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Cinderella Is Dead

Kalynn Bayron

Start date: August 1, 2021

Finish date: August 31, 2021

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Aug 28, 2021 Darcey rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: buddy-reads, retellings, lgbtq-etc, fantasy-sci-fi-pnml, kick-ass-heroines

buddy read my love, Karen in the Buddy Reads Group! thank you so much for buddy reading this with me, sis, otherwise this would've sat on my shelf for the next 5 years haha ;)

this was good fun! super entertaining, really easy-to-read and addictive writing, and a wonderful retelling of the classic Cinderella tale; this was everything i needed right now. i didn't love the romance as much as i hoped, but it was still super cute and the rep was wonderful! light and easy and the perfect break betwee ...more

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Feb 20, 2022 gaby rated it it was ok

a critique on homophobia and misogyny? sounds like my kind of book! unfortunately, that's all that this book was. it spent too much time forcing its themes down its readers' throat than actually developing an enjoyable well fleshed-out book.

with a lack of world-building, character depth (they were bland and annoying), and not to mention the fact that everything in this book was so darn predictable, i do have to say i'm a tad bit disappointed. ...more

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Jun 06, 2021 the_fabled_reader rated it really liked it

Short Summary:

The fairy tale is over 200 years after Cinderella got her prince.
Teenage girls are now compelled to attend the Annual Ball, where the kingdom's men choose brides based on a girl's display of finery. The girls who are not chosen are never found again...

“That you try to flatter me when I have a blade at your neck makes me want to slit your throat and spare the world your ignorance.”

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This book was definitely a story-driven type of book for me. I loved this dark take on the class ...more

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Nov 08, 2022 Simone rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, lgbtq, sapphic, romance, fantasy, dystopian, retellings

A strong premise that was unfortunately marred by nonexistent characterization, forced romance, and a juvenile writing style. This book had a lot of potential and it has the skeleton of a good story, but I found it to be lacking in every way. I do think I’ll give Bayron’s second book a chance however, because these all can be solved with a little practice.

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