Zombie Cinderella (Zombie Fairy Tales #1)

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Zombie Cinderella (Zombie Fairy Tales #1)

by Kevin Richey (Goodreads Author)

3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 · rating details · 94 ratings · 34 reviews

On the day her father is buried, Cinderella’s stepmother forces her to wait upon her ugly stepsisters as they prepare for a frivolous ball. Poor Cinderella is literally worked to death by her in-laws, and left to die alone in the cinders. But thanks to an infection from a mysterious old woman, Cinderella is granted a chance for revenge. Soon, it will be midnight, and every...more

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Published January 13th 2012

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Oct 29, 2012 Tina Rae rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: zombie fans

I think my obsession with zombies is starting to get a little unhealthy... I have literally been snapping up each and every zombie book I find. And this series has seriously been gold. I can't even tell you how glad I am that I discovered it. I literally flew this installment and am already almost done with the next one.

Let me just say I'm a SUCKER for anything that has been zombified. Pride & Prejudice & Zombies, Alice in Zombieland and the like -- I love it all. So zombie fairy tales i...more

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Apr 15, 2013 Lasaki Redbird rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: owned, omg-awesome, short-books

As a child, I was fascinated by fairytales, just like any girl would be. I loved Cinderella, sleeping beauty, snow white, and bell and well a lot many other names. I longed for when the prince would arrive and end the princesses’ sufferings by taking them away from all evil. To be honest like every girl, I was waiting for my very prince charming, and was dying to be a princess too and have my own fairy tale, where I would be the fairest maiden in the entire country. However, growing up I learned...more As a child, I was fascinated by fairytales, just like any girl would be. I loved Cinderella, sleeping beauty, snow white, and bell and well a lot many other names. I longed for when the prince would arrive and end the princesses’ sufferings by taking them away from all evil. To be honest like every girl, I was waiting for my very prince charming, and was dying to be a princess too and have my own fairy tale, where I would be the fairest maiden in the entire country. However, growing up I learned it was all a lie. There was no magic, no unicorns, no kingdom and for all, no prince charming. When I was older enough to look at the reality, my sister was still a kid, fascinated by all the stuff I had out grown by then. The same violence on the princesses, then at last the prince comes and ended it all. I felt why can’t the girls do something. Why is it that only their Prince comes and saves them? Why can’t the girls themselves stand and up against the torture, the mistreatment and say its enough? Are we girls not strong enough to face people? Cant we take our own revenge, without being dependent on a man to come along, taking an oath to save us? I wanted to see the girls being wild and take their own revenge, that wish of mine was fulfilled by the author.

When I first saw the book, I thought what alteration would be possible, I mean what would Cinderella do being a zombie. The job I took for discovery, turned out to be one of the best things I have read this year. The book was AWESOME. From the very beginning to the end, the book just grabbed me, making me sit on my chair till the book was over. I just couldn’t stop myself from reading, even if my body starved for water. In the beginning, looking at the scenes, the emotion that was started, I wasn’t sure if I would be satisfied by the ending, as I have seen books with a great beginning, but a not very satisfying ending. And to be honest, I was more than satisfied! The book is different, great, awesome, and a must read.
However, irrespective of being such a fan of this book, I would suggest only those people who are okay with violence, as the contents of the book may be TOO violent for some people.
GUESS I FOUND OUT WHAT I AM GONNA BE THIS HALLOWEEN!(less)

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Feb 24, 2012 Elisa rated it 3 of 5 stars

So far, pretty silly but fun!

These fairy tales are being released as short stories throughout 2012 on the 13th of each month. I got this story for my kindle free from Amazon.com. I think they are trying to addict us to them so we pay for the next installment, which may just work. Besides being pretty nasty with blood and juices, this storyline step-mother and her daughters are so much worse than I remember. I wonder if my mind only remembers the Disney versions. Hmmmm, I need to check out some G...more

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Jul 05, 2012 Keith Chawgo rated it 5 of 5 stars

Kevin Richey's Zombie Fairy Tale series kicks off with Zombie Cinderella which is a well written, gory, comical kick up the back side of everything Grimm. Richey has a real talent and flourishes his work through excellent descriptive detail and is able to stay true to the original but enhance it with his unique twist of events.

The story starts with the death of Cinderella's father and the cruelty inflicted upon her by her step mother and step sisters. When the fairy god mother comes to help her...more Kevin Richey's Zombie Fairy Tale series kicks off with Zombie Cinderella which is a well written, gory, comical kick up the back side of everything Grimm. Richey has a real talent and flourishes his work through excellent descriptive detail and is able to stay true to the original but enhance it with his unique twist of events.

The story starts with the death of Cinderella's father and the cruelty inflicted upon her by her step mother and step sisters. When the fairy god mother comes to help her out - things kick off in full gear and you will never be able to look at the Disney classic or even the original story again.

Richey is able to draw upon his characters with a 3D approach making them life like and it makes you relish each and every word. When the turn of events fully kicks off, there is no stopping Richey to celebrate the zombie and fairy tale stories adding his own unique touch to the proceedings.

This book is an incredible read and highly recommended for anyone who is looking for something that is slightly different. You find that you will forcibly try to slow down from the end as you want to cherish each and every moment.

The book is available for download at a steal for the Amazon kindle and the cover looks amazing on the new Kindle Fire. It is a mere 39 pages but any longer would take away from the fairy tale mode of the writing.

The Zombie fairy tales starts out with Zombie Cinderella and will continue for 15 exciting volumes. There is a new instalment promised on the 13th of each month with special editions for Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas to round out the series in its entirety.

I am hoping that somewhere in the future, Richey will be able to put these in a two book anthology and hopefully, with the right publication company, be able to keep the original covers as a colour insert to show the amazing work that has gone into this production.

Richey is a definite talent to look forward and I look forward to reading the rest of the series and being able to see what he comes up with next.

Amazing and certainly a must read for horror, zombie, fairy tale enthusiasts everywhere. I urge you to read now. Top marks all the way around.
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Mar 30, 2013 Cassandra Shanahan rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: kindle-reads, owned

Richey is an amazing young writer. I am loving his short story and i can't wait to read the rest. I was trying to avoid any zombie related reading but i'm glad i finally gave in. I love all the dark humour in this short story! But I do feel a little sick. Maybe i shouldn't eat breakfast at the same time as reading a zombie book!

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Sep 11, 2012 Travis Simmons rated it 4 of 5 stars

This was a good, fast read. Some of the points about zombies I had to step back from and look at it fresh. Cinderella seemed to be able to think while she did her zombie thing, which was different from what I have seen so far with zombies, but it was a nice, fresh look at them.

I liked the step sisters most because there was a point you could see how human they were in their evilness. The coldness they showed Cinderella just before the ball was disturbing yet seemed to show the most about their c...more

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May 15, 2013 Elizabeth Marie (A Chick Reading) rated it 5 of 5 stars

My Review: Zombie Cinderella is a twisted and sinister take on one of the most beloved fairy tales ever, Cinderella. The book is set on the day Cinderella's father is buried, and her stepsisters are gearing up for a ball at the prince's palace. Cinderella's stepmother and stepsisters leave her in the graveyard, leaving it up to Cinderella to find her own way home. This is when she meets an old woman who bites her.

By the time Cinderella gets home, she is already starting to feel the ill effects f...more My Review: Zombie Cinderella is a twisted and sinister take on one of the most beloved fairy tales ever, Cinderella. The book is set on the day Cinderella's father is buried, and her stepsisters are gearing up for a ball at the prince's palace. Cinderella's stepmother and stepsisters leave her in the graveyard, leaving it up to Cinderella to find her own way home. This is when she meets an old woman who bites her.

By the time Cinderella gets home, she is already starting to feel the ill effects from the infection, all she wants to do is curl up in her bed and sleep. But of course, being the mean characters we've come to know in the original tale, Cinderella's stepmother and stepsisters will have none of it. Her stepmother has kicked Cinderella out of her own room, and banished her to sleep on the kitchen floor.

Along with her new sleeping arrangements, Cinderella is also expected to cook, clean, and basically take care of her new "family". Cinderella is literally worked and beaten to death, and left to die as her stepsisters are off attend the ball. But thanks to this infection, Cinderella can finally take revenge for herself, and her father.

I loved this book! One of my new favorites! It's a pretty quick read, so you can read it in one day. Once I began reading it, I couldn't stop, I loved the author's writing style, and how he made an innocent fairy tale into something disturbing.

Positive Elements: Cinderella got the chance to stand up for herself and her father.

Negative Elements: Cinderella's father has passed away. Cinderella's stepmother and stepsisters are horrible to her. Cinderella's stepmother didn't even get her father a headstone for his grave site. Cinderella wished herself dead so she wouldn't have to live with her new "family". Cinderella expresses hate toward her stepmother and stepsisters. Cinderella's stepmother makes her change in front of her and her stepsisters. Her stepsisters wonder what Cinderella looks like naked. Cinderella's stepmother and stepsisters beat her. Cinderella's stepsisters let it slip that their mother has poisoned and killed men (maybe even Cinderella's own father). Cinderella's stepmother is angry that Cinderella's father wasn't as rich as he lead her to believe. The stepmother talks about seducing Cinderella's father. Cinderella takes revenge for her and her father. The farther you get into this book, the more gory it gets.

Spiritual Elements: N/A

Other Thoughts: I can't say how much I loved this book! It's a prefect read so quick. I can't wait until I get to read the rest of the series!(less)

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Mar 21, 2012 Flora Bateman rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: horror, fairy-tales, short-stories

I received a free copy of this book for review.

This is certainly a new twist on the Cinderella fairytale. Cinderella is scratched by an old woman with the plague after her fathers funeral. When she returns home she is ill and is mistreated by her wicked step mother and step sisters but instead of happily ever after zombie Cinderella takes over. This short story is well written and an original thought on an old tale. Its full of ick and gore (and altho not my genra of choice) will definitely appe...more

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Apr 05, 2013 Andrew rated it 4 of 5 stars

Have just had this recommended to me - and I must admit I did enjoy it. I will be reading the rest of the series but I will have to pace myself - its definitely set as a serial so I have to make sure I dont go out and buy the lot. There are a lot of "re-tellings" of classic stories from Brontes to Grimm some humorous others far too serious for their own good - this one well to me is just some fun. Its neither ridiculing itself nor it is looking at joining Poe and Lovecraft as a modern classic. I...more

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Apr 02, 2012 Lynne Bridges rated it 5 of 5 stars

Seriously awesome book! I will admit, it is a short read but it is SOOO good! I purchased this on Amazon and I believe I paid $2.99. Wow, was it worth it. Think Cinderella meets Saw II but with zombies. These are no regualr zombies but horrid, terrifying zombies that can still think and still feel in their own way. It makes them more horrifying. I hate to say it but I kinda cheer her on through the whole thing! Thank you Kevin Richey for bringing me some of the best fairy tales EVER! I hope you...more

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Nov 10, 2012 Steven Shroyer rated it 5 of 5 stars

I heard about these books through Donald Armfield and I must say this book makes me crave more of this series.

When Cinderella encounters a zombie at her father's grave she soon begins a metamorphosis into the walking dead which is good for us... and bad news for her step-family!

Gory,bleakly comic and fast paced, this is the fairy tale Disney should have made. If you remember the old days of The Brothers Grimm before they were ran through the Hollywood sanitizing machine, this is the book for yo...more

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Jul 17, 2012 Kayleigh Dolly D'Andilly rated it 5 of 5 stars

I loved this book so much that Kevin Richey's Z.F.T have fast become my favourite thing to read. Don't think that this is going to be one of those silly teenage horror books where everything turns out ok in the end, I have been disapointed with supposed Zombie books befor. This has real brilliant gory in it while staying true to the Fairytale. Poor Cinderella is treat so cruel your just waiting for the moment she takes revenge and when she dose it's so sweet!

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Jun 07, 2012 Julissa rated it 3 of 5 stars

I really enjoyed this version of Cinderella. I was lost in the story within minutes of starting. I loved that Cinderella had a chance at revenge after all the abuse she put up with. When I got to the end of the story, I was dying to know what happens when she gets to the ball. Such a dark twist on a children's classic...I will definitely pick up more of these Zombie Fairy Tales!

***I received this novella at no charge through Goodreads.com***

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Apr 05, 2012 Crystal Withem rated it 5 of 5 stars

I love this book and cannot wait to read the next one. Cinderella is a bad@ss Zombie and she is taking names and kicking butt. This book is not for the faint at heart. Kevin holds nothing back and how Zombie Cinderella takes control of her evil step mother. I cannot wait to read how she takes down her step sisters.

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Apr 19, 2013 Jennifer rated it 3 of 5 stars

This was a fun twist on fairytales. It was a very quick read (40 pages). At 99 cents, you could quickly read it while commuting or on a lunch break. After the death of her father, Cinderella's step-family begins to use her as slave labor. Little do they know, she's been turned into a zombie! Zombie-apolcolyps rule number 1, don't piss of a zombie.

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Feb 22, 2012 Angela rated it 4 of 5 stars

Recommended to Angela by: Randomly found it

Interesting twist on the traditional Cinderella story. I enjoyed it, and will more than likely buy the second book, Hansel and Gretel. I am looking forward to reading the rest of the books as they come out on the 13th of every month this year.

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Mar 17, 2012 Donald Armfield rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: horror-thrillers, ebooks-kindle, from-author, zombies, kindle-singles

Cinderella wash the dishes, do the laundry, walk to your farther's funeral. Then bitten by a lady in black she becomes sick. But the chores continue.

Zombie Cinderella is a short alternate story of the pretty lady at the ball. Although leaking with blood foaming at the mouth she decided to stay home. She shows torture and her evil stepmother how to clean.

Zombie Fairy Tales are coming out each month on the 13th. Make sure to check them out!

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Apr 28, 2012 Adriane rated it 5 of 5 stars

I can't even begin to describe how amazing this was! Any fan of dark, gory, wonderful literature will love this series. Kevin Richey has become 1 of my heroes.

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Apr 13, 2012 Annie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012, to-review

This was a lot of fun - and actually freaked me out a bit too! I could have kept reading this for days!! What a great spin on a classic tale!

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Mar 22, 2012 Steven rated it 5 of 5 stars

I thought this Zombie Fairy Tales story was fantastic and was very well written and thought out. I would definitely read more of these stories.

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Jan 19, 2012 Karen rated it 2 of 5 stars

Silly, silly book. Very graphic. Good laugh but not the typical zombie caricature. Will be looking forward to Feb 13.

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Jun 09, 2012 Millie rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fairy-tales-of-all-kinds

What a way to kick off the series. A twisted. Raleigh on Cinderella where the stepmother and stepsisters will get what's coming to them. I cannot wait for the second part to Zombie Cinderella.

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Mar 09, 2012 Robert rated it 4 of 5 stars

Enjoyable as a blending of fairytale and zombie apocalypse genres. Not for everyone, perhaps.

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Jan 16, 2012 Chris rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: cinderella, short-stories, horror, dnf, kindle-freebie, fantasy-fairy-tales-influ

Zombies aren't my thing. This is an intersting idea but seems to use violence to replace fear.

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Apr 25, 2013 Patti Tindal rated it 5 of 5 stars

I loved this fun little book. Looking forward to reading many more zombie fairy tales,

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Oct 07, 2012 Kristin rated it 5 of 5 stars

Loved it!! Cinderella getting revenge on her horrible step-mother. Pure genius!

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Jul 20, 2012 Desiree Hernandez rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: zombies

Awesome reading material! I really enjoyed this and plan on getting the others XD

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Aug 31, 2012 Ashley Hill rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites

Omfg, this was so good and I just love this guy! :D review to come

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Sep 25, 2012 Rebecca Gebhart rated it 2 of 5 stars

a very short, very graphic revenge tale

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Feb 24, 2012 Rachel rated it 3 of 5 stars

Unique, gory and thoroughly enjoyable

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Kevin Richey lives and writes in Portland, Oregon. He is the author of Zombie Fairy Tales, a monthly series of short stories set in a dark fairy tale universe plagued by zombies, and the forthcoming Unloved Ones series.

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