Allison Tebo

Burndee is a young and cantankerous fairy godfather, who would rather bake cakes than help humans. A disgrace to the fairy order, Burndee has only two wards entrusted to his care...a cinder girl and a charming prince. A royal ball presents Burndee with the brilliant solution of how to make his wards happy with the least amount of effort. He'll arrange a meeting and hope the two fall in love. A humorous and magical re-telling of Cinderella from a unique perspective.

A Retelling of Cinderella

The Reluctant Godfather

Mary Horton

Oh my crumpets...this story was fantastic. <3

Just from reading all my buddies' reviews on Goodreads, I knew I was going to enjoy this. Sarcasm? Cake? Grumpy godfathers? COUNT ME IN. 

Fortunately, it was just as good--if not better--than I thought it would be. The characters were absolutely phenomenal, the dialogue hilarious, and the writing top-notch. I laughed out loud...more than my family would have liked. *cough* And I melted into a puddle of happiness during the ending scenes. <3333

I loved how Allison retold the story of Cinderella in a way I've NEVER heard it told. (view spoiler)[It was so cool that Ella married Burndee instead of the prince. THEY ARE PERFECT TOGETHER, OKAY?! (hide spoiler)] Yet I enjoyed the fact that it still rang true to the original story, feeling new and familiar at the same time.

Loved this story so much! I honestly just want a collection of Burndee short stories now. *stares pointedly at Alli* XD

5 stars!

Sheila Goicea

'Neat' was the highest superlative possible from Burndee and it was not a word that he often used...unless he was describing something he had done. 'Neat'--without even 'very' or 'really' attached to it--was extremely high praise from Burndee.

Unfortunately, this one didn't do it for me. This Cinderella retelling wasn't bad, but it just wasn't what I was expecting...and the ending just...happened. 

The first few pages in, I loved it. I loved the witty remarks and banter between Burndee and his godchildren. I loveee me a grumpy, sardonic male character. But as the story moved along, a lot of the story just wasn't as original as the start of the book had been. 

And the end--sorry--just seemed like a quick and easy way to wrap up the entire thing. I liked the characters, especially Burndee, I just had hoped to see more of the banter distributed more throughout.

This review can also be viewed on my blog: She's Going Book Crazy

Hope Brockway

This book is basically sugar, spice, and everything nice.

The Reluctant Godfather A Retelling of Cinderella

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