The Ugly Stepsister

The Ugly Stepsister
By: Aya Ling

               Genre: Romance, Fantasy, Fairy Tale Retelling

Synopsis from Goodreads: When Kat accidentally rips apart an old picture book, she's magically transported into the world of Cinderella--as Katriona, one of the ugly stepsisters! Life turns upside down now that she’s a highborn lady and must learn how to survive the social season, including how to get through the door in a huge metal hoop skirt. To get back, she'll have to complete the story, right to the end of happily ever after. But the odds are huge: the other stepsister is drop-dead gorgeous, the fairy godmother is nowhere to be found, and the prince, despite being insanely hot, openly dislikes balls. Can she ever return to the modern world?

(Source: I received a digital copy of this book for free on a read-to-review basis. Thanks to author Aya Ling and NetGalley.)

review

Star Rating: 9 out of 10 Magnificent twist on the classic Cinderella tale. The characters are amazing and described well; the plot is quite suspenseful to make me want to know what happens next. The descriptions make it seem as if I was actually there in the story, watching Kat's journey in the Story World. I literally could not stop reading it. A wonderful tale from one of the hated and ugly stepsisters of Cinderella, but there is another twist! The ugly stepsister is actually a boy-shy girl from the Modern World transported into the Story World because of an accident. What was it? A CURSE! She accidentally rips an old hardcover of Cinderella and fell down the stairs, now she is in a whole new world. I would highly recommend this book to those that like twists and retelling of fairy tale stories and from another perspective than the classic's protagonist.