Review: Cute, well written fairy tale with a positive message
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 18, 2013
This story was cute and had a good moral but I felt that the tone of the writing might be a bit much for a middle grade reader.  I think that the moral is really the best part of the story.  The author has taken a twisted look at a fairytale and made it her own while sneaking in a moral about loving yourself and not seeing the forest for the trees.  I really think that preteen girls will see themselves in the stepsisters and that they might feel the moral on a personal level.  The story is funny and moves along without much filler.  I know this is one story that I will be sharing with my daughter when she is old enough to read it.  I highly recommend this one for girls 10-13 but it isn't really aimed at boys- although they may like it.  The fairytale world in this book has witches, princes, daring deeds, balls, and magic.  It's a fun and enchanting world!