Review: Liked this, unsure if I'll be going on to the second....
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 27, 2014
I got this book when it was free.The Good:Definitely a unique telling of the tale.  Great to have Charming's story for a change.  Very descriptive.The Bad:Some adventures we had impressive detail on, and then others are just mentioned as having happened in the past.  While I get that Charming is concerned about triggering the curse portion of the magic placed upon him and is lonely, as another reviewer mentioned, I would have liked him to want a deeper connection than just something purely physical.  The ending was unsatisfying.  I understand the authors want readers to want to read the second book, but there still needs to be a satisfying ending to the first book.  Readers should want to read the second book because they want to see Charming and Cinderella get together, and I do, but I feel annoyed that the first book ended with Charming at yet another fortune teller without telling what he said.  Really?  If written correctly, revealing the fortune would satisfy the reader and provide drive to continue to follow Charming on his journey.  Instead, the reader feels spurned, and I, at least, am not sure I want to read the second book after that kind of an ending.  Cliffhanger endings, while leaving much unresolved, should still leave the reader feeling good -- with something resolved -- and this one left me feeling suckered that now I need to purchase the second book to justify reading the first.  I have many books on my list to read, and after an ending like that, reading the sequel of this is not top.  Time will tell if I ever get back to reading the sequel.