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Cinder House by Anna Burnett

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Cinder House

Anna Burnett, Freya Marske, Macmillan Audio

Tor/Forge · Print & ebook · October 7, 2025

Reading lane: Fairy Tale Adaptations for Teens

A Fantasy pick for readers exploring Cinder House.

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

Why It Clicks

Come here for

  • fairy-tale-adjacent romance
  • edgy, story-first mood

Expect

  • sustained narrative read
  • genre-mixing with a fandom/collector pull

Book Details

Authors
Anna Burnett, Freya Marske, Macmillan Audio
Publisher
Tor/Forge
Published
October 7, 2025
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Fairy Tale Adaptations for Teens · LGBTQ+ Romance
Reading lane
Fairy Tale Adaptations for Teens

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Publisher Categories

  • Fantasy Romance

  • Fairy Tales & Myths

  • Bisexual Romance

About This Book

Sparks fly and lovers dance in this gorgeous, yearning Cinderella retelling from bestselling author Freya Marske —a queer Gothic romance perfect for fans of Naomi Novik and T. Kingfisher. An instant USA Today bestseller! Ella is a haunting. Murdered at sixteen, her ghost is furiously trapped in her father's house, invisible to everyone except her stepmother and stepsisters. Even when she discovers how to untether herself from her prison, there are limits. She cannot be seen...

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Sparks fly and lovers dance in this gorgeous, yearning Cinderella retelling from bestselling author Freya Marske —a queer Gothic romance perfect for fans of Naomi Novik and T. Kingfisher. An instant USA Today bestseller! Ella is a haunting. Murdered at sixteen, her ghost is furiously trapped in her father's house, invisible to everyone except her stepmother and stepsisters. Even when she discovers how to untether herself from her prison, there are limits. She cannot be seen or heard by the living people who surround her. Her family must never learn she is able to leave. And at the stroke of every midnight, she finds herself back on the staircase where she died. Until she forges a wary friendship with a fairy charm-seller, and makes a bargain for three nights of almost-living freedom. Freedom that means she can finally be seen. Danced with. Touched . You think you know Ella's story: the ball, the magical shoes, the handsome prince. You're halfway right, and all-the-way wrong. Rediscover a classic fairy tale in this debut novella from "the queen of romantic fantasy" ( Polygon ).

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