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Reviewed by Marta Morrison for TeensReadToo.com
"What occurs in the world of faerie will manifest in the world of man."
This thought was the main theme of GODMOTHER.
This was a dark retelling of the story of Cinderella. When I saw the cover, I thought,"a fun, light read." I was very wrong. This is a story about Lil, an old woman broken in spirit who lives a very meager life in New York. She works in a bookstore, and her life consists of working, eating, and sleeping.
But Lil has a secret. If you saw her back you would see wings. She is actually the fairy who was sent to be Cinderella's godmother, but she made a terrible mistake that night. Lil fell in love with the prince and couldn't help the broken spirit of Cinderella.
Since that night, Lil has been permanently in the world of man, thrown out of the world of faerie, until she can redeem herself and fix what she did to Cinderella.
This book is not for the immature reader. It has a very dark, ambiguous ending. The characters all live lives of despair.
However, this would be a good book to read in a book club or with a group of friends. It needs to be talked about. The writing was extraordinary and the author needs to be commended.
So read GODMOTHER if you would like a more realistic version of the beloved fairy tale.
"What occurs in the world of faerie will manifest in the world of man."
This thought was the main theme of GODMOTHER.
This was a dark retelling of the story of Cinderella. When I saw the cover, I thought,"a fun, light read." I was very wrong. This is a story about Lil, an old woman broken in spirit who lives a very meager life in New York. She works in a bookstore, and her life consists of working, eating, and sleeping.
But Lil has a secret. If you saw her back you would see wings. She is actually the fairy who was sent to be Cinderella's godmother, but she made a terrible mistake that night. Lil fell in love with the prince and couldn't help the broken spirit of Cinderella.
Since that night, Lil has been permanently in the world of man, thrown out of the world of faerie, until she can redeem herself and fix what she did to Cinderella.
This book is not for the immature reader. It has a very dark, ambiguous ending. The characters all live lives of despair.
However, this would be a good book to read in a book club or with a group of friends. It needs to be talked about. The writing was extraordinary and the author needs to be commended.
So read GODMOTHER if you would like a more realistic version of the beloved fairy tale.
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