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hugbuggirl's review against another edition
5.0
Fabulous. Absolutely incredible
Clean, super interesting storyline, great twists and turns with some I did not see coming. The character development was wonderful and I would highly recommend it. One of the best retellings of Cinderella I have ever read. Absolutely superb.
Clean, super interesting storyline, great twists and turns with some I did not see coming. The character development was wonderful and I would highly recommend it. One of the best retellings of Cinderella I have ever read. Absolutely superb.
alaris's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
Tedious and overly long Christian fanfic version of Cinderella, yuck.
miquemarie83's review
5.0
I received an ARC of this book, and I am voluntarily posting my review. I just love Brittany Fichter's fairy tale retellings. They make me feel all gooey-chocolate-chip-cookie inside. This is one of my favorites. This is a very unique take on Cinderella, and well worth reading. It only took me a few days to read. I didn't want to put it down.
katherinejensen00's review against another edition
5.0
This is one of my top two favorite Cinderella adaptations. Brittany Ficther does an incredible job depicting the character growth of both Elaina and Nicholas. I love the way she includes the Maker and his presence when things go wrong. The story is fun, deep, and exciting. I recommended it to my sister, but I wasn't sure if she would read it because of how long it is, but she devoured it with a few days. She could not put it down and neither could I. Definitely a book I will read again and again and again.
mcoppadge07's review
4.0
This could've easily been broken into two books but I'm so happy it wasn't!!! This was a great retelling and I loved every minute of it. It was original, it had amazing characters, and the world building and descriptions of everything was fantastic I could imagine and see everything! Plain and simply I loved it! **I received an advanced copy in exchange for a review.**
bookwormbunny's review
5.0
Cinders, Stars and Glass Slippers by Brittany Fichter is a retelling of Cinderella. In this story instead of the prince throwing a romantic and beautiful ball to meet his true love by happen chance, he is fighting to save her life. Elaina is one of the gifted and she can speak to the stars. After her mother was killed her father took her to live aboard his ship. For thirteen years that has been Elaina's life, helping her father avoid danger and win battles with her gift. While most of the crew is loyal to her father, knows her secret and willing to keep it secret there is one who destroys that in a drunken rant. Now Elaina's father believes that it is no longer safe for her aboard his ship and sends her to live with her aunt and cousin. Elaina is against it whole-heartedly until she meets the prince. Prince Nicholas finds himself charmed by Elaina, but once she sees he likes his ladies, she is less than charmed by him. But he wishes to spend time with her and learn what she knows. A dark turn however has Elaina exiled and forced to become a slave. War is declared and the murderer is free to run rampant. Can Nicholas and Elaina bring the kingdom back together, save themselves and have a happy ending or will the darkness win?
Cinders, Stars and Glass Slippers is the first book that I have read by Brittany Fichter but it will not be the last by any stretch. I absolutely loved this book and I want to read the others. The author takes the time to build this story up by starting the story with Elaina out at sea with her father. When they are in port we see the dangers that are running rampant throughout the kingdoms with people disappearing. When Elaina's father's ship disappears things are quickly beginning to come to a head. Elaina is such a strong character and well written. She is clever, strong and beautiful. She's not like other girls who are silly and come off a bit empty-headed. She's a strong "Cinderella" and I love how Nicholas works so hard to make sure that he is different from his father.
There really isn't anything that I don't like about this book. It is truly engaging and draws you in right from the beginning. There is magic, danger, romance and pain so this book is well rounded.
This is one of those books that you will find hard to put down because you'll constantly want to know what happens next. If you are a fan of the original Cinderella story and want something a bit different grab this one. I am rating this book 5 out of 5 stars. I absolutely loved it and can't wait to read more from this author in the future.
Cinders, Stars and Glass Slippers is the first book that I have read by Brittany Fichter but it will not be the last by any stretch. I absolutely loved this book and I want to read the others. The author takes the time to build this story up by starting the story with Elaina out at sea with her father. When they are in port we see the dangers that are running rampant throughout the kingdoms with people disappearing. When Elaina's father's ship disappears things are quickly beginning to come to a head. Elaina is such a strong character and well written. She is clever, strong and beautiful. She's not like other girls who are silly and come off a bit empty-headed. She's a strong "Cinderella" and I love how Nicholas works so hard to make sure that he is different from his father.
There really isn't anything that I don't like about this book. It is truly engaging and draws you in right from the beginning. There is magic, danger, romance and pain so this book is well rounded.
This is one of those books that you will find hard to put down because you'll constantly want to know what happens next. If you are a fan of the original Cinderella story and want something a bit different grab this one. I am rating this book 5 out of 5 stars. I absolutely loved it and can't wait to read more from this author in the future.
brittd03's review against another edition
2.0
DRAGGED ON
I feel bad leaving a review for a book I didn’t finish but I didn’t even get halfway through this book - and that’s NOT something I do. It. Just. Dragged. On. And. On. Perhaps if I’d gotten to the end I would have understood the connection to Cinderella but from where I left, there was no connection other than there is a prince in the book. I really wanted to get behind this and enjoy it, I really did. But I found myself dreading coming back to this book and had to move on.
I feel bad leaving a review for a book I didn’t finish but I didn’t even get halfway through this book - and that’s NOT something I do. It. Just. Dragged. On. And. On. Perhaps if I’d gotten to the end I would have understood the connection to Cinderella but from where I left, there was no connection other than there is a prince in the book. I really wanted to get behind this and enjoy it, I really did. But I found myself dreading coming back to this book and had to move on.
kaidachi's review against another edition
4.0
I liked this alternate take on Cinderella. The newer additions fit in well with the main plotline everyone is familiar with. It's always fun to see how an author will incorporate the details.