Rilla is a 16 year old girl who lives with her awful stepmother and two stepsisters. She is considered to not be pretty because she is 6 feet tall, and her stepmother uses her as an extra servant. When Lord Bluebeard comes for tea one day, her stepmother sells her to him in order to receive her weight in gold. She knows the rumours about Bluebeard killing his previous wives, and so she decides to escape with his servant Jack. They start on an adventure to go to the city for protection. However, their journey makes a few more stops first and leads them to more people.
I really enjoyed this character Rilla, because as a girl who is 5″9′ I know how it feels to be taller than everyone else and feel ugly because of it. The story moved smoothly, and I could follow every character and see how they grew throughout the story. I often find problems with retold fairytales, but this one stuck to a few of my favorites, such as the story of Bluebeard and the story of Cinderella, albeit with some edits.
This story was rather short, and it didn’t have an ending. In order for me to find out what happens next, I would have to buy the next book, which came as a disappointment to me. I prefer for my books, albeit in a series, to feel finished before I move onto the next part of the story. But overall, I did enjoy this half of the story, and I hope to eventually be able to read the next half.
Overall Rating: 4 out of 5 books
