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I have such mixed feelings about this book. When I first read it, I gave it a stellar review but knowing that it doesn't have the best representation makes me feel weird about that now. I'm going to include my original review but know that it's not great as far as latinx/disability rep.

This book was REALLY good!!! I loved it so much and I really loved this as Cinderella retelling. It was completely different from any Cinderella retelling I've read before while still maintaining some of the classic elements of the fairytale.

I found the romance to be really sweet and touching. It was obvious that Ella and Brian truly loved one another just from their messages and phone calls. I loved seeing their relationship develop and seeing how they interacted with one another. They were really precious and I'm so excited to see more of them in the sequel.

I also really loved that Ella was disabled and biracial. It was so nice to see representation like that and I loved that she got her happily ever after. Ella was such a great character and I really empathized with her a lot. I got so emotional about some of the things that happened to her and I just really loved her as a character. She was really well-rounded and I'm excited to see where her story goes.

I liked Brian sometimes, mostly when he was talking with Ella or was thinking about her. He got on my nerves sometimes because he's incredibly arrogant and can be kind of sexist or obnoxious. But I did like him as a suitor for Ella and he was very romantic and loving with her, which I really liked.

I thought this was such a good twist on the classic Cinderella story and I'm eager to see where Ella and Brian go from here!