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Das Herz so kalt (Cinderella) by Serena Valentino

11 reviews

the_wistful_word_witch's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Well, I never anticipated feeling sad for Lady Tremaine, aka Cinderella's evil stepmother, or Anastasia and Drizella, aka the evil stepsisters, but here we are...

Based on this villain origin story, she DEFINITELY got shafted and HARD. It was difficult to finish the book because I knew kind of how it would end, but the getting there was really rough. Lady T was an abused wife trapped in her own personal hell who was just trying to save herself and her daughters. It's enough to drive anyone mad, and she didn't deserve it. I wonder what would have happened if the Odd Sisters had been able to 'help' her......

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freddikb's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

3.25

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keepingitread's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

I always love picking up a retelling story, and I love getting to see thing from the villain's point of view. I like getting to see the behind the scenes of how they got to where they are. Most of the time I feel for the character, this one made it very difficult as yes, she went through a lot of things and no wonder she is the way she turned out however the way she takes it out on her daughters is not okay, I want to feel for her but at the end I was okay with her fate.

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cheyennedenali's review against another edition

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emotional sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I liked the pacing of this book a lot more than it's predecessors. I found the stepmother to be relatable until I got to the end of the book. I just feel like there's more character development that could be happening.

I wish the author could have gone more into the domestic abuse that was occurring, how strong the stepmother was to go through that, and how the stepsisters were affected. I felt like it was wasted potential.

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shannonvonpesach's review against another edition

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dark sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

3.0

So idk about this one. I felt very sorry voor Lady Tremaine, disliked sir Richard. But what was wrong all of a sudden with Circe?

I was glad reading about the odd sisters again after Evil thing but I do feel a bit confused rather then enlightened. I also have a feeling Serena goes darker and darker with her books atm.

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destinystowe14's review against another edition

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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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