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#Bookspin Pic got cutoff but I have 20 books and am eager to participate this month. @TheAromaofBooks

Thank you @Mitch I love everything in my #BHMS package. I can't wait to read all the wonderful books you sent me and the bookmark and art work are beautiful and the socks look cozy and the candy looks interesting. @Chelleo

It's official. The first leaf has fallen in my backyard
🍁 'Tis the season for fairy tales & ghost stories 😌

A fast paced fairy tale gone wrong. I enjoyed the fresh take. I would have liked more character development and some more history of Sophia, Constance, Amina and Manford. I think the added detail would have increased my empathy for both hero and villain because the villains were horrible but somewhat quite interesting. I love the focus of fighting for people and equality and that nothing should stop us. It is the message. Raise your voice.

“And just who is it that you suppose will find you?” Amina asks. “It‘ll be me,” I say. “ I will find myself.”
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It's a YA fantasy, set in a dystopian world where the Cinderella story is gospel and law, and our heroine sets out to put an end to that nonsense.

I like the idea, so was disappointed to find that it didn't work for me. But you know, I'm really not the target audience.

Thanks @magyklyXdelish for the #BookCupidSwap gift! I can‘t wait to read this while snacking on my twizzlers. Thanks for hosting @candority

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I loved this book! I loved how Bayron addresses the problematic themes of the classic fairy tale. She made me think. I also loved how she to took classic details from the story and put a spin on them. I think she did a great job balancing the story with a YA love story and teaching a lesson which is very common in YA fantasy. I really loved it and can‘t wait for her next book coming out in June. This was my #bookspinbingo No. 10 pick

#nookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks
Square 19

Almost bailed on this one. I really should just avoid all YA and skip out of book club when the book is YA. better than some other YA I've read, but still not my reading preference

#monthlywrapup #january2021
I read 22 books this month. The most I've ever read in a month but I was trying to get through a lot of my kindle novellas.
Favourite books were:
Cinderella is Dead
Anxious People
Princess Floralinda and the Forty Flight Tower
The Bell Jar

Man, this book had so much potential!! Sigh. The world building felt really heavy-handed — everything was dialed up to a ten so you kind of got desensitized to the dystopian parts. 2nd, the plot was super predictable — I guessed 90% of the twists & then had to wait for the MCs to catch up. Finally, the characters were fun in the beginning but then the romance got veeeerrry eye-roll-y. Sadly, a miss for the me. ★★☆☆☆.

#currentlyreading | always here for QWOC smashing the patriarchy ✨💅🏽

Thanks for the tag @DarkMina
1. I have not read a book yet written/published by Litsy members.
2. I only write reviews here!
3. I'd love to see the book tagged turned into a movie. 💖💖💖💖💖💖

I loved everything about this book. I went in hesitant this would be a good one for me and I'm so glad I gave it a chance. This author will definitely be a must read for me. She did an awesome job adapting a common fairy tale in a unique way and showing how stories can affect our lives. I only wish I had books like this when I was a teen. #mustread #highlyrecommend

A wonderful LGBTQ YA novel that turns the Cinderella fairytale on its head. A rebellious female teen, with help from a female descendant of Cinderella‘s maligned step sister, is determined to uncover the truth about Cinderella and Prince Charming and, in so doing, hatch a plan to overturn the abusive patriarchal system the inhabitants of Mervailles have been living under for 200 years since Cinderella‘s untimely death. #bookspin @TheAromaofBooks

Quite refreshing!

Tagged book is my #bookspin for January. Timebound is my #doublespin. Going to start the tagged book today. @TheAromaofBooks #mounttbr2021

First impressions... Zombie? Sequel? Neither is true!

It's 200 years after the fabled ball. Cinderella has married her Prince Charming and the land has made her story legend. But Sophia knows something is wrong. She doesn't understand why women are so restricted - no money of their own, modesty regulations, and when she witnesses women being abused by their male family members, she knows she can't let the king remain on the throne. 1/365

I‘ve said it before, but I really wish there had been books like this when I was younger. I love reading stories with strong young women speak up for themselves and fight for what they want. Tying this in with the Cinderella story is another cool element.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ If you are a YA lover and want a good read that will be hard to put down then give this book a shot. It is sooooo good! I loved that it didn't have the traditional love story but so much more. Feminism at its finest, we are more than marriage and getting told what we should do!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This was a fun, fast-paced story that turns the tale of Cinderella on its head! I would love to see this author‘s take on other fairy tales. #wintergames2020 #merryreaders

I started reading this too! I have it in hardback. First few chapters in, and really enjoying it. 💛

Pictured are my 2 favorite moments from this one. I picked this up on a whim and didn't expect to really like it, but its a favorite of the year! I thought the fairytale as folklore worked really well. The feminist discussion surrounding women's autonomy was good without feeling heavy-handed. And a lovely queer storyline and romance

One good thing to come out of having a CoVID outbreak at the facility where I work, and being suspected of having it, is the opportunity to read more for the time being! 3 books in 2 days, now that my head isn't hurting as much. (I'm really okay, it just feels like a cold. Should know either tomorrow or Wednesday if I have it for sure)

This started out kind of slow for me—in that it felt very cliched and the haste felt artificial—but started to pick up about a third of the way in. It was a lot of fun! I loved the idea of Cinderella being real in this world, and the villains were fantastic. I also enjoyed the romance (always points for being queer) and the diverse society. I really appreciated that they acknowledged that the system doesn‘t change just because the leader is dead.

Reading two books with major characters named Constance can be very confusing. I had a moment of cognitive dissonance when I opened this. (We Have Always Lived In the Castle does not have a character named Amina!)

#BookSpin list for October, the best month! 🎃🍁💀

I am actually getting through Cinderella Is Dead quite quickly, so if I finish it by October 1 I‘ll replace it and post a new list. @TheAromaofBooks

Just finished and it was pretty good. Love the ending and the unexpected turns. Romance was ok but still enjoyable to read. I kind of feel inspired to go watch the Disney movie now.

I‘m very intrigued by the world, but… I feel like this is becoming a YA fantasy trope: the protagonist is late for an important appointment, so she dawdles, reading important worldbuilding information, and takes the long route, having important worldbuilding conversations with her friends. There‘s a sense of urgency, but the protagonist shows absolutely no inclination to act urgently, so it just stresses me out!

Half way done with this and it‘s ok so far. Hoping to finish within the next couple days.

Currently reading that I just got from the library today. 🙂

The reading list for my week off.

I really liked this book! Set in the world of Cinderella, Sophia lives 200 years after Cinderella‘s death. But the story that her entire society is based on is not what it seems. I read a Goodreads review that describes it as “Repunzel and Merida team up to take down the patriarchy and fall in love along the way” and I have never heard anything more accurate! 4/5 stars from me.

Cinderella has been dead for two hundred years. #firstlinefridays @shybookowl

I really enjoyed this twist on the Cinderella story. It kept me interested. Sophia becomes a bolder woman as the book goes on. It has some twists in it too. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Absolutely stunning!! My new favourite book; I enjoyed it from chapter one until the very end, and was shocked by every twist and turn, with nothing being predictable. The romance of Sophia and Constance is also beautiful, and was a necessary strand to this story. I loved every page of Cinderella Is Dead, and think this author is truly gifted with writing talent!

Quote text: "Do you want me to continue?" she asks. "The truth is tricky. People want to know it, but sometimes when they do, they wish they didn't."

Such an interesting retelling. Also, for #RippedBodiceBingo can be used for debut novel, and Midsummer Ball.

That was incredible!! Every detail was thought out so well in the course of Cinderella‘s story and how it worked with this new side of it. It was really refreshing to get the feeling that the girls make their own decisions. I was expecting a mix of what the classic story tells to stay “true”, but everything got twisted around; while still making complete sense! I love Sophia‘s growth; speaking out against the king to making a difference #lgbtq

“My mother taught me that I am a whole person with or without a husband,” she says emphatically, “who I am inside and how I treat others are the only things that matter. The same goes with you. Don‘t let anybody tell you different.”

The entire story of Cinderella is being retold. Completely and utterly. It is less about Cinderella herself, but the stepsisters - not evil - and how the prince came and forced himself on as king. How he “fixed” the broken and poor country. How he stole away Cinderella at his first annual ball.

Fairytale retelling of Cinderella. This story is about a century after the fabled truth of that night at the ball, and it is time for the this years annual ball. Sophia doesn‘t like having to just believe the story, even as it is considered the religion of the country. The dark part of this book is that after 3 years of failed tries to be chosen, the girls lives are considered forfeit. don‘t know what.Sophia wants to choose who she loves,not a man

It‘s a million degrees out and I‘m stuck here for a little while, but I have a book so not all is lost! I‘ve been looking forward to this one. 👠

#youngadult #fairytale #retelling #skiptheTBR

“Do not be Silent. Raise Your Voice. Be the light in the dark.” This is a Cinderella retelling like I never seen before. Sophia doesn‘t agree with having teenage girls having to go to the annual ball to have a men chose them. She wants to make her own choices and love who she wants. She has set out to kill the king with Constance a relative of Cinderella‘s stepsisters. I love that Sophia and Constance set out to change history for all the girls!

#Top6 for July 2020. Publishing is a little upended at the moment, but there's still some good stuff coming out. I am DYING to get my hands on Cinderella Is Dead.

#CoverLust #CatchyCovers #IJudgeBooks #LibraryBooks #Judgy

“I said I was a witch. I never said I was a good witch. I told you I‘ve done wicked things. Didn‘t you believe me?”

Cinderella is Dead is POC read with LGBTQ themes set in a fantasy realm where women are oppressed by this Cinderella tale. I love Sophia and her strength to pull away from societal norms. I do wish they could just use the terminology in the book though, they vaguely say like you or like me when talking about same sex attraction. Other than that I really enjoyed the story and the characters. Picture features Calli in her sleep ball. #dogsoflitsy

Getting some #AuthorLove over on my Rainbow.Bookworm #Bookstagram