Technically, Cinderella is Deadhasn’t been released just yet–it is set to do so this coming month, however. She meets ogres, elves, and even a charming prince on the way. In order to regain her personal autonomy, Ella sets out on a quest to find the fairy godmother who “blessed” her as a baby. After the death of her mother, Ella’s father remarries, and Ella gains not only a stepmother, but also two stepsisters–all of whom are more than happy to take advantage of Ella’s curse without knowing of its existence. The fairy thought that Ella would be the most obedient child ever, but she didn’t consider the ramifications of what would happen if a person demanded that Ella hurt herself–she would be forced to obey that order, even if her life hung in the balance. Gail Carson Levine‘s book follows Ella, a young girl who was given the “gift” of obedience by a fairy when she was a baby. “ ella enchanted“Įlla Enchantedis one of those books that I will happily suggest to anyone interested in fantasy. However, with this turmoil also comes the opportunity for Cinder to finally escape her stepmother’s control. When Cinder is approached by the young prince Kai, who requests that she repair his android, and when her stepsister suddenly contracts Letumosis, Cinder is thrust into a new world of turmoil. She is left with a stepmother who blames her for the passing of her husband, and all of the money she earns as a mechanic goes straight back into her stepmother’s bank account. Shortly after she was adopted by her father, he dies of Letumosis, the pandemic that is wreaking havoc across the Earth. Cinderfollows a cyborg mechanic with the same name. Marissa Meyer‘s sci-fi fantasy novel is a fascinating twist on the old fairy tale.

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