Review: A different Cinderella retelling
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 20, 2012
It grabbed my attention from the very first pages, and was a real page turner for me. I like that.I loved the Cinderella re-telling, except the Cinderella in this case was a man. Who has the obligatory step-brother and wicked step-father. I liked Annabelle and Michael, although Michael's constant self-pity party got old after a while. And I wasn't too impressed that Annabelle wasn't doing much of what she was supposed to be doing, why she was sent to the human world in the first place. Until the very end, she didn't even breach the subject, but I did loved the whole trust thing. Too many times in the books characters proclaim their undying love to each other only to completely NOT trust someone they supposedly madly in love with. Maybe it was a little rushed (but hey, they were running out of time), but at the same time it made sense to me.I wished there was more of Bethany and Randy though, they were my favorite. Just take Bethany's words "falling for Randy was not childish. Maybe foolish, but not childish" (I'm pretty sure I quoted them right), after these I knew she was my favorite!I wished there was more explaining about the slipper. Sure, I get it was priceless, but it seemed that there was much more to it, something magical, that never got explored. Finally, I wished there was more shoe designing too.Overall, it is a very cute book and great for anyone who likes fairy tales re-tellings.