Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted, #1) in Into the Forest

Aug 12, 2014 Samuel Valentino rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fairy-tales

I have to admit, I read this book because I saw the movie. And also because I've read a lot of fairy tale blogs that see the movie as an abomination. So, I liked the movie, and wanted to see how the book was different, and if it was better.

As it turns out, it is worlds better than the movie. The characters of both Ella and Char are not only more developed but far more interesting. The father likewise - he's not mean, but he's not nice either, as he's motivated mainly by money. And even though tr ...more

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Oct 19, 2011 Leah rated it really liked it

Shelves: into-the-forest-2015

A Disneyfied retelling of Cinderella with a couple of surprises.

I watched the film adaptation of Ella Enchanted ages ago, around the time of its initial DVD release. It was whimsical and fresh, so I knew I'd have to read the book at some point. Well I finally read the book, and it's quite different from the movie, maybe even more enjoyable.

The fact that Ella and Char have an actual courtship through written correspondence over six months was a breath of fresh air. Be gone, evil insta-love! Not t ...more

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Sep 19, 2011 RachelvlehcaR rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: kindle, z-childrens-books, z-childrens-fairy-tales, z-childrens-ages-8-and-up, z-childrens-fantasy, z-childrens-adventure, z-childrens-made-to-movie, z-childrens-ages-9-and-up

Great Cinderella themed story. It was great to have watched the movie before reading the book because I would've been extremely disappointing if it was the other way around. There is so much more to this book and I loved in internal struggles of Ella. I also read "Fairest" before reading this book it was great to read about the kingdom of Ayortha. This was a good connection between both the books. Really cute story. I enjoyed it a lot. ...more

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