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> Tag: Meant to Be

A cute fairy tale retelling

By the Book by Jasmine Guillory

April 8, 2023 by Malin Leave a Comment

3.5 stars Isabelle (her friends call her Izzy) was so elated when she got a job as an assistant editor for a big publishing company. It was like a dream come true. Several years later, when she’s overworked, underappreciated and still living with her parents at twenty-five, without even getting a promotion, she is starting to wonder if she should change careers. After having her own attempts at writing a book politely criticised by one of her more senior colleagues, that’s another dream she’s shelved, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: authors, beauty and the beast, BIPOC, CBR15, Contemporary Romance, fairy tale retelling, jasmine guillory, Malin, Meant to Be, movie stars

Malin's CBR15 Review No:12 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: authors, beauty and the beast, BIPOC, CBR15, Contemporary Romance, fairy tale retelling, jasmine guillory, Malin, Meant to Be, movie stars ·
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Cover of If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy. A woman with blonde hair and a white dress stands facing a man with dark hair and a black suit.

…Then Wear It

If the Shoe Fits: A Meant to be Novel by Julie Murphy

January 20, 2022 by NoNeinNyet 1 Comment

I picked up If the Shoe Fits, the first in a series of fairy tale modernizations, awhile ago but finally got around to reading it this week. It’s also the first Julie Murphy I’ve read which feels silly because I loved the adaptation of Dumplin’ on Netflix. As you might guess from the title, this first book in the series is a take on Cinderella and it’s just delightful. It’s set on a Bachelor-like reality show which keeps the tone light but also deals with […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Bachelor, cinderella, fairy tale, julie murphy, Meant to Be, reality television, romance, romcom

NoNeinNyet's CBR14 Review No:1 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Bachelor, cinderella, fairy tale, julie murphy, Meant to Be, reality television, romance, romcom ·
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