The writing was good, but I just couldn't get into it. Although the story has merit, I think this might skew too mature for my students.

Never After: The Stolen Slippers is an excellent addition to the series. Here we delve into the Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast fairytales. There's great storytelling and enough of a cliffhanger to make you come back for the next installment!

A great sequel to a cute series. I like to call this series if Enchanted fell in love with Harry Potter. Cute fairy tale additions to this series. We meet the “wicked” stepsisters of Cinderella and the Queen of Hearts in Wonderland, along with a monstrous beast. The reimagined fairy tales are done very well, while sticking with the beloved characters from the first book.

This was a fun follow-up to Cruz’s first installment: The Thirteenth Fairy. I loved how Cinderella was the villain, and the stepsisters were the true heroes of the day. There is always more to the story.
I loved seeing familiar characters with our MC, Filomena, as they search for the missing slippers. A fun tale!

Not quite as strong as the first book but a good continuation of the series and hopefully there will be a third. I enjoy Filomena but think that the reader was expected to remember too much of the first book and I didn't remember how it had left off.

ever After: The Stolen Slippers is the second book in Melissa de la Cruz's re-imagined fairy tales. This time what we have all been taught about Cinderella is wrong and she is not the beautiful girl with the wicked step family. The story is fast paced taking Filomena back into the fairy tale land in the hopes of setting things right. There were many characters adding to the story and some things were revealed about beloved characters. I will be waiting to see where de la Cruz takes us in the next book.

The second book in a series. It is a reimagined fairytale. The plot moves super fast and I wish there was more development into the characters.

I received this book for free for an honest review from netgalley #netgalley

Great series not just for kids.

What a great sequel . the first book was kind of fast paced but this I think slowed down the story and made the characters buch more interesting and I care about the imagination characters.

I was really looking forward to diving back into this world full of fairy tale retellings. Unfortunately, I did not enjoy it as much as the first book in this series. It was full of the fairy tale creatures which I always appreciate but it just fell a little flat for me.

I did try this book in audio and that may have affected by view of it.

The whole crew is back again in this second book in the series. This time, the story includes a candy house, the gingerbread man, ogres, the Queen of Hearts, the Beast (and Beauty), Cinderella and her stepsisters and oh so much more. Filomena must find the glass slippers and return them to the rightful owners with the help of her friends.
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I love the twist on the old fairy tale. This story is quite engaging for the upper elementary/middle school student. Danger at every corner keeps the reader on their toes. The best part is honestly how de la Cruz takes stories we all know so well, ties them together and turns them into a new story.
Many thanks to Net Galley and Macmillan Children's Publishing Group for providing me with an ARC of this book.

Never After: The Stolen Slippers turns Cinderella on its head. Maybe you could have guessed that from the title or the cover, but it has de la Cruz's signature fairy tales (re)imagined. I loved how Filomena has to realize the power of context in storytelling. How someone can tell a story and turn it on its head and as long as it's more widely received, it can become the 'truth'. Never After: The Stolen Slippers examines an important theme of right and wrong.

Much like the first book, this one just didn't hit for me. I appreciated the concept of twisted fairy tales, but the plot moved waaay too fast for me and I would have liked to feel a deeper connection with the characters. Would still be a fun book for a younger kid to read though!

Welcome back to Never After where the stories we know aren't always the truth. Filomena is still on the epic quest to bring down the Ogre Queen and stop the fairy tale world from existing all together. Together with her friends they are out to save the next magical item, the glass slippers and return them to their rightful owner Cinderella's stepsisters? Their journey takes them to other tales we all know and love, but is the story we know the truth or is there more to the story then meets the eye. Come along on this fun and fast paced tale and see if Filomena can save the day before the clock strikes 12.

I honestly enjoyed this book more then the first tale. I think it flowed better, and captivated me more then the first story. I really enjoyed all the twist that Melissa puts on popular fairytales. She makes them just enough different that that it leaves the reader questioning what if the fairytales were originally told wrong? I really can't wait to see what happens with the big reveal of who Jack truly is. That will add whole other layer to the world that Melissa has so carefully woven. Kids are going to love this book. I truly can't wait to let them know about this amazing continuation of Never After.

Thank you to Macmillan Children's Publishing Group and Netgalley for allowing me to read an advance copy.

Thank you for the EArc. I loved Never After but this one, the writing seemed more frantic for lack of a better term and I couldn’t finish it.

Another fantastic addition to Westphilia! I was hoping for more interaction with various fairytale folk but nonetheless I can’t wait to see what happens next!! Maybe we meet the cat in boots ?

This was a great read and I really enjoyed Filomena, Jack, Alistair are back together with Gretel trying to save another fairytale artifact this time which are the glass slippers. Filomena is shocked to learn that Cinderella is the bad guy and that she stole them from her “wicked stepsisters” who aren’t wicked at all and actually were really great to Cinderella and it was Cinderella who is trying to steal Hortense’s boyfriend Prince Charming and the gang are trying to get the slippers back and stop it. Also we have a Beauty and the Beast aspect as well with Beatrice meeting the beast while trying to get her sisters shoes back from Cinderella who is in Wonderlands Castle and they get thrown to the beast who is actually really nice of course and doesn’t eat them and they fall in love. So they saved the day at the end but it ends with them having to head out to Snow Country which should be reference for Snow White to help fight against the Ogres. So this was just such a fun story and I really enjoyed all the differences in the fairy tales and how the bad guys are usually the good guys in the real stories. I can’t wait to read about their next adventure.

Thanks to Roaring Brook Press and Netgalley for the complimentary copy of this book in e-book form. All opinions in this review are my own.

I adore Melissa de la cruz’s books!! Her fairy-tale books are incredible. Never After: The Stolen Slippers is a refreshing take on Cinderella.