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How to Survive a Modern-Day Fairy Tale by Elle Cruz
3.0
This is sort of a retelling of Cinderella. It's the story of Claire, who works at a book store but also had a side job/hobby of decorating cookies. She has a huge, close family, including two sisters (although not evil step sisters but they aren't angels either). One day, she almost hits a guy in a parking lot, who ends up begin tech billionaire Nate (similar to Mark Zuckerburg) and sparks instantly fly.
I enjoyed the multi-cultural aspect of it and I loved seeing the relationship between Claire and her Lola. However, the instant-love, billionaire trope didn't work for me. I also didn't care for Nate. He seemed sort of toxic and I didn't like the character development of Claire in regards to her relationship to him. Parts of this book were really sweet and I thought they did a good job describing what a patient with Alzheimer's is like towards the end. But there just wasn't enough banter or chemistry for me to enjoy the romance part of it.
Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for an advanced copy. Opinions are my own.
I enjoyed the multi-cultural aspect of it and I loved seeing the relationship between Claire and her Lola. However, the instant-love, billionaire trope didn't work for me. I also didn't care for Nate. He seemed sort of toxic and I didn't like the character development of Claire in regards to her relationship to him. Parts of this book were really sweet and I thought they did a good job describing what a patient with Alzheimer's is like towards the end. But there just wasn't enough banter or chemistry for me to enjoy the romance part of it.
Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for an advanced copy. Opinions are my own.