Review: A Fairy Tale Overshadowed By Lust
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 03 10, 2012
I'm always on the lookout for cute romance novels with a slight fantasy/fairy tale twist. Unfortunately most in this genre don't seem to know the difference between romance and lust, and regrettably this was no exception.The premise was cute and offered a unique take on the classic Cinderella story, however I felt the fairy tale angle was completely overshadowed by almost every single character lusting after one person or another (I can immediately think of 6 characters this applies to). I failed to see why Annabella was so enamored with Michael, he really wasn't that nice of a guy...I suppose for the sake of the story he couldn't be extremely nice with a curse on his head, but nevertheless I just couldn't connect with him at all.Annabella was the only character I can admit to liking, and I wish more of the story would have focused on her. Being half human and half faerie, she had lived in the faerie world for the last 600 years having only minimal contact with the human world. When she's sent on the mission to retrieve Cinderella's glass slipper and return it to the past, she is forced to live exclusively in the human world for 30 days. I would've liked to see more of her struggles to fit in and deal with normal everyday things that faeries would find strange (such as computers, clothing, maybe even money). Some things just seemed slightly too easy for her, and I think some great opportunities were missed by not showing more of her struggles to adapt to human living.For those who are concerned about the age appropriateness of this novel, please know that affairs are had, two bedroom scenes are shown (one quite too descriptive), and innuendos/mild language (h*ll, d*mn, etc, plus misuses of God's name) are pervasive.I'm fairly sure that most people will disagree with my opinions, but I have to be honest. While the writing was well done and I did finish the book, this just was not the story for me. If you're looking for a cute romance with a fantasy twist, I highly recommend the Katie Chandler series, starting with book one,Enchanted, Inc.