I must say that this book felt like it dragged on so unnecessarily. This is a sort of retelling of Cinderella but the ending had a twist. We also have a couple stories in between with Kendra reliving some past memories to show her hesitance in interfering too much with ppls lives. 
 We meet Emma who is instantly likable. she has a wonderful relationship with her step-dad and abit of a hectic one with her mom(always on her case about dressing better, losing weight ect). Then enters Lissa, the biological daughter of Emma's step-dad and Emma tries so hard to make her feel welcome and part of the family, but Lissa's mean and vindictive. She tries to manipulate many aspects of Emma's life. 
 You tend to sway with your opinion of the whole Cinderella story, but the end gives us a pleasant surprise.