Queen B’s Decree: This went a little darker than I expected. Ella is our Cinderella, orphaned and living with her evil stepmother and stepsisters. Her only solace is the time she spends at the local animal sanctuary, which may close if they don’t acquire any funding. On that note, her bff talks her into going to the masked ball, planning to ask the local prince for help.
Instead she mistakenly talks to the damaged and dark prince of Norway. And Thorsen (aka Thor) can’t get her out of his mind. He tracks her down to the animal sanctuary and does something I never expected. He KIDNAPS her.
*insert shocked Pikachu face*
What follows is a hate-to-lovers story with some significant heat. Thor is so damaged, he almost goes too far at times, but Ella’s goodness and light seems to redeem him. You can’t help but feel for Thor and want some happiness for him – his past was terrible and explains his actions as an adult.
Dark and twisted, yet emotional and somehow sweet. This was a winner.
Book: Stealing Cinderella by A. Zavarelli
Series: standalone, part of Sinister Fairy Tales
Genre: Dark
Hotness: hot salsa
Plot Devices/Tropes: BDSM, hate-to-lovers, abuse all over the place