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“Adventurous, well-written, and magical.“
Did you know that the first Cinderella story originated in Sixtieth Century Ancient Greece?
My brief summary of the book
Tirza, the third unknown stepsister of Cinderella, has always lived in the castle with disgrace about what her sisters did to Queen Ella (Cinderella). One day Tirza discovers the Queen’s glass slippers on her bed, so she tries them on and dances. Later, Queen Ella’s slippers are missing, and the only suspect could be Tirza. Now, it’s up to Tirza to prove that she didn’t steal them. Will she find them before it’s too late?
My thoughts
I was excited to read this book because my favorite princess was Cinderella when I was little.
I was hooked as soon as I read the book. Glass Slippers is the second book in the middle-grade fantasy Sisters Ever After series. To understand the series, you don’t have to read the first book, Thornwood. The books stood by themselves as complete books.
It was more of a follow-up to the Cinderella story than a retelling. The story had a lot of Ah and oh moments; it was a big ol’ can of sisters’ drama soup.
Tirza was a well-crafted character with her hopes and dreams. On the other hand, Queen Ella was very queenly and gracious. I love how the author captured Queen Ella’s queen aspect.
I won this book in an Instagram giveaway. Big thank you to @Bellesmiddlegrade for getting the author to sign it and letting me read this book.
My rating
About the author
“Leah Cypess is the author of Thornwood and four YA novels: Mistwood, Nightspell, Death Sworn, and Death Marked. Both Mistwood and Death Sworn were on the Kirkus Best Books for Teens list, and Death Sworn was a Teen Vogue Most Exciting YA Book of the year. She lives in Silver Spring, Maryland.” – Book Depository.
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