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Whatever After Graphic Novels #2
If the Shoe Fits
Graphic novels with a fairy tale twist! The beloved New York Times and USA Today bestselling Whatever After series rolls on in graphic novel format, with an enchanting Book 2 that takes us into the story of Cinderella!Abby and her little brother, Jonah, are ordinary kids...except for one little thing. They have a magic mirror in their basement that sends them into different fairy tales. This time, when the mirror slurps them up, they're taken to the story of Cinderella. And they're determined NOT to mess anything up!But then Cinderella breaks her foot and her glass slipper won't fit. How is her prince charming supposed to know she's meant for him? And how will Cinderella get her happily ever after?In order to save the day, Abby and Jonah will have to find Cinderella a job, stay out of jail, and make sure true love finds a way, all before the clock strikes midnight and the chance for a happily ever after is gone...forever!With vibrant art by illustrator Bethany Crandall, this fast-paced, magical adventure is a graphic novel fan's dream come true!
- GenresGraphic Novels
164 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 4, 2025
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About the author
Sarah Mlynowski
163 books3,354 followersSarah was born in Montreal, Canada. After graduating with an honors degree in English literature from McGill University, she moved to Toronto to work for Harlequin Enterprises. While she never met Fabio, she used her romance publishing experiences to fuel her first novel Milkrun.
Since then, Sarah has written four additional novels for adults: Fishbowl, As Seen on TV, Monkey Business, and Me vs. Me; the New York Times bestselling middle grade series Whatever After; the middle grade series Upside-Down Magic (with Lauren Myracle and Emily Jenkins); and the teen novels Bras & Broomsticks, Frogs & French Kisses, Spells & Sleeping Bags, and Parties & Potions (all in the Magic in Manhattan series), as well as Gimme a Call, Ten Things We Did (And Probably Shouldn't Have), Don't Even Think About It, Think Twice, and I See London, I See France. Along with Lauren Myracle and E. Lockhart, Sarah also wrote How to Be Bad, and along with Farrin Jacobs, she wrote See Jane Write, a guide to writing. Sarah also co-edited two bestselling charity collections (Girls' Night In and Girls' Night Out), and has contributed to various anthologies (American Girls About Town, Sixteen: Stories About That Sweet and Bitter Birthday, 21 Proms, First Kiss (Then Tell), Fireworks, and Vacations from Hell).
Sarah is also a co-founder of OMG BookFest, a celebration of books aimed at the early to middle grade reader (ages 7-12) that brings together commercial and award-winning authors with underserved local communities for an exciting experience of books, games and activities.
Sarah's books have been translated into twenty-nine languages and optioned to Hollywood. She now lives in New York City with her husband and two daughters.
Since then, Sarah has written four additional novels for adults: Fishbowl, As Seen on TV, Monkey Business, and Me vs. Me; the New York Times bestselling middle grade series Whatever After; the middle grade series Upside-Down Magic (with Lauren Myracle and Emily Jenkins); and the teen novels Bras & Broomsticks, Frogs & French Kisses, Spells & Sleeping Bags, and Parties & Potions (all in the Magic in Manhattan series), as well as Gimme a Call, Ten Things We Did (And Probably Shouldn't Have), Don't Even Think About It, Think Twice, and I See London, I See France. Along with Lauren Myracle and E. Lockhart, Sarah also wrote How to Be Bad, and along with Farrin Jacobs, she wrote See Jane Write, a guide to writing. Sarah also co-edited two bestselling charity collections (Girls' Night In and Girls' Night Out), and has contributed to various anthologies (American Girls About Town, Sixteen: Stories About That Sweet and Bitter Birthday, 21 Proms, First Kiss (Then Tell), Fireworks, and Vacations from Hell).
Sarah is also a co-founder of OMG BookFest, a celebration of books aimed at the early to middle grade reader (ages 7-12) that brings together commercial and award-winning authors with underserved local communities for an exciting experience of books, games and activities.
Sarah's books have been translated into twenty-nine languages and optioned to Hollywood. She now lives in New York City with her husband and two daughters.
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December 15, 2025
this was so adorable!!
I’m loving these graphic novel adaptations so much but they made me realize how much I’d love to have a tv show made based on these books. They also made me realize why I usually don’t enjoy graphic novels, a lot has to be cut out which kind of messes up the pacing and in turn the character development.
I’m loving these graphic novel adaptations so much but they made me realize how much I’d love to have a tv show made based on these books. They also made me realize why I usually don’t enjoy graphic novels, a lot has to be cut out which kind of messes up the pacing and in turn the character development.
December 29, 2025
3.5🌟
This was good but I didn’t enjoy it as much as the first graphic novel.
This was good but I didn’t enjoy it as much as the first graphic novel.
November 25, 2025
Ooooooo. Tysm Sarah Mlynowski for having Whatever After live on through GNs!! 💗❤️🫶
Edit: I BOUGHT IT WITH THE FIRST ONE TOO!!!! YAY. I THINK I'M OFFICIALLY IN MY GRAPHIC NOVEL ERA!!!!! 🥳
Edit: I BOUGHT IT WITH THE FIRST ONE TOO!!!! YAY. I THINK I'M OFFICIALLY IN MY GRAPHIC NOVEL ERA!!!!! 🥳
December 1, 2025
Nice alternate ending to the Cinderella story.
December 18, 2025
super cute I love seeing them help Cinderella try to save enough money to get her own place and I love that the sister apologize to her by the way she treated her
November 9, 2025
Copy provided by Young Adult Books Central
Abby and Jonah have just come back from the story of Snow White, and don't really believe that the fairy Maryrose will transport them through the mirror again, but want to try. Abby even stays in her pajamas, hoping that this will make sure they travel somewhere exciting! She's right, and the two end up in the kingdom of Floom at the ball thrown by Queen Clarissa for Prince Jordan. They quickly figure out that this is the story of Cinderella, and follow her out of the castle at midnight. They think that things are okay, and just want to go home, but none of the mirrors in the castle worked. They ask Cinderella is they can try the mirrors in her house, but she is afraid that her stepmother, Betty, or her evil stepsisters, Kayla and Beatrice, will be angry. There's the typical drama about the prince wanting to marry someone, and a series of mishaps results in Cinderella's foot swelling up AND the remaining glass slipper being broken, so she dispairs of getting Prince Jordan to marry her. The three call on her fairy godmother, Farrah, who isn't willing to help! Farrah doesn't think that Cinderella should put all of her hopes on marrying, but should instead learn self-reliance. She agrees to help only if Cinderella can show she can stand on her own two feet and take care of herself, so that she can be an equal partner in marriage. Abby and Jonah help her make dinner for her family and introduce her to brownies, suggesting that maybe Cinderella can sell these at the market. Sales take off, and Cinderella meets Farrah's criteria for getting help, but Betty steals Farrah's wand and turns everyone into mice just as the prince is about to come to the house. She makes it so that Beatrice foot fits the slipper, and the prince asks her to marry him. Luckily, the spell is broken, and everything is explained. Jordan asks Cinderella to marry him, but she decides she likes being on her own, so Kayla agrees to marry him instead. Happy with how things have turned out, Farrah helps send Abby and Jonah back home to await further adventures with Maryrose.
Since I was never too happy with the Cinderella story myself (the version I told my daughters ended with Cinderella attending graduate school instead of marrying the prince), I loved this twist on the tale that includes a lesson in self-reliance. It was great that Abby and Jonah looked up apartment lists in Floom and used that as a basis for how much money Cinderella needed to make to move out on her own. I didn't feel bad at all that Kayla wanted to marry the prince, since the two did seem to share a connection, and Kayla had recently seen the error of her ways in being mean to Cinderella.
Crandall's illustrations are quite fun, and have a tiny bit of an anime feel around the character's eyes. Some of the jokes make more sense with illustrations; we can see that Abby's pajamas match the flag of Floom, and we can see everyone turned into very Disney-esque mice! They also are reminiscent of the covers of the original novels.
Fractured fairy tales that include a modern twist are always popular, and since the Whatever After series just recently wrapped up with volume 17, Mirror Mirror, these graphic novel adaptations are a good way to get a new generation of readers interested. Hand this to fans of E.D. Baker's The Frog Princess or Gail Carson Levine's Cinderellis and the Glass Hill.
Abby and Jonah have just come back from the story of Snow White, and don't really believe that the fairy Maryrose will transport them through the mirror again, but want to try. Abby even stays in her pajamas, hoping that this will make sure they travel somewhere exciting! She's right, and the two end up in the kingdom of Floom at the ball thrown by Queen Clarissa for Prince Jordan. They quickly figure out that this is the story of Cinderella, and follow her out of the castle at midnight. They think that things are okay, and just want to go home, but none of the mirrors in the castle worked. They ask Cinderella is they can try the mirrors in her house, but she is afraid that her stepmother, Betty, or her evil stepsisters, Kayla and Beatrice, will be angry. There's the typical drama about the prince wanting to marry someone, and a series of mishaps results in Cinderella's foot swelling up AND the remaining glass slipper being broken, so she dispairs of getting Prince Jordan to marry her. The three call on her fairy godmother, Farrah, who isn't willing to help! Farrah doesn't think that Cinderella should put all of her hopes on marrying, but should instead learn self-reliance. She agrees to help only if Cinderella can show she can stand on her own two feet and take care of herself, so that she can be an equal partner in marriage. Abby and Jonah help her make dinner for her family and introduce her to brownies, suggesting that maybe Cinderella can sell these at the market. Sales take off, and Cinderella meets Farrah's criteria for getting help, but Betty steals Farrah's wand and turns everyone into mice just as the prince is about to come to the house. She makes it so that Beatrice foot fits the slipper, and the prince asks her to marry him. Luckily, the spell is broken, and everything is explained. Jordan asks Cinderella to marry him, but she decides she likes being on her own, so Kayla agrees to marry him instead. Happy with how things have turned out, Farrah helps send Abby and Jonah back home to await further adventures with Maryrose.
Since I was never too happy with the Cinderella story myself (the version I told my daughters ended with Cinderella attending graduate school instead of marrying the prince), I loved this twist on the tale that includes a lesson in self-reliance. It was great that Abby and Jonah looked up apartment lists in Floom and used that as a basis for how much money Cinderella needed to make to move out on her own. I didn't feel bad at all that Kayla wanted to marry the prince, since the two did seem to share a connection, and Kayla had recently seen the error of her ways in being mean to Cinderella.
Crandall's illustrations are quite fun, and have a tiny bit of an anime feel around the character's eyes. Some of the jokes make more sense with illustrations; we can see that Abby's pajamas match the flag of Floom, and we can see everyone turned into very Disney-esque mice! They also are reminiscent of the covers of the original novels.
Fractured fairy tales that include a modern twist are always popular, and since the Whatever After series just recently wrapped up with volume 17, Mirror Mirror, these graphic novel adaptations are a good way to get a new generation of readers interested. Hand this to fans of E.D. Baker's The Frog Princess or Gail Carson Levine's Cinderellis and the Glass Hill.
January 6, 2026
⭐️⭐️⭐️✨
Three and a half stars rounded up to four.
If the Shoe Fits (the graphic novel, Book 2 of the Whatever After series) follows siblings Abby and Jonah as they're sucked into Cinderella's fairy tale, only to find it derailed because Cinderella broke her foot, making the glass slipper impossible to fit. To fix the story and ensure her "happily ever after," they must help Cinderella become self-sufficient (learning chores, finding a job) while dealing with jail time and keeping the prince interested, all before midnight. It's a humorous, action-packed take on the classic, emphasizing girl power and finding your own way.
Since I have a problem with the joint in my right thumb and typing on my phone isn’t currently easy for me, I’m going to do somewhat less than I would normally do when writing a review. I’m just going to have to do this until my hand is better, for who knows how long…So what I am going to do is just talk about what I think the best thing about the book is and what I like least about the book is. I'll start with the best thing: I do really love the way the author turns these traditionally damsel in distress stories into stories where the princesses save themselves. The description says that it takes on the classic emphasising girl power and finding your own way. That is definitely a good way to put it. The main character princesses in these graphic novels work out that they can stand on their own two feet and solve their own problems. What a great message for kids reading this. Oh and there was a nice twist at the end!
What I liked the least: I do get annoyed at injustice, even in kids’ graphic novels. Cinderella to me is the epitome of injustice. So there was part of this that annoyed and frustrated me, but to be fair I knew this going into reading this because I knew what this was about. So that’s why I rounded up to four stars rather than down to three stars. There are also moments where Abby and Jonah are super irritating and make silly choices etc. Again though, to be fair, they are children. And my seven year old daughter loved this graphic novel.
Three and a half stars rounded up to four.
If the Shoe Fits (the graphic novel, Book 2 of the Whatever After series) follows siblings Abby and Jonah as they're sucked into Cinderella's fairy tale, only to find it derailed because Cinderella broke her foot, making the glass slipper impossible to fit. To fix the story and ensure her "happily ever after," they must help Cinderella become self-sufficient (learning chores, finding a job) while dealing with jail time and keeping the prince interested, all before midnight. It's a humorous, action-packed take on the classic, emphasizing girl power and finding your own way.
Since I have a problem with the joint in my right thumb and typing on my phone isn’t currently easy for me, I’m going to do somewhat less than I would normally do when writing a review. I’m just going to have to do this until my hand is better, for who knows how long…So what I am going to do is just talk about what I think the best thing about the book is and what I like least about the book is. I'll start with the best thing: I do really love the way the author turns these traditionally damsel in distress stories into stories where the princesses save themselves. The description says that it takes on the classic emphasising girl power and finding your own way. That is definitely a good way to put it. The main character princesses in these graphic novels work out that they can stand on their own two feet and solve their own problems. What a great message for kids reading this. Oh and there was a nice twist at the end!
What I liked the least: I do get annoyed at injustice, even in kids’ graphic novels. Cinderella to me is the epitome of injustice. So there was part of this that annoyed and frustrated me, but to be fair I knew this going into reading this because I knew what this was about. So that’s why I rounded up to four stars rather than down to three stars. There are also moments where Abby and Jonah are super irritating and make silly choices etc. Again though, to be fair, they are children. And my seven year old daughter loved this graphic novel.
January 9, 2026
How fun to return this story after reading (and also listening to the audio) of the original Whatever After book. I read this one to my 3 year old son Chance, and he enjoyed it, too!
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