Five Glass Slippers by Anne Elisabeth Stengl

I was not required to write a positive review. If you enjoy fairy tale retellings or any of the genres included than I highly recommend reading this book.ĭisclosure: I received this book from the editor for review purposes. Much has been written about the impracticality of glass slippers – and whether they were mistranslated and should be fur slippers, but in this story they finally had a purpose and a point.Īll in all, this is an excellent collection of Cinderella stories. The author painted an eerie scene and kept the mystery front and center. THE MOON MASTER’S BALL by Clara Diane Thompson I especially liked that she used the names Jaq, Gus and Bruno for Elsa’s friends. Put Cinderella in a space suit in a far corner of the universe and out comes this very exciting tale. The dialogue was witty and very well written. THE WINDY SIDE OF CARE by Rachel HeffingtonĪ great, completely reimagined Cinderella as a charming political schemer who is actually a disinherited princess. The editors did a great job picking out stories that complimented each other because this one is a perfect bridge between a more traditional story to the political intrigue of the next tale and the outer space setting of the one after that. This story mixes magic and steampunk together and results in a story that has some of the harshness of the original Grimm fairy tales but also the characters to love and admire. I could almost imagine the story taking place in the settings of Disney’s movie but with a master editor rewinding and speculating ‘what if…’ Arella is painfully shy and does not want to marry the prince. The author does a great job giving us the classic story, but with a twist. I love fairy tale retellings and this was a delightful collection of five versions of Cinderella.

Five Glass Slippers by Anne Elisabeth Stengl