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Marry Me by Midnight
by Felicia Grossman
I love a good retelling and found Marry Me by Midnight to be a really creative and interesting set up. Take Cinderella but make the heroine Jewish, the one seeking a spouse, rich, and feminist. I loved this idea and was drawn in by the beginning of the story. Isabelle is looking for a husband to help save her family business and will host three “balls” to help her find a husband that will be worthy of representing the legacy her father left behind. It’s a tale as old as time; she meets a custodian whom she asks to help find her match, but falls for him instead.
I wanted to like this so much, but struggled to connect to Isabelle. Aaron was the more likable character, yet the position he was put in made him seem cagey and frustrated and wouldn’t allow him to be the type of hero he deserved. The romantic tension between Aaron and Isabelle worked really well, but I just couldn’t help but feel that Aaron was being a bit used. The story suffered from some pacing issues. I found myself not very interested in the other possible matches for Isabelle, but when I got to her scenes with Aaron, I wanted them to last longer. As far as retellings go, this still gets an A+ for effort because I’ve never read anything quite like it—I just think it didn’t have my favorite types of characters. I received an advanced copy from the publisher. All opinions are my own.
3.5 ⭐️
I wanted to like this so much, but struggled to connect to Isabelle. Aaron was the more likable character, yet the position he was put in made him seem cagey and frustrated and wouldn’t allow him to be the type of hero he deserved. The romantic tension between Aaron and Isabelle worked really well, but I just couldn’t help but feel that Aaron was being a bit used. The story suffered from some pacing issues. I found myself not very interested in the other possible matches for Isabelle, but when I got to her scenes with Aaron, I wanted them to last longer. As far as retellings go, this still gets an A+ for effort because I’ve never read anything quite like it—I just think it didn’t have my favorite types of characters. I received an advanced copy from the publisher. All opinions are my own.
3.5 ⭐️