The Cinderella Society

Reader: Sabrina
Age: 16
Title: The Cinderella Society
Author: Kay Cassidy
Publisher: Egmont
Pub Date: April 2010
Galley: Yes
Recommend: Yes
Convince us to read the book: This book shows the many different sides of girls and how they interact or don't. It shows that love can be hard, and how to climb over obstacles.
Compelling Aspect of the Book: This books shows that people (most of all girls) don't realize how much power they have, and this book is about discovering this. The book was very empowering on the since that every girl has what it takes to succeed and find the power within them to reach their goals.
Comments: The book was really good, but at the end ( I would say around the last 30 some pages, right after Ryan and Jess "broke up") the book got really annoying. I realize that the character Jess was going through a phase or whatever but it through that section off and the whole book together. The mood wasn't the same as the rest of the book and felt like it was just added in there for some reason. Also, this section got really boring and did not feel like it was at the height of the plot in the story (even though it was) and needs to be a bit less detailed, the last two or three pages where great though and really felt like everything was getting back on track. Other then that I loved the book and thought it was amazing!
Cover: The whole glass slipper on a bunch of shoe boxes was very intriguing-cheesy yes- but still intriguing enough to get me to pick up the book. This reflected the contents of the book, because the society was called the "Cinderella society" so the glass slipper fit perfectly with the concept of the book.
Did you finish: No
Age Range: 14-17
Quality: 3Q Readable
Popularity: 4P Broad general teen appeal