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Ella Enchanted is a cute fairytale. I saw the movie years ago and thought I’d give the book a try. They don’t seem to follow each other too closely but both are fun for different reasons.

The premise is the same, a good meaning fairy bestowed a terrible gift on a child to be ever obedient. Sure it seems like a good idea except there is no single person that Ella has to be obedient to, anyone can give a command and she has to follow. It wasn’t too bad growing up, since she was treated well but after the death of her mother others found they could boss her around too and that is when Elle finds herself in a pickle.

This is a cute tale where Elle must save herself from the ‘gift/curse’ if she is ever going to have a normal life. All she needs to do is find that dang fairy who bestowed it on her.

It’s a play on Cinderella with a twist and short enough that it was an easy read. This is one of the few instances that I enjoyed the movie version a little more. But as light fairytales go it was fun.


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Ella Enchanted Gail Levine 9780590920681 Books Reviews

So warm and wonderful. This is the best take on Cinderella yet, (although the Drew Barrymore movie, Ever After, comes close) because it makes it seem to real and possible yet at the same time draws you into a magical world.

Top praise the relationship between Ella and the prince, Char, is developed over a long time, so none of the “fall in love at first sight” crap that so many tales lie to our children.

Besides that’s, it’s written very well, the world is thoroughly explored, and the characters have depth. Great book, probably most suited for pre/teen girls, but can be enjoyed by all ages and genders.
I hated reading as a child. I struggled making sense of every sentence and read only what was required of me in school. In 7th grade I stumbled upon this gem that changed how I would view reading forever. I loved the world Gail Carson Levine created, and the strength of her main character in the face of every challenge she faced has remained with me as an adult. If you have a young resistant reader, pick this up. If he or she still resists, get the audio book--it's flawless and wonderfully narrated with each character uniquely voiced. If you read and love this book and are looking for a similarly fiery heroine, I highly recommend the Boston Jane historical fiction series by Jennifer Holm.
I read this book many many years ago when I was a teenager and absolutely loved it. I have reread it through the years even as an adult and I just bought it for our niece as a Christmas gift. It is a wonderful story of a young girl who is "gifted" with obedience, but every gift comes with a catch. It is a story of adventure and a girl trying to be herself. Along the way there are many different creatures she meets (giants and trolls oh my) and a very heroic young prince. I would definitely recommend this book to young and not-so-young alike.
Doing a fairy tail reimagining can be a slippery slope as your in danger of falling into a straight retelling which no one really wants to read. We want a unique spin on a story we know well. Ella Enchanted does a great job of managing this, save for the end which felt exactly the same as the original tale. That one knock aside, the author adds so many newer elements that one misstep isn't that big a deal. In fact, aside from the last few chapters, there were times I forgot this was a new take on Cinderella.

Introduction of the obedience spell was easily my favorite new aspect to the story, leading to a rather interesting plot of Ella trying to break the curse by finding Lucinda, the fairy who cast the spell on her. More so then that, it provided really entertaining and interesting internal dialogue as she struggled to fight against the curse, ultimately failing each time. Lucinda herself is also a really entertaining character, one of whimisicalness and lack of fore thought. I'm a sucker for characters who have good intentions, but only seems to bring harm.

As it should be, the best character in the book is Ella, honorary mention going to her dad who was cold as ice yet had something about him that pulled you in. With Ella you have a spunky young girl who just wants to be able to live her life without being told what to do. Her interactions with others as well as the internal struggle I mentioned above, are just fun to read. I particularly liked how Char and her acted around each other. It never felt forced, their enjoyment of each other culminating in love made sense, if with a slant towards them both being young.

Books definitely worth checking out if you want a new take on an old tale. I know it's made me want to buy and read Fairest as soon as I can.
Ella Enchanted is a cute fairytale. I saw the movie years ago and thought I’d give the book a try. They don’t seem to follow each other too closely but both are fun for different reasons.

The premise is the same, a good meaning fairy bestowed a terrible gift on a child to be ever obedient. Sure it seems like a good idea except there is no single person that Ella has to be obedient to, anyone can give a command and she has to follow. It wasn’t too bad growing up, since she was treated well but after the death of her mother others found they could boss her around too and that is when Elle finds herself in a pickle.

This is a cute tale where Elle must save herself from the ‘gift/curse’ if she is ever going to have a normal life. All she needs to do is find that dang fairy who bestowed it on her.

It’s a play on Cinderella with a twist and short enough that it was an easy read. This is one of the few instances that I enjoyed the movie version a little more. But as light fairytales go it was fun.