantasy！ Reccomended 。。。more
ksu
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Spoiler alert: the king's a dementor。But yes， I loved it Spoiler alert: the king's a dementor。But yes， I loved it 。。。more
Hannah Jade
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I seriously can’t put into words how much I adore this book！
Sadie Wilson
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I loved this book for the fighting of women’s right and the queer communities representation in the world。 Cinderella is Dead is the perfect read for anyone， unless your favorite Disney princess is Cinderella then just take caution to the rewrite。 This is an important boon to empower women; letting see we are worth the fight and we can change our world on women at a time。
Sara Casaletto
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Such a fun quick， strong spirited read。 A really empowering story that highlights a lot of the issues that women face in an “equal” world today。 Would recommend for a vacation read， as the writing is colorful and bright even in a dark plot。 My only comment would be that the story could have been a touch further developed in the plot and character history。
Olivia ☆
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La trama de la historia es muy original pero todo pasa demasiado rapido que deja con ganas de más， el libro estaba para ser o mas largo o tener una secuela， los hechos suceden en un parpadeo que siento que me falto el verdadero disfrute。Quería saber mas de la relación de Sophia y Constance， siento que tenía mucho potencial para desarrollarse mejor。 Le doy 3。5 /5
Sydney
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4。5/5I really enjoyed this version of the retelling。 I really tipped the original story on its head， and I really appreciated the creativity behind that。 I only took off a half star because I felt like the main conflict resolved fairly quickly。 I kind of just wanted a little more action to wrap up this book。
mia
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Do not be silent。Raise your voice。 Be a light in the dark。this book was so good！ it has really interesting conversations about patriarchy and the story was great。。。 the plot-twist was a bit predictable but nonetheless very well done ！！ there are so so manyy good quotes so here i’ll be typing some of them bc i can :））”People who don’t fit nicely into the boxes the king of Mersailles have defined are simply erased， as if our lives don’t matter。””It isn’t funny。 It feels like another part of me is Do not be silent。Raise your voice。 Be a light in the dark。this book was so good！ it has really interesting conversations about patriarchy and the story was great。。。 the plot-twist was a bit predictable but nonetheless very well done ！！ there are so so manyy good quotes so here i’ll be typing some of them bc i can :））”People who don’t fit nicely into the boxes the king of Mersailles have defined are simply erased， as if our lives don’t matter。””It isn’t funny。 It feels like another part of me is being changed to fit someone else’s vision of what is pretty。””Just because they deny us doesn’t mean we cease to exist。””The entire system， the ideals that have been woven into this society。 It all has to go。””I’m not happy pretending everything is fine when I know it’s not。” 。。。more
Owen Kinnersley
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Really enjoyable。 Amazing and original story supported by equally enticing characters。 Highly recommend。
Meah （thepagesarecalling）
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I got sucked into this more than I thought I would！ Only thing I wanted more of was more going on the the mystery/story surrounding Cinderella’s past。
tiana
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The plot had a lot of potential to be one of my favorites。 I love the idea of making an original fairytale dystopian but unfortunately I don’t think the execution was all that great。 I personally found the writing to be a bit clumsy at times and the mc came off as annoying in the beginning
Német Tamara
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I loved the idea of the book because it starts when Cinderella is actually dead。 Of course not just because of this。 I pretty much liked the plot and the secrets that weren't secrets at the end。 I really liked the character of Constance but I had some problems with Sophia。 She is that typical YA main character who is much braver than anyone but also makes mistakes。 Sometimes she acts childish or kinda weird that bothered me。But this doesn't really change anything。 I could read and still enjoy it I loved the idea of the book because it starts when Cinderella is actually dead。 Of course not just because of this。 I pretty much liked the plot and the secrets that weren't secrets at the end。 I really liked the character of Constance but I had some problems with Sophia。 She is that typical YA main character who is much braver than anyone but also makes mistakes。 Sometimes she acts childish or kinda weird that bothered me。But this doesn't really change anything。 I could read and still enjoy it so much。 。。。more
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