At first I was sceptical: how good could this be? The answer: very good. Katriona accidentally tears a book and finds herself trapped in the story, cast as one of the players in Cinderella - and she has to fashion a happy ending if she ever wants to go home again. From the beginning it all starts to go horribly wrong as Kat, a modern-day teenager, is thrown into an early industrial society as a lady of standing, about to be presented at court. The culture shock Kat suffers, the customs and speech she has to learn, even how to walk, all make her feel real to me. (And give me a strange desire to watch The Slipper and the Rose and a few others again.)

I love Kat's honesty, her loyalty, and her integrity; despite her claims that anyone from her world would act the same, I know it's not true. the way the omniscient reader can see where it's going long before the characters do, and especially that the ending worked out so perfectly. I was worrying a little as I read that the ending would spoil the book, but it didn't. This is one for the reread pile.

Disclaimer: I received a free copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.