Finding Cinderella: A Novella (Hopeless, #2.5)

by Colleen Hoover

#1 New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover writes a free novella about the search for happily ever after.

A chance encounter in the dark leads eighteen-year-old Daniel and the girl who stumbles across him to profess their love for each other. But this love has conditions: they agree it will only last one hour and it will only be make-believe.

When their hour is up and the girl rushes off like Cinderella, Daniel tries to convince himself that what happened between them only seemed perfect because they were pretending it was perfect. Moments like that with girls like her don't happen outside of fairytales.

One year and one bad relationship later, his disbelief in insta-love is stripped away the day he meets Six: a girl with a strange name and an even stranger personality. But Daniel soon realizes that fairytales don't exist, and unfortunately for Daniel, finding Cinderella doesn't guarantee their happily ever after...it only further threatens it.

• ISBN10: 1476783284
• ISBN13: 9781476783284
• Publish Date: 18 March 2014 (first published 14 October 2013)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Atria Books
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 176
• Language: English

Reviews

[Sam@WLABB]

It's been a while since I've been CoHoed, and though I didn't cry, I will say she hit me with quite a HUGE plot twist. Whoa! Didn't expect that, though I expected SOMETHING, because this is a Colleen Hoover book.

I really enjoyed being back in this world. I read the other Hopeless books quite a while ago, but this story holds up on its own, and they really were a great match.

It was fun and emotional and totally CoHo.

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[boghunden]

Okay, so this is a spin-off, I guess you could say, and it features Daniel as the main character. How exciting is that?! I love Daniel!!!

The writing style was really good and I loved the narrative. Probably because I love Daniel and his humor. He's just so...I wanna hug him, okay!

For such a short book (novella), it was a bit slow in the beginning, but I couldn't help but love it anyway. And omg Six. She's amazing too.

There are secrets in this book, and I loved them. Even with such a short book, CoHo still managed to pull it off like it was a full length novel.

[whisperingchapters]

Finding Cinderella is my love affair. I am hopelessly in love with this story and Daniel and Six. I laughed out loud throughout my journey with this story. It is perfect. It is compelling. It is remarkable. It is beyond everything I have ever read. I have never read a book that has made me laugh SO MUCH. This is the first e-book I have that has been high-lighted A LOT. Almost every page has something high-lighted because everything about this book is loveable. It is "unhateable".

This is the first book I have read by Colleen Hoover and she is going on my top 3 favorite authors. I demand you to read this book because you WON'T be disappointed. You will love it forever along with the characters, especially Daniel. I probably cheated on my fiance with Daniel on my mind way too many times. He is not perfect but he is perfect. He has made me laugh like no one else ever has. I hope you don't fall in love with him...I only share him with Six because they are so adorable together! Their chemistry, their unique relationship is spectacular.

Colleen, you are the master, you are the queen. You SUCCEEDED with this story and I cannot wait till I read more and more of your work.

[Angie]

I loved Finding Cinderella until I didn't anymore. Which made me sad, since the previous two books are complete disasters and this one had so much potential! I found Daniel's "best sex" story really interesting in Losing Hope, so I'm glad this was a continuation of that conversation. Daniel had been hanging out in the janitor's closet during fifth period when a mystery girl stumbles in. They make out and part ways without ever exchanges names. A week later, she shows up again, they have meaningful conversation, and decided to pretend to have meaningful sex since neither of them every has and worry it will never happen. Again they part ways, and it's not until a year later when they're finally reunited, even if they don't know it right away.

The interactions between Daniel and Six are adorable! I absolutely loved them together! They don't play games, they joke around, and are completely honest. It's what great relationships are made of! Finding Cinderella was really cute until the author decided to cram in some issues and drama. It was like a neon elephant came crashing through my window: random and unwelcome. Not every story needs that level of dramatics, especially when it's only 100 pages and almost over. Of course, their issue is really a non-issue since nothing can even be done about it, and they live happily ever after despite it.

Read more of my reviews at Pinkindle Reads & Reviews.

[Kelly]

Amazon won't allow me to preorder *sobs*

[Ing Cruz]

Jeez...so in love with Daniel & Six. Big freaking happy sigh. I didn't want this book to end at all. I laughed so hard...and then whap Colleen goes and makes me cry! Daniel loves Holder forever...love that. Fantastic.