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Cinders (2000)

by Michelle D. Argyle(Favorite Author)

3.67 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1453629955 (ISBN13: 9781453629956)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

MDA Books

review 1: This is a great crossover read for folks who like literary and women's fiction to give fantasy a try. The fantasy elements are light touch; it's the emotions that take center stage here. I think the novella format was perfect for an expanded reflection on the tenuousness of Cinderella's "happily ever after." Argyle's considerable talent as a short story writer is clear in the emotionally-charged, sensory-filled scenes that hum with tension and subtext. Her gestures toward a larger milieu might make die-hard fantasy fans feel a little shortchanged, but I found the economy of her descriptions refreshing--lush without drowning you in detail.
review 2: I guess i am finally figuring out what kind of story telling i like. And i like them bold, taking control of their... more fictional world. What i mean by that is none of this whispers in the night, hint here hint there, a mystery that is maybe a mystery and we only get small breadcrumbs of what is promised to be a grand ole revelation. A heroine who i pale in character and just kind of flitters through her own story never knowing what she wants, what or who she is and ultimately leaves no lasting impression on the readers. Just one big meh, since the story did not capture my attention fully and i just ended up skim reading it just to get to the end of the mystery. less

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