![]() ![]() Instead, Sophia is befriended by Constance (a descendant of the stepsisters in the original story). Sophia is sure that this is what she wants, but Erin is not sure she wants to escape. ![]() For Sophia and Erin to live like this, they will need to escape Mersailles. The main character, Sophia, wants to live with and marry her childhood best friend, Erin. Even if they do get married, some end up in bad marriages and some would rather not get married at all. If not, she forfeits her right to get married and loses her connections to her community. A woman has three years to be chosen as a bride. At the ball, men choose the young woman that they want as their bride. The King of Mersailles holds an annual ball that young women are required to attend. ![]() The plot holds parallels to the original story of Cinderella. Young women that are coming of age are forced to attend balls to be chosen as wives of men they've never met. The novel is focused on Sophia Grimmins, a queer teenager living in the same world as Cinderella, 200 years after her death. Cinderella is Dead is a 2020 young adult book by Kalynn Bayron. ![]()
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