Before Midnight - A Retelling of Cinderella by Cameron Dokey, Charles Perrault

Before Midnight - A Retelling of Cinderella

Once Upon a Time

Cameron Dokey, Charles Perrault

193 pages first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult mysterious medium-paced

Description

Etienne de Brabant is brokenhearted. His wife has died in childbirth, leaving him alone with an infant daughter he cannot bear to name. But before he abandons her for king and court, he brings a second child to be raised alongside her, a boy whose...

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Moods

hopeful 85%
lighthearted 85%
emotional 42%
relaxing 14%
sad 14%

Pace

medium 50%
fast 50%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 60% | A mix: 20% | Plot: 20%

Strong character development?

No: 40% | Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 20%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 25%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 75% | It's complicated: 25%

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