It feels sort of euphoric, like we’re in some sort of fairy tale. Like she’s Tinkerbell and I’m Peter Pan.
No, wait. I don’t want to be Peter Pan.
Maybe she can be like Cinderella and I’ll be her Prince Charming.
I can’t stop smiling!!
Finding Cinderella was a beautifully written, deeply heart warming novella that made me laugh, cry, and fall in love. In less than 100 pages, it made me feel more than I have in many entire books. Daniel and Six captured my heart and I hope that one day we get more of their story because I’m not ready to let go yet!
I was originally going to talk about the plot here but honestly, I think it’ll be more fun to just discover it for yourselves. Suffice it to say that I absolutely adored every word of story – it was fun, quirky and unique.
In case you don’t remember, Daniel and Six were Holder and Sky’s best friends from Hopeless and Losing Hope and while this novella reads as a standalone, it would have greater meaning if you read both those books first. Also, fans of Holder and Sky will be happy to know that they have several scenes in this and it was a real treat to see them from the outside through someone else’s eyes.
The character dynamics are just gold, the writing is witty and, true to Colleen Hoover’s style, you are made to care deeply about every part of these characters’ lives. I have quotes highlighted on each page and while the majority of the story kept me laughing out loud, swooning and chuckling to myself, there were also strong emotional reveals that had me in tears and brought a really wonderful depth to it all.
It was short enough to read in one sitting but long enough to never feel rushed and give you that feeling of reading a ‘complete’ story. I finished it with a huge smile on my face and the happiest feeling in my heart.
Truly, the perfect novella ♥
5 stars!
Quotes in this review are still subject to change before publication. A huge thank you to Colleen Hoover for sending me an early review copy!!
** RELATED BOOKS **
It is suggested to read Hopeless & Losing Hope before Finding Cinderella.
BOOK #1: HOPELESS
Kindle | Paperback | My Review
BOOK #2: LOSING HOPE
Kindle | Paperback | My Review
Novella: FINDING CINDERELLA
Kindle | Paperback | My Review
Feifei Le says
Hey Aestas! Lovely mini-review 😀 Do you know if this book will be in retailer stores or is the only location on Colleen’s website? I know it’s free, but I really want an epub file so it can go on my iPad bookshelf with Hopeless and Losing Hope tehe! Thank you!!!
Aestas says
It will be available everywhere 🙂
Haley Despard says
Great review. I liked this novella a lot. I gave it 4 stars because of a certain plot point I thought could have been paid more attention to. The writing style was definitely a major draw-in from the get-go and Daniel and Six were adorable.
Marcela P. says
I LOVED this novel <3 I was really glad when I heard Colleen was going to write about Daniel and his Cinderella. Such a lovely story, definitely one of my favorites.
Marcia says
Loved this novella!!
ian swalleyi says
this is one of the best books I have read