And she was way too stubborn-always thought she knew best, and always had to be right about everything. All she ever did was give a bunch of vague, unhelpful advice and constantly harp on Cinder and try to change him. If Ellamara were the hero of the story, they’d have to change the title of The Druid Prince to The Boring Book About That Weird Chick No One Cares About.Īnd you think Cinder should have chosen her over Princess Ratana? ARE YOU CRAZY? Ellamara was a too-good-for-everyone, cryptic-just-to-be-difficult man-hater. Miyagi the hero of Karate Kid? I don’t think so. Ella, the real hero of The Cinder Chronicles? In what reality? Was Obi-Wan the hero of Star Wars? Or Mr.

As much as I respect your love for the greatest book series of all time, I simply cannot let your backwards ideas stand without argument. More like the absurd ramblings of a pig-headed, naïve, feminist romanticist. I thought it would be fun to share with you guys, the actual letter that Brian wrote to Ella, which you won’t find in the book. “When she wrote me back, it was love at first fight.” No doubt he was thinking about the exact same thing I was. “Nice and polite? He called me a pig-headed, naïve feminist romanticist!”Įveryone in the room laughed, and even I had to smile because a secretive smirk crept over Brian’s face. I wrote a very nice and polite Letter To The Editor explaining how completely misguided her theory was.”īrian chuckled, but I scoffed. “She had this insane theory that Prince Cinder should have chosen Ellamara instead of Princess Ratana, which of course I absolutely had to argue with. Morgan.”Ĭheers erupted, and after the noise died down Brian continued on.

“You guys might have heard of it-The Cinder Chronicles by L.P.

“I met Ella through her blog over three years ago, after I came across a post she’d written about my favorite book series.” He flashed the audience a devastating smile. Brian’s bold letter about Ella’s post, and Ella’s heated reply, sparked a strong Internet friendship that carried them both through some difficult times. While they agreed that The Cinder Chronicles was the best set of books ever to be penned, and that the author was a genius, that was pretty much where their mutual understanding stopped. Ella has a book and movie review blog, and “met” Brian the day he wrote her an email about a post she’d written on his favorite book series. In Cinder & Ella, Brian and Ella share a passion for all things reading and fantasy.

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