And there she meets someone who will show her that she has the power to remake her world. In the years since, the palace has decreed that an annual ball must be held in her honor and an invitation sent to every sixteen-year-old girl, with attendance mandatory. Alone and terrified, she finds herself hiding in Cinderella's tomb. Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron is set in the kingdom of Mersailles which was founded by Prince Charming, 200 years after Cinderella’s death. And when Sophia's night at the ball goes horribly wrong, she must run for her life. are forfeit.īut Sophia doesn't want to be chosen - she's in love with her best friend, Erin, and hates the idea of being traded like cattle. For the lives of those not chosen by a man at the ball. And every girl knows that she has only one chance. Cinderella Is Dead is available from Amazon, Book Depository, and other good book retailers, like your local bookstore, as of July 7th 2020.

Because every girl has to recite it daily, from when she's tiny until the night she's sent to the royal ball for choosing.

Sophia knows the story though, off by heart. It's 200 years since Cinderella found her prince, but the fairytale is over. 'An intense experience, but a captivating one' - Paper Lanterns Magazine relevant, modern and inclusive' - NetGalley Reviewer She breaks it apart and rebuilds it into a wholly original and captivating story where girls finally decide for themselves who lives happily ever after' - New York Times bestselling author Brigid Kemmerer 'Kalynn Bayron does more than re-write a fairytale. Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron is set in the kingdom of Mersailles which was founded by Prince Charming, 200 years after Cinderella’s death.

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