Cold HeartedVillains, Book 8, Serena Valentino
Cold HeartedVillains, Book 8, Serena Valentino
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Cold Hearted-Villains, Book 8

Author: Serena Valentino

Narrator: Billie Fulford-Brown

Unabridged: 5 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/01/2022


Synopsis

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES • This wicked novel uncovers the origins of one of Disney’s most cold-hearted villains: Cinderella’s stepmother, Lady Tremaine.

This was supposed to be her happily ever after...

It’s a familiar tale: A kind and beautiful young girl, reeling from loss. A doting father, frantic to bring a mother’s love back into his daughter’s life. And the selfish, cruel woman who insinuates herself into that family, a woman so unfeeling, so cold hearted, that when her new husband dies, she makes the girl a servant in her own home.

But who is that evil stepmother, that icy lady of the house? How did she become so closed off that, in the face of a child’s grief, she thought only to seek wealth and power for herself and her abhorrent daughters? Before that fateful ball, before the glass slipper and the prince, there was another story, a story of love and grief, of hope and of dreams dashed. It is the story of Lady Tremaine.

About Serena Valentino

Serena Valentino is known for her groundbreaking work on the comic book series GloomCookie and Nightmares & Fairy Tales. Her first novel, Fairest of All, is a fresh take on the story of Disney’s Snow White from the perspective of the film’s villain, the Wicked Queen.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Briar's Reviews on July 07, 2021

I have a thing for fairy tales. I love jumping back into old stories and then seeing what people can do with them. I even took a course in University all about the re-tellings of famous stories. We call them "Intertexts". This one is a continuation of good ol' Cinderella. You've heard her story, you......more

Goodreads review by Fernwehwelten on September 11, 2021

3 Sterne |Pluspunkte: Schnelllebig, Disney-Feeling | Minuspunkte: Unausgereifter Schreibstil, nicht nachvollziehbare Charakterentwicklung Als achter Teil der „Disney Villains“-Reihe erzählt „Das Herz so kalt“ die Geschichte von Gräfin Tremaine, der Antagonistin aus Cinderella. Was musste geschehen, d......more

Goodreads review by Brinley on March 15, 2021

I don't know how to describe it, but I really wanted more from this. There was so much potential in this, and this book only tapped some of it. I did love the way that Cinderella, the stepsisters, and Lady Tremaine were written. I was worried that Cinderella would either be villainized, or the steps......more

Goodreads review by Laura on January 17, 2022

2.5 stars rounded down to 2 stars. I just finished reading this book and don’t know exactly what to say. This book is written in the same style as the others. I’d recommend reading at least a few of the books that proceed this one due to how often past events are referenced. It isn’t my favorite in......more

Goodreads review by Beckee❤️ on September 08, 2021

Admittedly this wasn't as intense and evil as most of the other books in the Villains series, however I still found myself gripped by Lady Tremaine's story and was eager to reach the ending to find out what happened!......more