the retelling is nothing but beautiful to be honest. I love retelling so I immediately knew that this book is an ideal match for me. I loved the fairytale Cinderella before, but after reading the book I started to love the fairytale Cinderella even more, to appreciate the fairytale and not see it as a children's story. Jennifer Donnelly has healed a hole in me with her book that I didn't even know existed. I like the fact that there are more pages than other books in my collection and the cover also immediately attracted me when I came across this book in the store. Isabelle is a beautiful character because she is not like Cinderella, but almost the opposite. With a book like this we can identify ourselves better, because most of us are not like Cinderella. the book is definitely recommended. I can't wait to read more books of this awesome writer.