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Summary: Ella Enchanted certainly enchanted me
Review: Ella Enchanted is awesome. I love it. The second you pick it up you'll have a seriously hard time putting it down. It's about Ella, a girl growing up in the fictional land of Kyrria. She's like mostly every other maiden, except for one thing: She's under a fairy curse to make her 100% obediant until the day she dies. Someone could tell her to cut off her own head and she'd have to do it. After her mother suddenly dies when she is 15, all the sudden Ella finds herself at her mother's funeral, where she meets the young prince Charmont of Kyrria. At the funeral reception at Ella's manor in Frell, she meets Hattie, the biggest brat in Frell, Olive, who's head is filled with more empty space than Frell, and Dame Olga, Ella's step mother to be. Before she knew it, she found herself off to finishing school where she meets Areida, an Ayorthaian girl who's parents own an inn. Before she leaves, her cook and fairy godmother Mandy gives her a magic book to help her thru her troubles. At finishing school, Ella is pretty much faced with a whole army of Hattie clones. After Hattie discovers Ella's curse of pure obedience, Ella has to wait on her hand and foot. But when she runs away from finishing school in hopes of finding Lucinda[The Fairy who cursed Ella when she was a baby] at a wedding and asking her to lift the curse at Uaaxee's[a giant] farm. After a few intresting incidents with some elves, a tribe of perticularily greedy ogres, and strange enough Prince Charmont she finally gets there, and amazing enough on time. But When Ella finds Lucinda, Lucinda tells her to be happy to be so obediant. So she is happy to be obediant, obeying orders left and right. When she finds her father, who is also at the wedding, he tells her that he is in great dept and must sell everything and marry Ella off to a rich man. After Ella goes back to her manor and Mandy tells her to stop being happy about being obediant, she slumps back into being frustrated, miserable, and sometimes furious about her curse. Since her father hasn't been able to marry Ella off, Ella's father Sir Peter must marry Dame Olga, Hattie and Olive's mother. Now Hattie and Olive are actually Ella's evil step sisters. Since Ella's return from finishing school, Prince Charmont has come visiting regularly. As Hattie's greatest ambition is to be queen, she forbids Ella from coming out of her room while Hattie puts her to sleep with her dull conversation, and she never gets to see him before he leaves for Ayortha. Now, Ella's father has left, Char has left, and Ella is being forced by her evil step mother to be a scullery maid in the kitchens, and to top it all of, Lucinda has resolved that she cannot remove Ella's curse. It seems the only comfort she has is writing to Char, but then by Hattie's orders, she has to tell Char she is married and she cannot write to him anymore. But finally when Prince Charmont comes back from Ayortha, it is announced that the Prince will be holding three balls, and he will be picking his wife. This books winds an epic retelling of the classic fairytale Cinderella. Gail Carson Levine shows us that with a pair of glass slippers, a few elves, a fairy godmother, a few friends, a pumpkin and a serious amount of luck we can all find our happily ever after.
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Summary: Why are you all raving about this book?
Review: This book wasn't bad but it certainly wasn't the best. This book was a bit too much "Cinderella". And since the main character was Ella I thought it was kind of neat. The beginning though, was extremely boring I had to push myself to get past the few chapters. However, once you get past the few chapters its not bad at all.But Gail Carson Levine has written better. Try: "The Two Princesses of Bamarre" if you liked this book. "The Two Princesses of Bamarre" isn't as boring at the beginning and is also a "fairy tale type" of novel and has so much more to offer. Overall: Read. But try "The Two Princesses of Bamarre" as it is much better.
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Summary: Read This Book!!!
Review: Ella has a spell on her. It was gaven to her from an evil witch. The witch thinks it is to help her, it doesn't. Read the book and find out what happens.
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Summary: I loved it
Review: I am in 8th grade and my recomed it to me for one of my classes i couldn't put it down I stade up tell 1 am in the morroning one night, and i loved the Cenderalla tipe plot. Gail Carson Levine's books are some of the best books i read.
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Summary: Ella Enchanted, fun, exciting, great
Review: Ella enchanted is a book that i, love and will love forever. Gail Carson Levine brings out a fantasy world that no other author has brought to us with such artistic pleasure. THis book was the book that made me, a reading fanatic. I have only read the book twice, but i plan to read it more, for pleasure or for reports.
Ella is bestowed with a gift when she is a mere baby. Though the gist is meant to be good, it is a curse of obedience. If anyone orders her to do anything she must, from giving them her food, to chopping of her own head. she meets Char and falls in love with him. she soon is sent to a finishing school with olga and Hattie, two horrible beasts. Can she defeat her curse adn all that is against her, adn get to live happily ever after with Char.
I shall tell you no more, that would ruin the story. Read the book, you will be able to feel with Ella, as if you are her.
And if you are sensitive towards books, keep a few kleenex with you.
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Summary: The best fairy tail retelling ever!
Review: A long time ago (about the year this book came out, maybe a bit after) I read this book. I loved it so much that i had to buy it! I have since read it approximately 10 times. Here's some background on the book: On the day Ella was born, there happened to be a fairy present. Her name was Lucinda who, while meaning well, bestows a gift that eventually turns into a curse. For our poor Ella, whom was crying at the time, it was the gift of obedience. Everyone tried to talk her out of it, but, alas, it was no good. For Lucinda believed firmly that she had done a world of good for the child.
And so Ella grew into a rebellious young lady of a strong heart. At the time of her mother's death, she is left to the precarious hands of her absent-minded merchant of a father. He remarries, giving Ella two wretched and greedy step-sisters and a greedy step-mother. Thus, the story begins. This book is great material for bedtime reading to your children, or for your own reading library. I hope this helped!
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Summary: Ella Enchanted
Review: Ella Enchanted is a retelling of Cinderella, only with a twist. Ever since birth, Ella has been cursed with a foolish fairy's "gift" of obedience. As she gets older she learns that she can is in danger. Not only can she be taken advantage of and used to hurt other people, but she can be used to kill even herself. Sadly, Ella's kind and gentle mother falls sick and dies. At her mother's funeral, Ella meets Prince Char, and they immediately become good friends. Then Ella's father sends her to finishing school with two mean girls, Hattie and Olive. Hattie, who discovered Ella's obedience, takes advantage whenever she can. But Ella runs away to find the fairy Lucinda, who bestowed on Ella the gift of obedience. But Ella cannot convince Lucinda to lift the curse. Instead she orders Ella to be happy to follow everyones orders. So Ella returns home to find that her father would soon be engaged to Olga, Hattie and Olive's mother. During her enslavement to her evil stepmother and stepsisters, Ella realizes her love for Prince Char. But after he proposes, she knows she cannot marry him, for fear that the lands' enemies might order Ella to kill him. So Ella send him a letter saying she married an rich old man. Even after that, Ella is still heartbroken over Char, so she goes to the the balls that were arranged for Char to find a wife so she can see Char again. Ella disguises herself as Lela and never takes her mask off. But in the end, Ella must conquer her curse not only for herself, by herself, but to be with the one she loves most.
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Summary: Enchanting Ella
Review: It all starts with a gift. Most people like gifts... but then again, most gifts are likeable. Ella is given the gift of obedience. She must obey everything she is told. As she struggles to break the curse, avoid tragedy, and make the prince laugh, the reader will become completely enchanted by Ella. This book combines wit, love, and a little bit of magic to produce an absolute page-turner.
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Summary: Ella Enchanted - great book!
Review: Ella Enchanted is my favorite book. The story is about a young princess named Ella. When Ella was born, Lucinda, a powerful fairy gave Ella the gift of obedience. Ella tries not to obey, but she must. Ella decides to go to the wedding of the giants, once she hears Lucinda will be there. Ella goes on a journey to find Lucinda. The journey is very long, but Carr and some knights help Ella along the way. Ella and Carr slay monsters and meet many animals along the way. Soon they get to the wedding, but Lucinda tells Ella she can not take back her gift of obedience. Ella and Carr travel home. Ella soon breaks the gift Lucinda gave her. She no longer has to obey. Soon after, Carr asks Ella if she will marry him. Ella says yes. Ella and Carr get married and live happily after after. This is my favorite book because, the text is so detailed, that you know what everything looks like, or how a character feels. Some parts in this book even made me cry! I love this book, and I think everyone should read it.
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Summary: Enchanting Ella
Review: I loved this book! I've read, and re-read it at least 5 times. Personally, I think every girl can relate to Ella a little bit. She's brave, & outgoing & intelligent, but can be shy, nervous, like all of us!
Gail Carson is one of my favorite authors. She's up there with Tamora Pierce and J.R.R. Tolkein. Ella Enchanted is a version of the classic fairytale Cinderella. Complete with a prince, a mean step-mother, and 2 step sisters. One who's mean, and one who's just plain stupid.
Watch Ella battle trolls, save a gnome, and witness her ever-lasting fight against the curse that keeps her a prisoner in her own body.
I wont give anything away, but I think you'll like the ending. Char is sooooooooooooooo cute!
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