Jennifer Donnelly has crafted a beautifully eerie and twisted fairytale which depicts how societies tendencies to view a girl's worth will make them do almost anything in order to be seen as valuable.
The book is a wonderful reclamation of one the most famous fairytales ever: Cinderella.
This novel follows Isabelle, one of the evil step-sisters, who has managed to deceive the Prince and convince him that she is the owner of the glass slipper.
However, when her true self is revealed she is turned away in shame, leaving her to contemplate how consistently attempting to live up to not only her mother's wicked expectations but also societies has turned her into a hollow young girl. So, when she has the chance to rewrite her destiny, she takes it.
The book is a wonderful reclamation of one the most famous fairytales ever: Cinderella.
This novel follows Isabelle, one of the evil step-sisters, who has managed to deceive the Prince and convince him that she is the owner of the glass slipper.
However, when her true self is revealed she is turned away in shame, leaving her to contemplate how consistently attempting to live up to not only her mother's wicked expectations but also societies has turned her into a hollow young girl. So, when she has the chance to rewrite her destiny, she takes it.