Liar’s Kingdom takes the basics of what you know about Cinderella and creates a new story. 

Ell (Ellain) is a scullery maid in her own home, serving her evil stepsisters and wicked stepmother. She’s been planning her escape for a while but when Prince Bayard shows up at her door, she is given a new way out and she decides to take it. 

In the land of Holbein fairy magic has been forbidden ever since the king broke his vow with the fairy queen. This has caused a war between the humans and fairy kind. 

After telling many lies, Ell has married the prince— now she’s a princess. And even though she’s a liar, she has a good heart and wants to save the kingdom. 


I loved this book. Ell is a wonderful main character and addition of the fairy plot line was really interesting. 

I also loved how this book reminded me of Ever After and Roger and Hammerstein’s Cinderella. 

Highly recommend this book to any fantasy lover, especially if you like books based on well known fairy tales.