Finley Aaron

Ella's story is not the one you know in the fairy tale in this retelling of the classic story. She is, as we learn from the very beginning a brilliant, skilled swordswoman, fighter, and tactician. She is, in fact, a little too perfect. She does not see much character growth during the story. That said, the story itself is a fun tale, even if the writing style is sometimes a bit more oriented toward telling than showing. If anything, I would have liked it better if it had let itself be merely an inspired-by-Cinderella story. Some of the more awkward elements came from trying to adhere too closely to the original. (Also, Fairy Godmother's alliterative exclamations got on my nerves.)

Borderline 2-3. Upgraded to 3 because the core story was delightful.
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