Title: Glass Slippers, Ever After and Me
Author: Julie Wright
Published: 2019
Call #: FIC Wright
http://pclib.polarislibrary.com/view.aspx?author=wright&title=glass slippers
As a reader, I've hit the jackpot lately with books I've gotten from the library and been unable to put down, they were that good. Glass Slippers, Ever After, and Me by Julie Wright continues the trend. This is a fun, loose and rather angsty re-imagining of Cinderella. Frustrated wanna-be author Charlotte is sick of the constant rejections from agents and publishers and in a fit of pouring out all of that angst, writes the non-fiction book that will change her life.
At the same time that Charlotte's professional life is changing, so is her personal life. Anders, her neighbor & best friend has now turned into her love interest. Anders fell in love with angsty, ice-cream eating, slightly messy Lottie. Chic author Char is a whole other personality and Anders isn't so sure he wants to be with Char. Her publicists and agent agree and want Charlotte to hide the fact that she has a boyfriend.
As Charlotte navigates her new-found fame, she finds that it comes with a price that she may not be willing to pay. Will Charlotte give up her family relationships? Will she and Anders work out as a couple? Finding out the answers to these questions will keep you up reading well past the stroke of midnight.
The story has a nice balance between humor and depth, with real world issues being solved realistically and in a flawed way--much like real life itself. Charlotte and Anders both deal with family drama that feels realistic in terms of how the drama has shaped both characters into the people they are in the story. A highly recommended read for fans of chick lit and general romance readers.
Jill B.
Popular Materials Manager
