Ella Fitzgerald lives with her evil step-mother, Clarissa, and step-sisters, Anastasia and Natasha. Since her father died she has no freedom and is forced to live under her step-mothers control until she is able to graduate from Strickland University. She has had a crush on football star Shawn Finch for years but knows he is out of her reach.
Shawn Finch plays football for Strickland University but the star player is in trouble unless he gets his grades up. Unlike most of the students that attend the University Shawn does not come from money and knows that football is the only way he will be able to make something for himself.
When Ella sneaks out to a masked ball with help from her next door neighbor, Mrs. Katherine Feighry, she catches the attention of Shawn. But Ella leaves before Shawn discovers who she is. Soon Ella finds herself tutoring Shawn but will he discover who she really is?
Can Ella find a way to escape from her evil step-mother and be able to be with Shawn?
I really enjoyed this twist on Cinderella!
I felt super bad for Ella and understood why she had to wait until she graduated to leave but it was very difficult to see what she was going through. Her step-mother definitely hated her and I do think that she was probably only with Ella's dad for the money. Ella was smart and I knew once she got out she'd be okay.
Shawn was great in that he was not the type of "Prince Charming" that you initially expected as he didn't come from money and really needed to get his grades up to make something of himself. I loved the way he protected Ella, even before he figured everything out. He treated Ella well and wanted to be able to take care of her.
I loved Mrs. F - the next door neighbor and loved how everything came about with her!! She was awesome!
The ending was awesome and even though I knew how it would all turn out I really enjoyed the story!
4 Stars
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