Disney Princess Cinderella: Cold Hearted

Lady Tremaine was Cinderella's cruel villain who in my past point of view was a simple antagonistic character; it was clear that she had potential for a great backstory or at least a good,and fairly tale like motive for that hatred inside of her for Cinderella. Instead we got a character for with no motivein the whole movie. She could've just be kind with Cinderella she would've gotten what she wanted, wealth, social status and maybe some husbands for her daughters. So why did she do all she did?. Well this book explains perfectly her character ,desires and feelings. The reason of that hateful sight that she had whenever she looked to Cinderella and of course answers one of the most important questions in a villains tale; Was she always so cold hearted? This book was once again a marvelous addition to the villain series. Congratulations Valentino you did it again.Now to the whole book review; as always I'll try to be as briefly as possible, and bring to the little those interested little details at the same time.Spoliers:The odd sisters and circe meddling in lady Tremaine story was something, that I was sorta expecting since we've got it in all the other books (except cruella's kinda....) , but I dont know Circe's actions were kinda of her character. First she would have never even waited to see lady Tremaine and her daughters to get to the many kingdoms. She was kinda off for me; I believe its one of the few dislikes that I have for this book. For the odd sisters were as mad and odd as always.Cinderella's father surprised me more than I expected. I thought the author was going to go for the same route that most people take when they talk about the parents of most princess sweet , kinda, and benevolent, but she didn't; instead we got something better; The best villain's villain. Cinderella's father was a man with no love for anyone else except for her daughter and her dead wife. He fell into madness and his heart became cruel. I did not like his actions but I like to belive that he doesn't just represents a man that take advantage of a patriarchal society but also of a "good" person falling into their darkest feelings. I dont belive he was himself but a person blinded by their grief, andd through time he couldn't come back from those dark thoughts .Lady Tremaine surprisingly took my heart and stoked from my chest. I dont how you did it serena , but you did you turned a character that i had no connection with and turned it into one of my favorites. Her character development felt so real and the way the author described her suffering and desperation; I could feel her frustration when she saw that her fate was holding her back from her happily ever after. That she was the villain of the story without even doing anything. I felt so sorry for her that my stomach was having a horrible feeling as I read her prays to the fairy godmother to listen to her distress call. But they didn't help her. She had no choice but to try to do everything for her own. She only tried to give her daughters and herself the live they deserved. She had to lose all her weaknesses, all her emotions, she had to become cold hearted.Her brooch was something that I wasn't expecting in the story. But I loved the idea that she tried to find control in the last gift of the man who truly loved her. I have my theory of the brooch; I belive it gives the user the ability to loss all her emotions that can make her lose her will. Meaning that anger ,envy greed , all of the emotions that can help her to keep her fiery hate against Cinderella and will to either get out of the many kingdoms or find husbands for her daughters.The ending was actually sooo unexpected for me , and I kinda struggle with it. I dont know if I agree with the authors point of view. I belive she thinks petrification was the best for lady Tremaine that she had no way of redemption, and that the fairy godmother and nanny did the right thing. I didn't like how they made it seem like she was a all evil being and that there was no love left in her.I wanted to see her cold hearted being warmed up with the love she deserved.

I love the Disney retellings and this book isn’t any different.

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