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Ella is transgender. She's known since she was young; being a woman just fit better. She was happier in skirts than trousers, but that was before her stepmother moved in. Eleanor can't stand her, and after Ella's father passes she's forced to revert to Cole, a lump of a son. She cooks, she cleans, and she tolerates being called the wrong name for the sake of a roof over her head. Where else can she go? An opportunity to attend the royal ball transforms Ella's life. For the first time, strangers see a woman when she walks down the stairs. While Princess Lizabetta invited Cole to the ball, she doesn't blink an eye when Cinderella is the one who shows. The princess is elegant, bold, and everything Ella never knew she wanted. For a moment she glimpses a world that can accept her, and she holds on tight. She should have known it wouldn't last. Dumped by her wicked stepmother on the farthest edge of the kingdom, Ella must find a way to let go of the princess and the beautiful life they shared for an hour. She'll never find her way back. But it's hard to forget the greatest night of her life when every rose she plants is a reminder.… (más)
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I have to say I was pleasantly surprised by this book. I was expecting a play on Cinderella, but this had enough differences to make it a completely different story. There were some similarities, but the author avoided the "let's make it the same as the story, just change gender".
Cole was born a boy but always identified as a female. He asked his father to call him Ella, and thus She was born. Unfortunately, when her father passed away, the evil step-mother and step-sisters refused to acknowledge her and always called her Cole. Ella gets invited to the ball by the princess, and she gets to dance with her. They share a kiss, but the evil steps pull Ella out of there and then make her leave the home when they return.
Ella gets to live her life for her first time. Her own home (that she finds due to a wonderful magical Fey who helps her get ready for the ball), her own friends, and her own job. Now she just needs the princess. :-) This was a very sweet story. I enjoyed it. ( )
Ella is transgender. She's known since she was young; being a woman just fit better. She was happier in skirts than trousers, but that was before her stepmother moved in. Eleanor can't stand her, and after Ella's father passes she's forced to revert to Cole, a lump of a son. She cooks, she cleans, and she tolerates being called the wrong name for the sake of a roof over her head. Where else can she go? An opportunity to attend the royal ball transforms Ella's life. For the first time, strangers see a woman when she walks down the stairs. While Princess Lizabetta invited Cole to the ball, she doesn't blink an eye when Cinderella is the one who shows. The princess is elegant, bold, and everything Ella never knew she wanted. For a moment she glimpses a world that can accept her, and she holds on tight. She should have known it wouldn't last. Dumped by her wicked stepmother on the farthest edge of the kingdom, Ella must find a way to let go of the princess and the beautiful life they shared for an hour. She'll never find her way back. But it's hard to forget the greatest night of her life when every rose she plants is a reminder.
I have to say I was pleasantly surprised by this book. I was expecting a play on Cinderella, but this had enough differences to make it a completely different story. There were some similarities, but the author avoided the "let's make it the same as the story, just change gender".
Cole was born a boy but always identified as a female. He asked his father to call him Ella, and thus She was born. Unfortunately, when her father passed away, the evil step-mother and step-sisters refused to acknowledge her and always called her Cole. Ella gets invited to the ball by the princess, and she gets to dance with her. They share a kiss, but the evil steps pull Ella out of there and then make her leave the home when they return.
Ella gets to live her life for her first time. Her own home (that she finds due to a wonderful magical Fey who helps her get ready for the ball), her own friends, and her own job. Now she just needs the princess. :-) This was a very sweet story. I enjoyed it. ( )