Language: G (2 swears, 0 ‘f’); Mature Content: R (steamy scenes with vague language, menage a trois mentioned); Violence: PG-13 (bullying)
BUYING ADVISORY: ADULTS
APPEALS TO: SEVERAL
Ella’s father is dead and so is Ella, but somehow she is tied as a ghost to her family home. And, unfortunately, she is under the control of the stepmother and stepsisters - one of whom, Greta, delights in torturing Ella with her commands. Then Ella makes a bargain that helps her to be seen and touched for only three nights - the same three nights of the Prince’s ball to choose a wife.
Marske changes and adds to the Cinderella story in very interesting ways. Without the racy scenes, I would have recommended this to a much wider audience. As an adult reader, I enjoyed Marske’s additions - including a creative curse placed upon the prince and an evil stepsister who is also a magic user.
The characters default white in a fantasy realm.
Cindy, Middle School Librarian, MLS
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