Review: An Updated Cinderella Story YA Will LOVE!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 1, 2013
Please know that I received Finding Kia from the author in exchange for an honest review.Finding Kia is an updated Cinderella story.  Kia has had a difficult childhood culminating in the divorce of her parents.  Kia now lives with her Mom and her Mom's significant other.Kia believes herself to be an ugly duckling.  She hides her body in bulky sweaters and concentrates on her studies earning her reputation at her school as a book nerd.  She has just one friend - a best friend who is not scholarly and who is popular with the boys - the exact opposite of Kia.Then... one evening an obscenely cute, dark-haired boy notices her at the Taco Stand where she works after school, and her life will never be the same again.This is a YA romance that adults who are not looking for a deep or complicated read would also enjoy.  The story drew me in from the beginning and kept my attention thru-out.  Multiple times while reading the book, I wanted to shake Kia... then I remembered that she was a teenager meant to drive adults crazy.  I was a bit disappointed in the cliff-hanging ending... I'll definitely have to check out the next book which I'm sure was the author's intent :-)I would highly recommend this for the female YA audience and also for women who are craving an enjoyable beach or night-time read.  I give it 3 1/2 stars... as I'm 60.However, I'm pretty sure the teen readers will rate it much higher.