Reviews

Cold Hearted, by Serena Valentino

nikkijayneranson's review against another edition

5.0

Loved the title of this one and the retelling was even more gripping than the previous ones

dor8's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

luannes_corner's review against another edition

5.0

I've always loved Cinderella but this book makes your rethink what you learned as a child. I feel for lady and the girls.

brii_brii's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

sweet_t_reads's review

• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

kay_slayerofbooks's review against another edition

4.0

Well, this is believable!

I promise you, The Odd Sisters are the worst. And funny enough, the mention of the broach, made me think I'd seen Lady Tremaine rubbing said broach in the original Cinderella movie. I could be wrong, but I thought I had seen that happen. Cold Hearted indeed.

majakrmer's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

madiroo91's review against another edition

3.0

Overall I liked this book. I really liked Lady Tremaine's back story. I was not expecting her story to be like that. I will say that I wasn't the biggest fan of the ending. Super cheesy in my opinion and I could think of at least 3 better ways it could of ended. Wonder who is next in the series.

destinystowe14's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Again another great installment in the Villians series. This story does a great job of explaining why Lady Tremaine treated Cinderella the way she did. In her mind Cinderella deserved everything she did to her. I sympathize a little more with Anastasia and Drizella now after reading this book. They were not treated great. This was not my favorite in the series, but it was still a very good book. 

There is some mental and physical abuse in this story!! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Death of parent

Minor: Murder and Grief

shennlein's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0