I received a free ARC from Scholastic through NetGalley
5 Stars
Cinderella is pretty excited to be starting at Grimmtastic Academy. Sure, her evil step sisters are there, she was extra late on her first day, and a new prince is starting on the same day (that causes major drama!) but she is still happy to be there. No new prince starts at the academy without a fancy ball. Cinder, as she prefers to be called, really wants nothing to do with the prince, but of course she is around him everywhere. Her step sisters want Cinder to talk them up every chance she gets. When they start to think she is flirting with the prince, they decide to sabotage her. Thankfully she has some new Grimmtastic friends and some magic glass slippers to help save the day, all while uncovering a new mystery.
Ah, this book series is going to be such a hit at the library where I work. So many girls love the Goddess Girls from the same authors. The whole "modern take on fairy tale" fad is pretty popular too. The name Cinder really got to me, but that is just a personal opinion that had very little to do with the story. That was really my only gripe with the story. It is cute, has a good moral, and has all the fun fairy tale characters everyone loves to read about. Also, it is a good, clean story. Amazon says grades 3-7. I think 7th grade seems a bit old, but parents can feel comfortable giving this series to good readers younger than 3rd grade. I can't wait to read the next one and pass this great series on to young readers.
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