Cinderella Lopez

by Berta Platas

Sparkling with witty dialogue and insider dish, this hilarious novel will have readers cheering for Cyn Lopez as she negotiates life with two evil stepsisters

Fifteen-year-old Cynthia Lopez made a promise to her dying father: she will live with her two stepsisters, Ami and Lila, until she turns 25, at which point she'll inherit his large estate. Now, nine years later, twenty-four-year-old Cyn is counting down the days to that fateful...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312341725
• ISBN13: 9780312341725
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

Breezy and Fun

Cynthia "Cyn" Lopez can't compete with her two stepsisters, glamorous VJs at a popular TV station. So when she meets Eric, his love seems too good to be true. Can Cyn shake the curse of the meddling, evil steps? And will true love prevail? ¡Claro! Atlanta's Berta Platt employs a simple prose, but this Latina take on an old tale is destined for success, especially with the younger crowd. Breezy and fun.

MTV meets the Brothers Grimm

I started reading this and couldn't put it down! This wonderful variation of CINDERELLA is way humorous, sexy and totally rocks. Literally. I loved the whole nod to the MTV generation and the great characters. From the Devil Divas to Eric and Cynthia, this book was amazing.

Cinderella Lopez

Cyn's step sisters Lila and Ami host a VJ show for RTV. While they throw tantrums, endlessly complain and pout because they are spoiled, beautiful, rich girls, Cyn does everything else. As their personal assistant and gopher, she is the one who takes care of any crisis that arises no matter how trivial. Cyn promised her dad before he died that she would live with her sisters until she is twenty five, when she will finally come into her inheritance. Once that day comes she is free to go as she pleases but until then she is stuck with the she-devils. While taking a rare and much needed break from the sisters, Cyn goes to her favorite Starbucks and meets Eric. Eric is a really handsome, nice guy. Their contact is brief but pleasing and Cyn hopes to see him there again. Not long after their first meeting Cyn meets Eric at the Starbucks again and they decide to walk to the park together. They are soon laughing and having a good time together. When Eric invites Cyn to dinner, she agrees but insists on meeting Eric at the restaurant. Cyn is afraid that Lila and Ami will take him away from her, if they meet him. Because of her step sisters though Cyn doesn't show up at their dinner date. Eric waits then leaves and because of his schedule he doesn't see Cyn again for a while until he spots her trying to hail a cab in the pouring rain. Cyn has been praying to see Eric again but he hasn't been to the Starbucks and they didn't exchange phone numbers. Sharing the cab brings them right back to the easy banter they had that first day they met. They make dinner plans again for the following Friday night. As their relationship gets warmer Eric realizes that Cyn is hiding things from him just as he is from her. He doesn't want her to know that he is the rich owner of AmerCon, not the regular guy she thinks he is. Cyn doesn't want Eric to know her step sisters are the famous VJ's and that she works at RTV because she is afraid the girls will sabotage her relationship with Eric, like they always have in the past. Things get sticky when Eric invites Cyn to the awards show hosted by RTV, which of course she is already attending. After all she put the whole show together. Cyn finds out that Eric is the owner of AmerCon , the company taking over RTV at a meeting and her sisters ruin everything. Between Lila and Ami and the misunderstandings between Eric and Cyn, things get messy. Just when it looks like they can work it out another step sister induced drama leaves Cyn feeling betrayed and hurt yet again. Will Eric be Cyn's prince charming or will Lila and Ami continue to make her life miserable? I really hated Lila and Ami. I wanted to stick daggers in their eyes on several occasions. Poor Cyn is this amazing, intelligent and beautiful woman, but she allows herself to be treated like dirt and her step sisters make an art form out of being petty, jealous and spoiled. Although Cinderella Lopez is sexy, modern and fun to read, I prefer my he

unique chica spin to Cinderella

While her stepsisters are TV stars, twenty-four years old Cynthia "Cyn" Lopez is more of a maid to her siblings Lila and Ami at RTV; she is at the spoiled beck and call of the famous "devil diva" twins. However, in less than a year she inherits her late dad's wealth that her stepmother currently controls and wastes; at that time her deathbed vow to her dad ends and the stepsister divas and momma diva will be out of her life. At a gala, she manages to attend; Cyn meets AmerCon CEO Eric Sandoval, who is five years older than her. His company owns RTV. They begin to see one another, but each hides their profession from the other. Her stepsisters learn of her seeing Eric and dynamite her relationship. Desperate she turns to her friend, the makeup artist "fairy godmother" to help her win her Eric at the RTV Music Awards, but loses a glass Manolo and probably the man she loves. CINDERELLA LOPEZ is an adult style Latino chick lit telling of the fairy tale. The story line is fun to follow as each of the characters steps out of the fairy tale and into a modern role. Fans will enjoy Cyn's transformation from doormat to lovely belle of the ball as she goes all out to win her "prince". A fun tale as Berta Platas provides a unique chica spin to Cinderella. Harriet Klausner