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jbarr5's review against another edition
4.0
The Frog Prince by Jane Porter
Story starts out being about Holly and we find out about her upbringing and her past.
She's in San Francisco and I love the descriptions of the places I've yet to visit although we did drive through the city once.
She's getting over her loss of love for her spouse and they are heading to divorce. She relocated to the city and is in charge of events and planning them.
She ends up dating a bit but finds a long ago friend Katie and she enjoys the time she spends with her and her buddies. She's had a few dates and they are just disasters.
Holly feels she gets along with others at work but Olivia, her boss is out to get her and she does.
Love how she comes up to the plate and good things happen to her. the princess. Not a typical Jane Porter book it's so indepth character building, real deep down thoughts with her Mom and sister.
Like how she comes out on top. Other works by the author are highlighted and excerpted at the end.
Free on Amazon and this is my honest opinion.
Story starts out being about Holly and we find out about her upbringing and her past.
She's in San Francisco and I love the descriptions of the places I've yet to visit although we did drive through the city once.
She's getting over her loss of love for her spouse and they are heading to divorce. She relocated to the city and is in charge of events and planning them.
She ends up dating a bit but finds a long ago friend Katie and she enjoys the time she spends with her and her buddies. She's had a few dates and they are just disasters.
Holly feels she gets along with others at work but Olivia, her boss is out to get her and she does.
Love how she comes up to the plate and good things happen to her. the princess. Not a typical Jane Porter book it's so indepth character building, real deep down thoughts with her Mom and sister.
Like how she comes out on top. Other works by the author are highlighted and excerpted at the end.
Free on Amazon and this is my honest opinion.
trisha_thomas's review against another edition
2.0
I was surprised I liked it more than I thought I would. She was a little whiny at first but I enjoyed going on her journey.
kipahni's review against another edition
2.0
i was expecting a modern twist on a classic tale.
instead, it's a kind of shallow book about nothing. Easy enough to read in one day.
instead, it's a kind of shallow book about nothing. Easy enough to read in one day.
caseyc616's review against another edition
2.0
Easy read....don't know how much I would recommend this...
katherina_lei's review against another edition
2.0
Not my favorite, but also not terrible. I liked the premise of Holly needing to figure out who she was before she jumped into relationships, but I found the story kind of boring.
jggiggle's review against another edition
2.0
Not great; the constant reflecting got annoying & I ended up skimming all of that in the second half of the book. I didn't really root for Holly - I wanted her to get herself together, but found I didn't really care that much.
auntblh's review against another edition
3.0
I admit that by the middle of the book, I was wondering why I was reading this book. I wasn't fond of Holly and thought she was wallowing. However, I am glad that I continued with it because she did redeem herself and pulled herself together. It ended up being an enjoyable story.
librarydragonfly's review against another edition
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
kba76's review against another edition
2.0
There’s a sense that we know what we’re getting here, and Porter delivers everything we’re expecting.
Holly is 26, recently divorced and has moved to San Francisco where she’s not doing much. She wastes her weekends eating and watching rubbish tv. She pines for her fairytale ending and is well and truly stuck in the past. Her job is so-so...but, guess what, after a swift talking to, some disastrous dates, a few gym visits and a couple of ‘nice’ work scenarios Holly’s life is sorted.
If only life were so simple!
Holly was so fixated on what everyone else thought of her that she infuriated me. Her long-lost friend, Katie, was one of the few who made sense when she told her to stop being a doormat.
This reminds me of one of those freebie books you used to get on a magazine. There wasn’t anything new here, and it all felt too twee for comfort.
Holly is 26, recently divorced and has moved to San Francisco where she’s not doing much. She wastes her weekends eating and watching rubbish tv. She pines for her fairytale ending and is well and truly stuck in the past. Her job is so-so...but, guess what, after a swift talking to, some disastrous dates, a few gym visits and a couple of ‘nice’ work scenarios Holly’s life is sorted.
If only life were so simple!
Holly was so fixated on what everyone else thought of her that she infuriated me. Her long-lost friend, Katie, was one of the few who made sense when she told her to stop being a doormat.
This reminds me of one of those freebie books you used to get on a magazine. There wasn’t anything new here, and it all felt too twee for comfort.
purplelorikeet's review against another edition
4.0
This was a good story of a woman fighting her preconceived notions of love as gleaned from the world of fairy tales. I really like the way it challenges the whole princess/prince charming notion and how it has affected the main character's view of love and romance.
The book is filled with internal monologues which are interesting to read. I do think perhaps the ratio of monologues to action might have been a bit more balanced . I enjoyed reading this but I imagine some might find these to be overmuch at times.
Also I found quite a few errors in the text and it would be good to have it corrected to make the reading a bit easier. These were constant but enough that it left an impression while reading.
All in all, quite a good read. I plan to check out other books by the writer.
The book is filled with internal monologues which are interesting to read. I do think perhaps the ratio of monologues to action might have been a bit more balanced . I enjoyed reading this but I imagine some might find these to be overmuch at times.
Also I found quite a few errors in the text and it would be good to have it corrected to make the reading a bit easier. These were constant but enough that it left an impression while reading.
All in all, quite a good read. I plan to check out other books by the writer.