Cinderella is Dead - Kaylann Bayron

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What if the story of Cinderella was real and was the basis for the system of law? What if it was responsible for the way women were expected to act and the way people were expected to interact with the royalty? What if every year young girls did everything they could do hoping to curry favor with a fairy godmother so they would be chosen at the ball they were required to attend in hopes they would be chosen and married off at the age of 16? And if they weren't they had 2 more chances before basically being sold into slavery? That's the set up of the incredible book Cinderella is Dead by Kaylnn Bayron. 

Sophia, who is now 16 and being sent to the ball, is less than happy with the way things are in Lille. All she wants is to be free to love as she chooses and be done with living under the weight of some stupid fairy tale. People don't like that idea very much. In fact, every time she talks to her best friend, or her mom, or well ... anyone... there's kind of "stop talking so loud or you might get your head chopped off" vibe. 
Still, she keeps being who she is and the night of the ball Sophia basically says FUCK THIS and runs away and out in to the night, how very Cinderella, and in to the arms of Constance who helps her learn about the REAL story of Cinderella as they work together to try to end the incredibly backward, sexist rule. 
There's love, there's intrigue, there's magic, there's plots, there's double crosses, there's maybe even triple crosses, it's got everything you could want in a reimagining of a beloved fairy tale. 
Read! Enjoy! 


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