Review: GREAT: A Cinderella Story for Grown Ups!!!!!!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 30, 2014
This story is delightful, "almost" fairy tale like, and yes, the hero's complete turn about in his feelings and beliefs, are not very realistic (if at all).  But for me that is the whole point of reading romance books, to escape the harsh realities of life.  The fact that there were no very explicit love scenes, was a fabulous bonus for me ( I can use my imagination, thank you, very much).  I also appreciated that the ending was not rushed, as a matter of fact, it was quite satisfying.The plot line was so romantic, humorous, and entertaining, and very touching too.  I loved, that the hero was instantly smitten, and that the reader got a lot of his point of view,- and his inner musings/conflicts were so funny and adorable..  I loved that the heroine was beautiful, smart and no push-over, even when she was very attracted to the hero, she refused to allow him to use her as a doormat.  At times she even stopped his amorous advances, unlike most heroines, who tend to lose all pride, and perspective, basically willing to give in completely, in the middle of a crowd if need be, and it is the hero who usually, comes to his senses  (I really hate that).  I loved the secondary characters:  the girls, and the match-making Lady.  Bu above all I was over the moon, that this story was (for the most part) driven by the hero's feelings for her, not the other way around.  It is so very difficult to find a romance book with this scenario!!!!!!  Thus, I completely enjoyed the story, savoring every minute of my reading, and so sad to see it come to an end..