This was a sweet Cinderella retelling. It has all of the Cinderella elements you love: snobby step-sisters, a mean step-mother, a twist of a kindly neighbor for the godmother, and a prince who figures out a plan to not be the prince at his own ball.
There was only hints of magic. It was a clean romance with a sweet kiss. It set up the couple nicely for their novel
I would hand this book to a teen who reads romance without any hesitation.
The narrator was fun to listen to; I especially enjoyed how she depicted the step-sisters.
The author provided me a free audiobook and I happily provided my honest review. I was not obligated to leave a positive review.
About Night of Dance by Erin Halbmaier
Ella doesn’t need a prince. She just wants to be loved.
Everything changed when her father died. Once, Ella was the daughter of a wealthy merchant; now, she’s a servant in her own home, with nothing but her clothes and a horse to call her own.
Unless she finds a husband first, she has four more years until she is no longer her stepmother’s ward. But she has no time to look, and what man would want to marry her, anyway?
Certainly not a prince. So why should she attend his ball?
Night of Dance is a clean, no-spice retelling of Cinderella. It part of The Roumaterra Chronicles, a series of interconnected, standalone fairy tale retellings perfect for listeners of Brittany Fichter, Celeste Baxendell, and Annette K. Larsen.
Amanda Tero Books 