"That prince is mine.
Not yet, of course. But I'll get him. And his castle. And his kingdom! Mine. Then I'll flaunt my victory in my stepsisters' faces, rub their crooked noses in it. But they won't get to taste my wealth, not a crumb.
Trouble is, I can't do it until I've saved enough white magic. And to do that, I have to be good.
I hate being good."
Wow! This book stunned me and took me completely by surprise. Anita Valle's Sinful Cinderella is a dark and sinister re-imagining of the Cinderella story. Admittedly, I wasn't expecting much from this short novella, but I was curious because I haven't met a Cinderella re-telling I didn't like yet. I figured I'd breeze through it.
If you're a fan of stories chronicling a character's decent to evil, this one will not disappoint. For such a short story, Anita Valle packs a lot of drama and complicated issues into the story. Cinderella's victory grows nearer, which the hope of any sort of redemption for her soul drifts further away. In the end, I think the only heroes that are left to actually root for...are the rats.
Sinful Cinderella is the first book in the Dark Fairy Tale Queen series. I will absolutely be continuing with this series. What a gem!
"My chores mounted, my beauty blossomed, but hate curled like briars around my heart."
At the time of writing this review, Sinful Cinderella was available FREE to download on your Nook or Kindle.
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The next book in the series is Sneaky Snow White and I cannot wait to read it!
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