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A review by jessential_reads
How to Survive a Modern-Day Fairy Tale by Elle Cruz
3.0
** thank you NetGalley and Entangled Publishing, LLC for giving me an early copy in exchange for my honest review **
This was a fun fast paced book, I read it in 2 days. I'm not a fan of instant love but this book was ok, I read the premise so I knew what I was getting myself into. For any hopeless romantic out there this is for you. Claire is swept away by the handsome, billionaire philanthropist Nate Noruta. She has never felt so intensely for someone and he seems to do everything to make her happy but they come from two very different worlds. Claire is very close to her family, she is a people pleaser and she always wants to do the right thing for everyone, however she also has her own dream of becoming an entrepreneur and have her own cookie business. She is afraid that by being with Nate she will need to give up on her dreams and lose herself in the process, she also struggles to meet her family's expectations and dive into what she really loves to do, which is baking. Will she let her insecurities get in the way of what she feels for Nate? will she find the courage to launch her business and let go of what her family expects from her? Can she find a balance between Nate’s world and her dreams?
I was very pleased with this book in general, although the whole finding a billionaire to fall head over heels for you is not relatable at all, Claire’s struggles and the relationship with her family was. I loved her sweet, caring way of taking care of her Lola (grandma) and trying to get her sisters to reconcile. You can see she tries to please everyone and is afraid to let her voice be heard, I found that very relatable. Even when I got frustrated with her at times I understood her because I'm the same way. So, the book will not reinvent the wheel but it was entertaining and because I connected with Claire I was able to feel for her in some situations. The smut was really steamy and we had a few of those scenes throughout the book which is always a plus for me. I was really dissatisfied with the ending, did she just give up on her dream of being an entrepreneur to be with Nate, would they figure it out later? What was Claire’s grand gesture to get Nate to forgive her, she just showed up where he was and he figured it out so he walked off his anger? Open endings for me are just so underwhelming for me. Other than that the rest was good, I squealed, I laughed, I almost cried only because I'm very close with my grandma too and that just really got to me. If you are looking for a fast, enjoyable, instant love, fairytale in modern age romance, this is a good book to tickle your fancy.
This was a fun fast paced book, I read it in 2 days. I'm not a fan of instant love but this book was ok, I read the premise so I knew what I was getting myself into. For any hopeless romantic out there this is for you. Claire is swept away by the handsome, billionaire philanthropist Nate Noruta. She has never felt so intensely for someone and he seems to do everything to make her happy but they come from two very different worlds. Claire is very close to her family, she is a people pleaser and she always wants to do the right thing for everyone, however she also has her own dream of becoming an entrepreneur and have her own cookie business. She is afraid that by being with Nate she will need to give up on her dreams and lose herself in the process, she also struggles to meet her family's expectations and dive into what she really loves to do, which is baking. Will she let her insecurities get in the way of what she feels for Nate? will she find the courage to launch her business and let go of what her family expects from her? Can she find a balance between Nate’s world and her dreams?
I was very pleased with this book in general, although the whole finding a billionaire to fall head over heels for you is not relatable at all, Claire’s struggles and the relationship with her family was. I loved her sweet, caring way of taking care of her Lola (grandma) and trying to get her sisters to reconcile. You can see she tries to please everyone and is afraid to let her voice be heard, I found that very relatable. Even when I got frustrated with her at times I understood her because I'm the same way. So, the book will not reinvent the wheel but it was entertaining and because I connected with Claire I was able to feel for her in some situations. The smut was really steamy and we had a few of those scenes throughout the book which is always a plus for me. I was really dissatisfied with the ending, did she just give up on her dream of being an entrepreneur to be with Nate, would they figure it out later? What was Claire’s grand gesture to get Nate to forgive her, she just showed up where he was and he figured it out so he walked off his anger? Open endings for me are just so underwhelming for me. Other than that the rest was good, I squealed, I laughed, I almost cried only because I'm very close with my grandma too and that just really got to me. If you are looking for a fast, enjoyable, instant love, fairytale in modern age romance, this is a good book to tickle your fancy.