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This was alright. Bit odd. More telling than showing. There's not really anything evil about Cinderella either - I expected it to be kind of dark but it was more just fighting between two teenagers who had a thing for the drama. The mum/stepmum was a bitch but also not evil - just bitter and grieving from the loss of a husband she loved very much. Prince Charming is an arrogant ass, but one who has fallen in love with Cinderella and she him. Anna is in love with the coachman she speaks to all of once. That bit I found hard to take, there wasn't any lead up to it until she's basically eloping with him. There wasn't really a lot here but what was, was average. 2 stars.

Hannah, under pressure from her mother to "get out of the house" during the summer, decides to volunteer at the local animal shelter. On her first day there, she meets Basil, a very sad dog who has been there, unclaimed, for months. She also meets Harry, another high school student and fellow volunteer. Convinced that a dog as nice as Basil, and as sad, must be missing his family and his family missing him, she convinces Harry that they have to find Basil's family.

This is a short, light, fun story about two teenagers doing something positive with their summer. Recommended.

I bought this book.

Spectral Tales: A Ghost Story Anthology by Jamie Campbell is a terrific ghost story collection! I love good ghost stories and this book delivers! My favorite is Shadowspirit, creepy but good. Great book!

I only chose this book because of the front cover, so I didn't realise it was only a short story until I started reading it. Nevertheless, it was a sweet book for middle primary school children about first love and a lost dog named Basil.

I didn't find this book to be entertaining. I see good ratings from other people, but I'm not sure why. It's taken me several months to even be able to come back and write an actual review. The only thing I was able to think after reading this book was "...that was stupid..." and that was my review til now. I've shaken off the shudders from this book, and can now write an honest review, so here we go...

The characters aren't very deep, especially the main character. The plot was thin and underdeveloped, and didn't have much of a point. The writing was alright, but it seemed very much like it was written by a high school student, trying to write an angst and emotion-filled short story for a literature class.

While reading the entire book, all I could think about was how it seemed like a bad attempt at writing a spin-off of Twilight. While he's not a vampire, his dark, death-filled eyes, and the danger she's in around him, because he'll have a strong desire to kill her for no reason other than blood-lust, seem a bit familiar. Not to mention shallow, when that's the entire story! Nothing else! We simply get to read her hormone-filled thoughts about what she wants to do with/to a guy who wants her to leave him alone. It's infuriating...

The biggest thing that made me cringe, was the immaturity of the writing, and the oozing, pointless drama. She's "drawn" to him for no apparent reason, and starts obsessing about him. He tells her to go away, she says no and lusts after him, while he, in return, lusts after the desire to kill her. She almost dies because of her stubborn obsession, but at least she gets that passionate, hormone-filled kiss! Ugh. Very dramatic, and not much depth or sincerity behind the plot and characters.

Overall, this story just didn't seem realistic or believable. By the end, I was just confused and shaking my head, and it felt like a waste of time.

This isn't a book I'd recommend. The only reason I gave it two stars instead of one, is the fact that the author is a good writer, in the basic sense. The story flowed well, and the writing was good. I'm planning on reading other books by this author, and hoping those are deeper and more satisfying.

I didn't find this book to be entertaining. I see good ratings from other people, but I'm not sure why. It's taken me several months to even be able to come back and write an actual review. The only thing I was able to think after reading this book was "...that was stupid..." and that was my review til now. I've shaken off the shudders from this book, and can now write an honest review, so here we go...

The characters aren't very deep, especially the main character. The plot was thin and underdeveloped, and didn't have much of a point. The writing was alright, but it seemed very much like it was written by a high school student, trying to write an angst and emotion-filled short story for a literature class.

While reading the entire book, all I could think about was how it seemed like a bad attempt at writing a spin-off of Twilight. While he's not a vampire, his dark, death-filled eyes, and the danger she's in around him, because he'll have a strong desire to kill her for no reason other than blood-lust, seem a bit familiar. Not to mention shallow, when that's the entire story! Nothing else! We simply get to read her hormone-filled thoughts about what she wants to do with/to a guy who wants her to leave him alone. It's infuriating...

The biggest thing that made me cringe, was the immaturity of the writing, and the oozing, pointless drama. She's "drawn" to him for no apparent reason, and starts obsessing about him. He tells her to go away, she says no and lusts after him, while he, in return, lusts after the desire to kill her. She almost dies because of her stubborn obsession, but at least she gets that passionate, hormone-filled kiss! Ugh. Very dramatic, and not much depth or sincerity behind the plot and characters.

Overall, this story just didn't seem realistic or believable. By the end, I was just confused and shaking my head, and it felt like a waste of time.

This isn't a book I'd recommend. The only reason I gave it two stars instead of one, is the fact that the author is a good writer, in the basic sense. The story flowed well, and the writing was good. I'm planning on reading other books by this author, and hoping those are deeper and more satisfying.

I didn't find this book to be entertaining. I see good ratings from other people, but I'm not sure why. It's taken me several months to even be able to come back and write an actual review. The only thing I was able to think after reading this book was "...that was stupid..." and that was my review til now. I've shaken off the shudders from this book, and can now write an honest review, so here we go...

The characters aren't very deep, especially the main character. The plot was thin and underdeveloped, and didn't have much of a point. The writing was alright, but it seemed very much like it was written by a high school student, trying to write an angst and emotion-filled short story for a literature class.

While reading the entire book, all I could think about was how it seemed like a bad attempt at writing a spin-off of Twilight. While he's not a vampire, his dark, death-filled eyes, and the danger she's in around him, because he'll have a strong desire to kill her for no reason other than blood-lust, seem a bit familiar. Not to mention shallow, when that's the entire story! Nothing else! We simply get to read her hormone-filled thoughts about what she wants to do with/to a guy who wants her to leave him alone. It's infuriating...

The biggest thing that made me cringe, was the immaturity of the writing, and the oozing, pointless drama. She's "drawn" to him for no apparent reason, and starts obsessing about him. He tells her to go away, she says no and lusts after him, while he, in return, lusts after the desire to kill her. She almost dies because of her stubborn obsession, but at least she gets that passionate, hormone-filled kiss! Ugh. Very dramatic, and not much depth or sincerity behind the plot and characters.

Overall, this story just didn't seem realistic or believable. By the end, I was just confused and shaking my head, and it felt like a waste of time.

This isn't a book I'd recommend. The only reason I gave it two stars instead of one, is the fact that the author is a good writer, in the basic sense. The story flowed well, and the writing was good. I'm planning on reading other books by this author, and hoping those are deeper and more satisfying.

I didn't find this book to be entertaining. I see good ratings from other people, but I'm not sure why. It's taken me several months to even be able to come back and write an actual review. The only thing I was able to think after reading this book was "...that was stupid..." and that was my review til now. I've shaken off the shudders from this book, and can now write an honest review, so here we go...

The characters aren't very deep, especially the main character. The plot was thin and underdeveloped, and didn't have much of a point. The writing was alright, but it seemed very much like it was written by a high school student, trying to write an angst and emotion-filled short story for a literature class.

While reading the entire book, all I could think about was how it seemed like a bad attempt at writing a spin-off of Twilight. While he's not a vampire, his dark, death-filled eyes, and the danger she's in around him, because he'll have a strong desire to kill her for no reason other than blood-lust, seem a bit familiar. Not to mention shallow, when that's the entire story! Nothing else! We simply get to read her hormone-filled thoughts about what she wants to do with/to a guy who wants her to leave him alone. It's infuriating...

The biggest thing that made me cringe, was the immaturity of the writing, and the oozing, pointless drama. She's "drawn" to him for no apparent reason, and starts obsessing about him. He tells her to go away, she says no and lusts after him, while he, in return, lusts after the desire to kill her. She almost dies because of her stubborn obsession, but at least she gets that passionate, hormone-filled kiss! Ugh. Very dramatic, and not much depth or sincerity behind the plot and characters.

Overall, this story just didn't seem realistic or believable. By the end, I was just confused and shaking my head, and it felt like a waste of time.

This isn't a book I'd recommend. The only reason I gave it two stars instead of one, is the fact that the author is a good writer, in the basic sense. The story flowed well, and the writing was good. I'm planning on reading other books by this author, and hoping those are deeper and more satisfying.

My only complaint is the title isn't right. She never said Cinderella was evil, or even showed Cinderella as evil. The things she did say that weren't flattering about Cinderella she said were because Cinderella was grieving. It was good to hear the story from the point of one of the sisters.

I didn't find this book to be entertaining. I see good ratings from other people, but I'm not sure why. It's taken me several months to even be able to come back and write an actual review. The only thing I was able to think after reading this book was "...that was stupid..." and that was my review til now. I've shaken off the shudders from this book, and can now write an honest review, so here we go...

The characters aren't very deep, especially the main character. The plot was thin and underdeveloped, and didn't have much of a point. The writing was alright, but it seemed very much like it was written by a high school student, trying to write an angst and emotion-filled short story for a literature class.

While reading the entire book, all I could think about was how it seemed like a bad attempt at writing a spin-off of Twilight. While he's not a vampire, his dark, death-filled eyes, and the danger she's in around him, because he'll have a strong desire to kill her for no reason other than blood-lust, seem a bit familiar. Not to mention shallow, when that's the entire story! Nothing else! We simply get to read her hormone-filled thoughts about what she wants to do with/to a guy who wants her to leave him alone. It's infuriating...

The biggest thing that made me cringe, was the immaturity of the writing, and the oozing, pointless drama. She's "drawn" to him for no apparent reason, and starts obsessing about him. He tells her to go away, she says no and lusts after him, while he, in return, lusts after the desire to kill her. She almost dies because of her stubborn obsession, but at least she gets that passionate, hormone-filled kiss! Ugh. Very dramatic, and not much depth or sincerity behind the plot and characters.

Overall, this story just didn't seem realistic or believable. By the end, I was just confused and shaking my head, and it felt like a waste of time.

This isn't a book I'd recommend. The only reason I gave it two stars instead of one, is the fact that the author is a good writer, in the basic sense. The story flowed well, and the writing was good. I'm planning on reading other books by this author, and hoping those are deeper and more satisfying.