Ella Enchanted

Author: Gail Carson Levine
Genre: Fantasy
Pages: 238


As an infant, Ella is given the gift of obedience from a thoughtless fairy. She has to obey every command given to her. After Ella is forced to attend finishing school, she runs away to start a quest to find the fairy that cast the spell on her and ask her to abolish it. Throughout the book, Ella must deal with her father,  fairy godmother, prince, elves, ogres, fairies, giants, evil step sisters and step mother without disclosing her secret of obedience. Will she be able to find the fairy and break the spell for good before she is told to do something terrible?


I rate Ella Enchanted 3 out of 5. I didn't really like the beginning and middle of the story, however, when I got closer to the end I was more interested because the story became like a remake of Cinderella with a twist to it.  I enjoyed finding the similarities from Ella's story and Cinderella's story. There is a movie that is loosely based on the book.  I liked the book better, but if you are interested in seeing the movie, below is the link to the trailer.

If you are really into fantasy, this is a great book for you!