Cinderella Stays Late (Grimmtastic Girls, #1)

by Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams

I love this series. Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams are amazing at fracturing myths and legends. This is no exception to that. The Grimmtastic Girls series takes on fairytale characters, writing lighthearted mysteries about the current nefarious plans the E.V.I.L. society is up to. Using the framework of the myths we know and love, Holub and Williams, twist these into tween friendly novels emphasising friendship and family.

Cinderella Stays Late introduces the fairytale gang attending Grimm Academy. Cinda is the new girl at school. She's nervous about starting at the Academy and unfortunately her stepsisters do their best to mislead her with what the school is like, how she should act and what the classes actually consist of. Thankfully, she quickly meets some great new friends, Red, Snow and Rapunzel - even if the Balls class she's taking isn't the sports class she wanted but is actually dancing. Cute little story. I liked the characters, plot was a bit thin. Amusing enough. Target audience would be 3.5 stars. Own rating, 3.