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No cover — Kalynn Bayron: Cinderella Is Dead (2019, Perfection Learning Corporation)

English language

Published Oct. 8, 2019 by Perfection Learning Corporation.

ISBN:: 978-1-6636-2919-7

(1 review)

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, …

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.

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Ampi Lee reviewed Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron

No es perfecta, sí es recomendable

4 stars

La base es interesante: Una sociedad patriarcal, que gira en torno a una monarquía de leyes infranqueables, en la que Cenicienta fue real y, de forma oficial, no se pone en duda su leyenda. De forma extraoficial, ya es otra cosa. Además, la protagonista me tenía enamorada desde el principio. Una chica negra, rebelde, enamorada de su mejor amiga y en contra de todo lo que su sociedad la obliga a hacer. Hay algunas cosas predecibles y el final es precipitado, pero eso no quita lo mucho que me he entretenido descubriendo los entresijos de este cuento de hadas retorcido.