Why did Robyn love this book?
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 – I was rooting for
her from the beginning!
1 author picked A Spark In The Cinders as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it. This book is for kids age 12, 13, 14, and 15.
Holly Black’s The Cruel Prince meets Jennifer Donnelly's Stepsister in this fairytale reimagining about a kingdom on the brink of ruin, and one wicked stepsister’s journey to become the heroine of her own quest.
Aralyn has lost everything - the coveted glass slipper, the prince's hand in marriage, and her only chance to save her mother and sister from destitution. Now she spends her days sweeping the cinders and washing dresses as her stepsister Ellarose once did, plotting her revenge against the girl who robbed her of her future.
But when Ellarose, now the princess, comes to beg her help…