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Cindrill
Cinderella is an assassin out to murder the prince…but he’s hunting her too.
The nanobots Cindrill’s master gives her to use as a mask allow her to slip into the ball wearing a face that isn’t hers, but when the assassination attempt goes sideways, Prince Davin doesn’t understand why her face changes when he injures her, slicing her foot open around a unique pair of shoes as she runs away.
When Cindrill runs into the prince the next day without her nanobot mask on, he doesn’t recognize her, but immediately decides her skills will be useful on his hunt for the would-be-assassin woman who nearly killed his father and his fiancée the night before.
Both are tasked with the job of murdering the other, but things don’t quite go as they had planned when Cindrill’s master and Davian’s fiancée interfere as the two try to decide whether or not to kill the other.
It’s hard to recognize a woman when she uses technology to change her appearance, but Cindrill is going to use that to her full advantage as she destroys the prince. Will either survive?
Perfect for fans of Marissa Meyer’s Cinder, A.G. Howard’s Splintered, and Cordelia Castle’s The Magestaff.
The nanobots Cindrill’s master gives her to use as a mask allow her to slip into the ball wearing a face that isn’t hers, but when the assassination attempt goes sideways, Prince Davin doesn’t understand why her face changes when he injures her, slicing her foot open around a unique pair of shoes as she runs away.
When Cindrill runs into the prince the next day without her nanobot mask on, he doesn’t recognize her, but immediately decides her skills will be useful on his hunt for the would-be-assassin woman who nearly killed his father and his fiancée the night before.
Both are tasked with the job of murdering the other, but things don’t quite go as they had planned when Cindrill’s master and Davian’s fiancée interfere as the two try to decide whether or not to kill the other.
It’s hard to recognize a woman when she uses technology to change her appearance, but Cindrill is going to use that to her full advantage as she destroys the prince. Will either survive?
Perfect for fans of Marissa Meyer’s Cinder, A.G. Howard’s Splintered, and Cordelia Castle’s The Magestaff.
- GenresRetellingsFantasy
142 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 22, 2018
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K.M. Robinson
37 books180 followersK.M. Robinson is a storyteller who creates new worlds both in her writing and in her fine arts conceptual photography. She is a marketing, branding and social media strategy educator who is recognized at first sight by her very long hair. She is a creative who focuses on photography, videography, couture dress making, and writing to express the stories she needs to tell. She almost always has a camera within reach.
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November 10, 2019
Excellent Cinderella re-imagining designed around the question of why the Prince would not recognize Cinderella's face after they first meet. Also, this Cinderella is an assassin. :)
November 11, 2020
I accidentally picked this book up, thinking I was reading Cinder by Marissa Meyer. When I finished the first two pages, I had to double-check the name to understand how this book was recommended repeatedly to me until I realized this was a different book. I kept reading on because I was curious but could not finish. There was a lack of development for anything. I could not imagine what the world looked like or how the characters were so robotic (hah ironic). By the second chapter, there was already insta-lovey stuff too and yet I was still confused on who these characters even were. It read as a stereotypical Wattpad story. Believe me, there are some great Wattpad stories out there. I stopped at chapter seven.
January 3, 2025
K.M Robinson once again knocks it out of the park with a amazing Cinderella retelling. What if Cinderella was a assassination sent to kill the prince? We get to follow Cindrill and Davian story from both of their eyes, watching Cindrill help Davian hunt down herself. K.M Robinson delivers a fast paced page turner with lovable characters that will surely have you on the edge of your seat intl the final page. Cindrill is a perfect retelling for anyone that cant get their hands off Cinderella retellings or any retelling
May 26, 2023
This story had fun original ideas but was poorly executed. If this story had not been so short and rushed, it probably would have been a five-star read for me. I would classify this as a short story because it isn't long enough to be considered a novella. It states this is 140 pages long, but the actual story is much shorter. I read the entire book in one hour and was left with a lot of unanswered questions. It was unique and intriguing that instead of a stepmother there was a man she always referred to as "Master" but how did she first meet him? How did she end up being under his control? Backstory about that relationship would have added a lot to the book. Also, it was interesting that instead of a fairy godmother, there was a man under Master's control who would supply her with high tech nanobots which were incorporated into her outfits. But he was hardly present on the page and the reader did not get a chance to know him and see character development. How did he meet Master and become trapped by him as well? There could have been a really sweet and heartwarming friendship between the two characters who were trapped together. Additionally, Cindrill and the prince had some funny banter back and forth which used the enemies to lovers trope, but their relationship was so rushed. I realize this is a fairy tale retelling, but their connection with each other was over the top fake and incredibly unrealistic even for this genre. This story needed to be slowed down, a lot more details provided, and characters developed more fully. Then it would have been long enough to be considered a novella or maybe even a novel if enough additional information had been added. However, if you just want something which will not take long to read and are fine with there not being much detail, give this story a shot and you may enjoy it.
January 30, 2021
Fairytales for YA readers!
I think this has been my favorite Cinderella retelling ever! So many twists and turns to make it interesting but still holding true to the good ok’ “if the shoe fits” from the original! I LOVED every minute of this! I wish there was a second book! Or even a crossover book between this and some of the other fairytale characters! This author is phenomenal!
I think this has been my favorite Cinderella retelling ever! So many twists and turns to make it interesting but still holding true to the good ok’ “if the shoe fits” from the original! I LOVED every minute of this! I wish there was a second book! Or even a crossover book between this and some of the other fairytale characters! This author is phenomenal!
November 8, 2020
Am excellent twist on the Cinderella story. The story takes place in a more modern setting with advanced technology. Cindrell is an assassin's assistant sent to kill the King and Prince but end up on an adventure. It was a really quick read. I wish it had been developed into full novel. But I'm excited to read the next in the series by this author.
January 3, 2021
A very quick read that switches POVs. The switch caught me off guard but it was interesting to see the story unfold from both the prince’s and Cindrill’s perspectives. Perfect read for anyone who hates that the prince couldn’t recognize Cinderella’s face.
April 19, 2021
This is a really cool take on a Cinderella retelling. This is a enemies to lovers book because Cindrill tried to kill the prince before they really got to know each other. The technology in this book was really awesome too. Who knew nanobots could do those things.
October 31, 2024
A fun short read about Cinderella if she was an assistant to an assassin. I really liked her and Prince Damian’s interactions with each other. The only downside is that it left me wanting to read more.
October 29, 2020
As always love it
As always I really love your books! One of my favorite authors to see on TikTok! ❤️
I can't wait to read your other books!
As always I really love your books! One of my favorite authors to see on TikTok! ❤️
I can't wait to read your other books!
September 3, 2021
Cindrill needs to kill the king, she helps the prince try to find who trying to kill the king, this get messes and the end.
November 16, 2023
3.5 stars
It didn't take me 5 days to read because the book is lengthy. On the contrary, it was very short. Too short in my opinion.
I liked this one. However, I wish it would have been about 300 pages longer. The characters were fun but the read was so short that there wasn't much development. And very little, if any world-building. That I missed immensely.
Now to the story that was on paper.
Cindrill is a trained assassin. There's a hit out on the king & prince's heads. So, it is up to her group to complete the assignment. Unfortunately, while she's at the ball, she runs into the prince's fiance and instead of risking a neighboring kingdom's royal, Cindrill risks her cover to save the foreign princess gaining her an injury & losing her shoe in the process. This book is clever. Let me just say that right here and now.
Of course, the assassins guild escapes. But the prince has Cindrill's shoe and the "woman-hunt" proceeds for the woman who 1. fits the shoe & 2. has a cut on her foot. There are some nice twists and turns that you don't see coming. And some awesome technology included.
It is a very tech-savvy, almost sci-fi read. Again, I enjoyed it but the end felt rushed. I would love to read an "extended" version of this book where KM paints me a picture of the kingdom and the palace. Then, the city where the adventure takes place and what everyone looked like in deeper detail. It was a sweet, albeit quick romance. I would love to see it further explored and not just dropped in the couple's lap.
It's a quick read. Clean, no gore, no profanities, no sex. Some clever quips and banter. HEA!
It didn't take me 5 days to read because the book is lengthy. On the contrary, it was very short. Too short in my opinion.
I liked this one. However, I wish it would have been about 300 pages longer. The characters were fun but the read was so short that there wasn't much development. And very little, if any world-building. That I missed immensely.
Now to the story that was on paper.
Cindrill is a trained assassin. There's a hit out on the king & prince's heads. So, it is up to her group to complete the assignment. Unfortunately, while she's at the ball, she runs into the prince's fiance and instead of risking a neighboring kingdom's royal, Cindrill risks her cover to save the foreign princess gaining her an injury & losing her shoe in the process. This book is clever. Let me just say that right here and now.
Of course, the assassins guild escapes. But the prince has Cindrill's shoe and the "woman-hunt" proceeds for the woman who 1. fits the shoe & 2. has a cut on her foot. There are some nice twists and turns that you don't see coming. And some awesome technology included.
It is a very tech-savvy, almost sci-fi read. Again, I enjoyed it but the end felt rushed. I would love to read an "extended" version of this book where KM paints me a picture of the kingdom and the palace. Then, the city where the adventure takes place and what everyone looked like in deeper detail. It was a sweet, albeit quick romance. I would love to see it further explored and not just dropped in the couple's lap.
It's a quick read. Clean, no gore, no profanities, no sex. Some clever quips and banter. HEA!
July 29, 2022
This is a great Cinderella retelling... a new story I never thought about on my own.
The POV shift threw me off at first, but after a couple chapters of switching between the two main characters, it was great and I really liked hearing the story unravel from their two separate points of view.
The details in the characters and surroundings are really great—very easy to picture everything as I read.
The POV shift threw me off at first, but after a couple chapters of switching between the two main characters, it was great and I really liked hearing the story unravel from their two separate points of view.
The details in the characters and surroundings are really great—very easy to picture everything as I read.
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September 2, 2019(3.5)
This was a pretty interesting Cinderella retelling. I wanted just a little more, 10 or 20 pages more, because I feel like the beginning had a very good pace, but the last three chapters had a lot going on in a few pages. Other than that, I really liked the idea of nanobots masking “Cinderella’s” face and making her it recognizable and the overall premise and writing style.
This was a pretty interesting Cinderella retelling. I wanted just a little more, 10 or 20 pages more, because I feel like the beginning had a very good pace, but the last three chapters had a lot going on in a few pages. Other than that, I really liked the idea of nanobots masking “Cinderella’s” face and making her it recognizable and the overall premise and writing style.
January 9, 2023
It was small and fast-paced, there wasn’t enough to get me hooked on the main pairing, but this was well-written. I liked it!
January 29, 2021
It's more of a 2,5 stars. But it was just so rushed... And a lot of things didn't make sense and didn't add up.
February 16, 2021
Wish there was more
June 1, 2021
Very fun retelling! I would love more!
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