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Ella Enchanted
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જ⁀➴ ✰ 2.25 || 11+
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ˋ°•*⁀➷ plot ⋆˚𝜗𝜚˚⋆
I was actually a little unsure going into this. I’ve read that this book holds a very feminist message, and I, as you should know, am not a feminist. Of course, I will not abstain from reading books with light feminist themes, partly because it’s hard to find books (even Christian ones) without messages like that.
The plot was slow-going. I’m usually one to enjoy books with slower plots because that means I get to enjoy the book more, it has more depth than just being a “page-turner” but this was more “I just didn’t feel like going on.” I was tempted to dnf multiple times, but I hate not finishing books.
Though it was quite a unique take on Cinderella, it did take away the whole message of Cinderella being an example of loving one’s enemies, as the Grimm brothers wrote it to be, and more, “I have no choice but to work for you.”
Also, this was a retelling of a retelling. Very much based on the Disney movie, and not much the original Grimm fairytale. Many might not know this, but in the Grimm fairytale, the stepsisters were actually very beautiful, but ugly in heart. I’m wanting to find Cinderella books that are based off of the original fairytale, not the Disney movie.
Positive note: I did find a biblical message in this, and I’ll elaborate in my “personal thoughts” section
ˋ°•*⁀➷ writing ⋆˚𝜗𝜚˚⋆
If I’m being honest, it was bland. Nothing special. To be expected from a children’s book. So I’m not going to go too in-depth on the writing quality here, since complex and flowery writing isn’t present in children’s books often. Though I would like there to be more of that. Challenge the younglings, as Yoda would say.
ˋ°•*⁀➷ personal thoughts ⋆˚𝜗𝜚˚⋆
I think the theme of this book (obedience) perfectly illustrates what Christians mean by obeying God. There is nothing wrong with obedience, but when it becomes mandatory, where you have no choice but to obey, then it is not willful. God wants us to obey willfully, He wants us to choose to follow Him.
That is why He put the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. If God did not give us a choice to obey Him, we would be robots, just obeying Him because we didn’t have any other choice. But Adam and Eve chose to disobey Him. The devil did not force them to, nobody shoved the fruit down their throats, they chose it, they knew well that God forbade it, and yet they disobeyed.
As Christians, we choose to obey God and His law. There is always a choice to disobey, to not follow His law. But like a parent punishes their child of disobedience, our disobedience against God will be punished if we do not repent of it. That’s just the little snippet of the gospel I found in this.
────⋆⋅☆⋅⋆───
𝖈𝖔𝖓𝖙𝖊𝖓𝖙 𝖜𝖆𝖗𝖓𝖎𝖓𝖌
⇨ Christian:
none
⇨ spiritual:
none
⇨ sexual:
2 non detailed kisses; 1 cheek kiss
When Ella smiled at Char, he blushed; a mention of elopement; Ella attends a giant’s wedding; Ella’s father tries to get her to marry an earl; a mention of Dame Olga being besotted with Ella’s father; two people are cursed/blessed to love each other for as long as they shall live
⇨ language:
4 stupid; 1 numbskull; 4 idiot; 1 simpleton; 7 wench; 2 stupidly; 1 chick; 1 idiotic; 1 dolt
⇨ magic:
Lots of fairy magic; Ella is cursed throughout the book and people exploit that curse against her
⇨ substance abuse:
Ella’s father offers her wine (but she doesn’t drink it); a mention of brandy; a mention of ale; Ella is offered wine at the ball
⇨ lgtbq:
none
⇨ violence:
Ella punches a girl; a pony gets eaten and you see it’s bones; two ogres end up in a brawl (not detailed); an ogres bites a knight on the shoulder
⇨ other:
Ella offers to give ogres six-month old baby giants to eat (not literally)
⇨ possible triggers:
Death of a mother
∘₊✧─────────────✧₊∘
જ⁀➴ pre-review:
⤷ date finished 11/25/25⋆.𐙚 ̊
I feel so bad not liking this! so many people loved it! but I really didn’t like it, it was slow-going, I didn’t care for much of the characters, and it just wasn’t my type of book. the romance was cute, however, so I give it that. rtc
જ⁀➴ pre-read:
⤷ date started 11/10/25 ⋆.𐙚 ̊
predicted rating: 3 stars
-ˋˏ tbr cup prompt ⤍ a book that starts with the same letter as your first name
⋆˚𝜗𝜚˚⋆ "I wished I could spend the rest of my life... being slightly crushed by someone who loved me." ⋆.˚
» You Can’t Stop the Girl (Film Mix) - Bebe Rexha «
↻ ◁ II ▷ ↺
ᴠᴏʟᴜᴍᴇ : ▮▮▮▮▮▮▯▯▯
ˋ°•*⁀➷ plot ⋆˚𝜗𝜚˚⋆
I was actually a little unsure going into this. I’ve read that this book holds a very feminist message, and I, as you should know, am not a feminist. Of course, I will not abstain from reading books with light feminist themes, partly because it’s hard to find books (even Christian ones) without messages like that.
The plot was slow-going. I’m usually one to enjoy books with slower plots because that means I get to enjoy the book more, it has more depth than just being a “page-turner” but this was more “I just didn’t feel like going on.” I was tempted to dnf multiple times, but I hate not finishing books.
Though it was quite a unique take on Cinderella, it did take away the whole message of Cinderella being an example of loving one’s enemies, as the Grimm brothers wrote it to be, and more, “I have no choice but to work for you.”
Also, this was a retelling of a retelling. Very much based on the Disney movie, and not much the original Grimm fairytale. Many might not know this, but in the Grimm fairytale, the stepsisters were actually very beautiful, but ugly in heart. I’m wanting to find Cinderella books that are based off of the original fairytale, not the Disney movie.
Positive note: I did find a biblical message in this, and I’ll elaborate in my “personal thoughts” section
ˋ°•*⁀➷ writing ⋆˚𝜗𝜚˚⋆
If I’m being honest, it was bland. Nothing special. To be expected from a children’s book. So I’m not going to go too in-depth on the writing quality here, since complex and flowery writing isn’t present in children’s books often. Though I would like there to be more of that. Challenge the younglings, as Yoda would say.
ˋ°•*⁀➷ personal thoughts ⋆˚𝜗𝜚˚⋆
I think the theme of this book (obedience) perfectly illustrates what Christians mean by obeying God. There is nothing wrong with obedience, but when it becomes mandatory, where you have no choice but to obey, then it is not willful. God wants us to obey willfully, He wants us to choose to follow Him.
That is why He put the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. If God did not give us a choice to obey Him, we would be robots, just obeying Him because we didn’t have any other choice. But Adam and Eve chose to disobey Him. The devil did not force them to, nobody shoved the fruit down their throats, they chose it, they knew well that God forbade it, and yet they disobeyed.
As Christians, we choose to obey God and His law. There is always a choice to disobey, to not follow His law. But like a parent punishes their child of disobedience, our disobedience against God will be punished if we do not repent of it. That’s just the little snippet of the gospel I found in this.
────⋆⋅☆⋅⋆───
𝖈𝖔𝖓𝖙𝖊𝖓𝖙 𝖜𝖆𝖗𝖓𝖎𝖓𝖌
⇨ Christian:
none
⇨ spiritual:
none
⇨ sexual:
2 non detailed kisses; 1 cheek kiss
When Ella smiled at Char, he blushed; a mention of elopement; Ella attends a giant’s wedding; Ella’s father tries to get her to marry an earl; a mention of Dame Olga being besotted with Ella’s father; two people are cursed/blessed to love each other for as long as they shall live
⇨ language:
4 stupid; 1 numbskull; 4 idiot; 1 simpleton; 7 wench; 2 stupidly; 1 chick; 1 idiotic; 1 dolt
⇨ magic:
Lots of fairy magic; Ella is cursed throughout the book and people exploit that curse against her
⇨ substance abuse:
Ella’s father offers her wine (but she doesn’t drink it); a mention of brandy; a mention of ale; Ella is offered wine at the ball
⇨ lgtbq:
none
⇨ violence:
Ella punches a girl; a pony gets eaten and you see it’s bones; two ogres end up in a brawl (not detailed); an ogres bites a knight on the shoulder
⇨ other:
Ella offers to give ogres six-month old baby giants to eat (not literally)
⇨ possible triggers:
Death of a mother
∘₊✧─────────────✧₊∘
જ⁀➴ pre-review:
⤷ date finished 11/25/25⋆.𐙚 ̊
I feel so bad not liking this! so many people loved it! but I really didn’t like it, it was slow-going, I didn’t care for much of the characters, and it just wasn’t my type of book. the romance was cute, however, so I give it that. rtc
જ⁀➴ pre-read:
⤷ date started 11/10/25 ⋆.𐙚 ̊
predicted rating: 3 stars
-ˋˏ tbr cup prompt ⤍ a book that starts with the same letter as your first name
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Reading Progress
October 1, 2024
– Shelved as:
to-read
October 1, 2024
– Shelved
October 19, 2024
– Shelved as:
i-will-get-back-to-it-soon
December 4, 2024
– Shelved as:
on-pause
February 14, 2025
– Shelved as:
to-read
November 10, 2025
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Started Reading
November 12, 2025
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28.45%
"I can already tell this book is gonna make my blood pressure rise because of Hattie 😠"
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November 18, 2025
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50.86%
"I can tell if I read this when I was younger I would have absolutely adored it"
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118
November 23, 2025
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79.31%
"I’m almost done! 😭 It’s not that this is a bad book, it’s cute, but I’m in a semi-book-slump, have been drowning in school work, and I’m learning fairy tale retellings aren’t my best genre"
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November 25, 2025
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Finished Reading
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Nov 15, 2025 07:27AM
Enjoy!!!! I can't wait for your review :)
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I’m sorry you didn’t enjoy this. I hope your next read is better! Can’t wait for your review!!🫶🏼
Sorry this is off topic from the book, but I’m curious what you mean when you say you’re not feminist/don’t support it. By definition feminism is the advocacy of women’s rights on the basis of equality of the sexes. I know a lot of people twist what being feminist means, and are turning it into “women are better than men” but I’m curious if you agree with the actual definition, that being that both genders (male and female) are equal.
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Jaycee Ann ✝️ wrote: "Sorry this is off topic from the book, but I’m curious what you mean when you say you’re not feminist/don’t support it. By definition feminism is the advocacy of women’s rights on the basis of equa..."shorts answer, yes, I don’t agree with the “women are better than men” mindset which is what it has become today. As a Christian, I believe we are all created equally by God. I believe women have the same value as men, but both men and women have different roles biblically, and feminism has become “I can do anything a man can do” and women can’t. men can’t do everything women can do either. Genesis 3:16 was a big factor in my shift from having a feminist mindset to not supporting it :)
Love that answer! I definitely believe women and men have complete equal value but they also don’t have all the same abilities. We were created for different purposes so just because a woman is technically capable of doing something doesn’t mean she should. And vise versa!
