Book description
Holly Blackās The Cruel Prince meets Jennifer Donnelly's Stepsister in this fairytale reimagining about a kingdom on the brink of ruin, and one wicked stepsisterās journey to become the heroine of her own quest.
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Aralyn has lost everything - the coveted glass slipper, the prince's hand in marriage, and herā¦
Why read it?
1 author picked A Spark In The Cinders as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This is by far my favourite "evil stepsister" retelling, and definitely in the top three of my favourite Cinderella retellings.
The sass!
The romance! The magic and fae lore! There were just so many different parts
that I loved that it's almost impossible to narrow it down. So often, villain
retellings try to redeem the villain without having them acknowledge the harm
they caused, but Moke made Aralyn's redemption believable ā I was rooting for
her from the beginning!
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