Helpful Score: 6
Eloisa James has done it again. A Kiss At Midnight is one of my favorite novels by her so far. She definitely has a little magic up her sleeve to make this twist of the 'cinderella' fairytale. She gave us Kate, with the perfect personality to play the cinder-girl. Gabriel, is everything a prince is suppose to be and so much more. Both loveable to readers and destined to be together. Thank you Eloisa for bringing these characters into existence and putting them down on a page for all of us to read!
Helpful Score: 4
Nary a negative in this little gem of a story, not even the "evil step-sister" is evil. All the characters are rather endearing, from a canine toothsome threesome to a dyspeptic lion ... what's not to love?
So much lighthearted fun that I couldn't set it down, just read it straight through. Although not nearly my favorite from Eloisa James, this was truly a fun romp.
So much lighthearted fun that I couldn't set it down, just read it straight through. Although not nearly my favorite from Eloisa James, this was truly a fun romp.
Helpful Score: 2
I usually stay away from re-told fairy tales. I already know the story, so what's the point? This one is a delightful exception! I loved that Kate (aka Cinderella) is not the hesitant, shy miss the tale seems to imply but a wonderfully witty (sometimes laugh-out-loud-funny) heroine stuck in a less than desirable position and making the most out of it. I wasn't sold on the scene where Kate waits in the Prince's room while he plays court to his betrothed, it just didn't fit her character. But, with that exception, it was a light, very funny, read that just might make me change my outlook on fairy tales!
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Helpful Score: 1
When her stepsister needs a stand-in at her betrothal ball, Kate Daltry is forced by her stepmother to take her sister's place. There she meets Gabriel, an impoverished young prince who needs a rich bride to support his run-down castle and wayward relatives. Even though he is drawn to Kate, Gabriel must marry the princess that his brother has picked for him.
This is a fun retelling of Cinderella. I thought the first couple of chapters were choppy and wasn't sure where the story was going. But this book is full of eccentric characters, a trio of Maltese known as "the rats", and a hilarious Godmother named Henry. Don't be put off by the modern language in this story...just ignore it. It's a fairy tale. My rating: 4.5 Stars.
This is a fun retelling of Cinderella. I thought the first couple of chapters were choppy and wasn't sure where the story was going. But this book is full of eccentric characters, a trio of Maltese known as "the rats", and a hilarious Godmother named Henry. Don't be put off by the modern language in this story...just ignore it. It's a fairy tale. My rating: 4.5 Stars.