Ella, The Slayer
Books | Fiction / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology
3.5
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A.W. Exley
The flu pandemic of 1918 took millions of souls within a few short weeks.Except it wasn't flu, and death gave them back.Seventeen-year-old Ella copes the best she can; caring for her war-injured father, scrubbing the floors, and slaying the undead that attack the locals. Vermin they're called, like rats they spread pestilence with their bite. Ella's world collides with another when she nearly decapitates a handsome stranger, who is very much alive.Seth deMage, the new Duke of Leithfield, has returned to his ancestral home with a mission from the War Office -- to control the plague of vermin in rural Somerset. He needs help; he just didn't expect to find it in a katana-wielding scullery maid.Working alongside Seth blurs the line between their positions, and Ella glimpses a future she never dreamed was possible. But in overstepping society's boundaries, Ella could lose everything - home, head and her heart... An Edwardian Cinderella if you imagine Downton Abbey with zombies. This fairytale retelling is perfect for fans of Aya Ling, Marissa Meyer, Chanda Hahn and KM SheaKeywords: teen & young adult, young adult, historical fantasy, fairytale, fairy tale, fairy-tale retelling, adaptation, fairytale adaptation, Edwardian, zombies, romance, cinderella, fantasy romance.
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A.W. Exley
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"I loved these books! Great character development, interesting twists to the storyline. I picked up the first one on a library run and finished it in 2 days. Went to the bookstore and bought all of them. Clever plot to use zombies AND the wicked stepmother. A truly good weekend read."
Ginger Chastain-Konerman
"Amazing twist on Cinderella, loved it."
Brittney Hafner
"<strong>Quick read was alright</strong><br/><br/>Sooo... I'm pretty sure this story line is ripped from Pride Prejudice and Zombies. Taking a familiar and well known story and dropping zombies right smack dab in the middle. Oh and then let us hope we didn't see the almost exact story line from Ever After, a movie based on Cinderella. It was alright. I struggled with the fact that it had a time period twist on top of the zombies. Ella's character to me was a harder, more beaten version from most Cinderella stories. The author's voice was surprisingly good and consistent through the book. Some of the jokes were amusing and the descriptions of the "vermin" we're so vivid I had to keep myself from cringing. I think any zombie fan would enjoy this book, but I as a twisted fairy tale fan did not. The character was so out of the typical personality that it could have been it's own story concept. Well, mostly. I honestly would have rated this much higher, if it wasn't for the exact story parallels between two separate medias. Between the younger sister being more sympathetic to Ella's plight and the beating right before the ball, not to mention how it comes about she's a maid... it's too close to Ever After to claim originality."
Renee Delcourt
