Ever After High: Once Upon a Twist: When the Clock Strikes Cupid (Fairy Tale Retelling, #1) by Lisa Shea

Ever After High: Once Upon a Twist: When the Clock Strikes Cupid (Fairy Tale Retelling, #1) Reviews

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  Short Reviews

  It's been months - MONTHS, since I've read any books. This book was short, but it got me back into reading books again.
  This version of the EAH series is clearly written for a younger audience - there's not much plot or even the same depth to the characters as Shannon Hale's series. But a seven year old would love this book!
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  Dorian Jandreau

  As a huge fan of Ever After High- I loved this book. It is written in the style for younger children, so it was easy to read and follow this short story.
  I liked the way author re-wrote fairy tale of Cinderella in Ever After High style. Fun, cute and Happy End.
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  Nikki

  This book was cute and definitely different than the rest of the Ever After High series. Cupid, Maddie, and Hopper get stuck in Cinderella's story and have to reach the end to pass their hexam and get back to Ever After High, but of course they add their own twist to the story. It was definitely interesting but there were some parts that were a little choppy. Really I think the book needed to be a little longer to really make it the best it could be but I still enjoyed reading it and can't wait to read the next in the series.
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  LiLa

  * Thank you Big Bad Wolf official store @Tokopedia! *
  * Ps: review in Bahasa Indonesia *
  
  Sesuai judulnya, seri ini bercerita tentang kisah-kisah dongeng yang di-twist. Saya pernah membaca beberapa buku retelling kisah dongeng dan kurang terlalu cocok, mungkin karena saya merasa buku-buku jenis ini mengacaukan kenangan masa kecil saya. Sayangnya, pas beli buku ini, saya lupa buat googling buku ini bercerita tentang apa; pokoknya buku cerita anak, cover-nya menarik, judulnya eye-catching: masukin ke keranjang. Dan... sama seperti buku sejenisnya, saya kurang cocok sama series ini juga.
  Buku ini yang konon buku pertama berisi tentang retelling kisah Cinderella, bedanya yang jadi tokoh utama adalah Cupid dengan cerita yang bueda jauh. Kalau Ella membuat sedih dengan siksaan dari keluarga tirinya, Cupid justru bersemangat menjalani semua permintaan dari keluarga tirinya sampai bikin sarapan yang bentuknya serba hati, cape dech. Keluarga tirinya juga disulap jadi: sebenarnya baik hati tapi terlihat jahat dan licik. Kalau di dongeng asli ada sepatu kaca yang tertinggal, di sini sneaker merah yang tertinggal. Sampe ada Pangeran Katak segala di buku ini. Goal-nya pun beda, yang mbikin "hidup bahagia selamanya" di buku ini bukan Ella menikah sama Pangeran. Tapi membuat keluarga tirinya Ella bahagia.
  Mungkin karena perbedaan2 itulah, saya jadi kurang menikmati kisahnya. Malah berasa: apa sich, gado-gado banget. Sampe2 saya ngerasa si Cupid lebay pas nyiapin sarapan dengan bentuk serba hati.
  Yah... seenggaknya bisa buat saya belajar bahasa Inggris dan cover-nya manis juga (salah satu alasan saya beli yah ini, hahahaha)
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  Bara

  Cute.
  
  I liked that it was a sort of continuity nod to the Thronecoming events where Cupid takes the role of the Cinderella but you only see the midnight flee from the ball, here you get the whole story with a twist as the title suggests.
  
  Oh my, I also like retellings where the stepsisters aren't as mean as they are supposed to be. (Not that it makes such a Cinderella retelling automatically better but there are very few of Ella inspired stories that show the stepsisters sympathetic or kinda sympathetic.) And even the stepmom is likeable here. She wants the best for her daughters but isn't so manic as the Evil queen which makes her surprisingly one of the most reasonable EAH parents. Only a few like Rapunzel or the Wolf-Hoods top her. (And she gets the funniest moment at the climax.)
  
  The were puns but it wasn't overly over the top.
  
  Maddie makes a good fairy godmother. The tea pot carriage must have looked lovely. On the other side there only doves to help Cupid with the chores. Nice nod to the traditional story and it ties nicely with Cupid being the goddess.
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  Ziggi Starr

  It was a very nice book. It has important flaws, such as suddenly rushing certain parts, in addition to the fact that the way in which the conflict begins is accelerated, it almost falls into the forced. Also is a predictable story. I think it needed to explain the context better, however this story feels quite genuine, without falling into absurd pretensions. It narrates a curious adventure of several characters in the wrong story. Each one maintained its essence and Cupid was a most adorable protagonist. It is a good retelling, light and entertaining to read. Another negative point is how fast the ending happens, which is also semi-unfinished. Perhaps this is the best of the trilogy. Overall, it's a welcome breath of fresh air, from the same recurring main characters from Ever After High.
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  Elizabeth

  This has to be my current favorite series my kid is into. Cute twisted fairy tales where the girls in the books have to find a way to achieve a "Happily Ever After" in a story not their own. In this one Cupid plays the part of "Cinderella" but her empathetic nature leads her to help teach her "wicked" step-sisters how to love themselves allowing for a ending that makes every one happy. The boy who is in the role of Prince Charming was a delightful choice though I wont spoil just who it is here.
  
  Anyway the fairy tale aspect combined with capable girls solving their own problems makes it so I can easily recommend this series to parents with young girls. Even more so than the other Ever After High books for older readers.
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  Nana

  Some words are difficult for me. But story was good. I think this book using some original words for Ever After High World. Plz teach me about these... I’m not native, so I didn’t understand some words like a “hexam”.
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  Yuiko

  Loved it
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  Courtney

  This book was very cute!
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  Melanie (aka DarkBeauty73)

  another great mixed up fairy tale, this time Cupid is Cinderella, but in the end everyone got the happily ever after they wanted
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  Kembabazi Martha

  It was enjoyble
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  Kimberle

  My Childhood
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  Sara Weather

  #101
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  lea

  I loved this retelling !! Cupid was a great cinderella and i loved the twist of the story !!!
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  Kay

  The book is absolutely amazing, I’m so loving the twist in this story!
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  Autumn Raquet

  Love to bring this book I would reread it again I would love to have it in my collection I like to collect these books a lot a lot really really really really really really really love it love it 💕❤️💕❤️💕
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  Verena

  loved it!!!:)