This story is beautiful, magical and it’s a wonderful experience. It also overturns the ‘model minority’ stereotype with a deliciously twisty story that will leave you breathless. The author masterfully builds the tension until it reaches a fever pitch as Isa finally begins putting the various pieces of the puzzle into place. The suspense in the story will keep you reading all night. All the characters in this novel are important, and even though it’s a very complicated story, you get hooked from the beginning. Scratching out a living in a land recovering from war and a hostile takeover, Cinderella-an orphaned, destitute duchess-is desperate to save her lands and servants in spite of the terrible taxes placed upon her by the Erlauf queen-even if it means she must don servants clothes and work like a commoner. Shea is the author of this beautiful novel. It is a teen, young adult and paranormal fictional novel that any age from twelve and upwards would enjoy. Shea SummaryĬinderella and the Colonel is filled with suspense, secrets, mystery and unexpected twist. It will grip your attention from the start.

Cinderella and the Colonel is an intriguing fictional novel. “Forgetting is not at all what forgiveness means.Download Cinderella and the Colonel by K.M. Maybe I have a soft spot for Cinderella stories because I’m writing one ( Ashes of Glass), but despite that, you should still read it. I definitely recommend it, it’s a clean read that is exciting and enjoyable all at once.

It could have been worse, for sure however, I would have preferred another chapter or so.Īltogether, though, I loved it. You don’t want the ending to go on forever, but after the ball, it felt like someone hit fast forward. It was a nice pace, not too slow and too fast, until the ending – I wish that had been dragged out a bit more. Beautiful, but not weighed down by figurative language and such. 😏Īs usual, I really enjoyed Shea’s writing style. His introduction into the storyline was a bit creepy and I was like, “who is this weirdo?” But he ended up being really sweet and I kinda fell in love with him too…. Maybe it doesn’t bug other people, but I didn’t care for it. But it felt kind of lame, like why Cinderella? Even Ella would have been better. However, one thing I didn’t care much for was her name… Yes, I know, it’s a Cinderella story, it’s not a terrible name, etc. Sometimes I feel like characters are too perfect like they don’t have any flaws, but Cinderella didn’t make me feel like this at all. It was so touching how much she cared about her servants. Cinderella was a strong, independent, honorable, and brave character.

Since I loved Shea’s other books, I decided to give Cinderella and the Colonel a try.

I had an hour-long car ride ahead of me and was looking for a book to read. I was totally and absolutely captivated by this Cinderella retelling. “A gentle word, a smile, an act of compassion, these are the things that can turn hate to love,”

Cinderella and the Colonel by K.M. Shea