Ella Enchanted
Ella Enchanted is like Cinderella meets Harry Potter. I debated whether to go with this or read a more serious book. But I went with this because it's fun and, let's face it, girls like fairytales. It's a book that I really enjoyed; however, I'm struggling to decide whether it's feminist or not. Synopsis: The story opens with Ella as a child. Ella was given the "gift" of obedience when she's born. However, it's more of a curse because she's forced to do anything anyone tells her. When she's 15, her mother passes away. She meets a prince (Char) and although he leaves the country for a year, they write to each other frequently. Eventually he proposes to her, but she lies and says she's eloped with another man in an effort to protect him. She knows that if they were to marry, she could be forced to obey him. During the rest of the book Ella goes on this journey to find the fairy godmother that gave her the gift of obedience (this is where...