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Cute story but it was Cinderella with a few twists and for that reason only I was a bit let down. I wish someone would have said it was a story similar to Cinderella then I may not have thought this author stole this story from Disney LOL. I love Cinderella and liked this one too it just threw me off.
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I really enjoyed this re-telling of the Cinderella fairy tale. Ella is the beloved daughter of Sir Peter and Lady Eleanor of Frell. Unfortunately for Ella, however, at her birth she was given a special gift by the fairy Lucinda – obedience. What Lucinda didn’t realize is that her gift was potentially a serious curse. Ella has to do anything she is ordered to do, whether to “smile” or to “throw yourself off the cliff.” You know the basic story line – stepmother and odious stepsisters, the prince’
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