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Charming Blue (Fates #8)
Once upon a time...he was the most handsome of princes. But now he's a lonely legend, hobbled by dark history. With too many dead in his wake, Bluebeard escapes through the evil spell of alcohol. But it's a far different kind of spell that's been ruining his life for centuries. Jodi Walters is a fixer, someone who can put magic back in order. But Blue has a problem she's n...more
Paperback, 384 pages
Published
September 1st 2012
by Sourcebooks Casablanca
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Mar 19, 2013
Jenn of Frequent Reader, Infrequent Blogger
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If Grayson had taken this and the previous novel in the Fate series and created them as an original series then this book would have been seriously impressive however where as in the last novel she had nothing to connect it to the Fates series in this one she tried to force connections to the original Fates novels by contradicting truths she created in them which for me as a reader is an extreme turn off and seriously detracts from the novel in a major way. Alex Blackstone, mentioned as one of t...more
New stories based on childhood fairy tales can be a huge thing to take on for an author. Sometimes they work and other times they fall. They can be as wonderful and mesmerizing as Cinderella and Snow White. Other times they can be like Humpty Dumpty on that wall on the edge of great that unfortunately loses it's balance and becomes a mess for the reader. Authors have to know how to balance perfectly between long time readers and new readers. We all have our favorite fairy tale and trying to chan...more
The plot summary is easy: In modern-day Hollywood, Bluebeard is in rehab when someone using his likeness starts appearing in women's bedrooms. A fairy tale agent is asked to solve the problems.
The problem is that I think this story was supposed to be a romance...
Jodi is a daughter of chatelaines from the Fairytale Kingdoms who discovered when she came to the Greater World that her domestic goddess powers worked very well in Hollywood. So she set herself up as an agent and problem solver. When t...more
The problem is that I think this story was supposed to be a romance...
Jodi is a daughter of chatelaines from the Fairytale Kingdoms who discovered when she came to the Greater World that her domestic goddess powers worked very well in Hollywood. So she set herself up as an agent and problem solver. When t...more
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If there’s one word that sums up this book, it’s originality. All too often paranormal stories start sounding the same, but this one took a different approach to a make believe world.
I enjoyed getting to know Jodi and Blue. The secondary characters were fun too, especially Tank who I hope gets her own story one of these days.
Charming Blue is part legend, part fairy tale which made me reminisce about my childhood and the fairy tales I...more
If there’s one word that sums up this book, it’s originality. All too often paranormal stories start sounding the same, but this one took a different approach to a make believe world.
I enjoyed getting to know Jodi and Blue. The secondary characters were fun too, especially Tank who I hope gets her own story one of these days.
Charming Blue is part legend, part fairy tale which made me reminisce about my childhood and the fairy tales I...more
This was an interesting take on Bluebeard.
Jodi has been in our world for a very long time doing what her magic does best... fixing things. She works in Hollywood as a talent agent but in reality does so much more for the magical community. She is asked by Tank (I loved Tank) a fairy to help her friend Blue out of a bad situation. You see there is a stalker that is claiming to be Bluebeard while frightening women in the middle of the night by appearing in their rooms. Jodi is understandably skept...more
Jodi has been in our world for a very long time doing what her magic does best... fixing things. She works in Hollywood as a talent agent but in reality does so much more for the magical community. She is asked by Tank (I loved Tank) a fairy to help her friend Blue out of a bad situation. You see there is a stalker that is claiming to be Bluebeard while frightening women in the middle of the night by appearing in their rooms. Jodi is understandably skept...more
Charming Blue by Kristine Grayson is a contemporary romance with mystery and urban fantasy elements scheduled for release on September 1 2012. Jodi Walters is a fixer. She left behind a life in the world of fairy tale and magic to live here. She now handles the problems of other individuals from her home, finds them work, and helps them survive in our world. Bluebeard was once a Prince Charming, until young women started dying around him. He fled his home to drown himself in alcohol in our world...more
A delightful fractured fairy tale by talented author Kristine Grayson. Taken from my review at RomanceJunkies.com:
Jodi, a Hollywood agent, is originally from the Kingdoms, a fairy tale world, and a long line of chatelaines, the people who kept the castles and greater manor houses of the Kingdoms going. But being a modern woman, she did not want to manage someone else’s household. So she had fled to the Greater World, believing that modern ways would cause contention in the Kingdoms. However, muc...more
Jodi, a Hollywood agent, is originally from the Kingdoms, a fairy tale world, and a long line of chatelaines, the people who kept the castles and greater manor houses of the Kingdoms going. But being a modern woman, she did not want to manage someone else’s household. So she had fled to the Greater World, believing that modern ways would cause contention in the Kingdoms. However, muc...more
4.5 Stars
I literally did a happy dance when I saw that Kristine Grayson's new book in the Fates series was available on NetGalley and I'm happy to say that I wasn't disappointed. That said, if you're looking for alpha males, this book will not be for you. If you're looking for steamy romance, this book is not for you either. Since I'm kind of tired of those two things at the moment, Charming Blue hit all the right spots for me.
It's a light clean romance with a tortured hero who is a genuinely n...more
I literally did a happy dance when I saw that Kristine Grayson's new book in the Fates series was available on NetGalley and I'm happy to say that I wasn't disappointed. That said, if you're looking for alpha males, this book will not be for you. If you're looking for steamy romance, this book is not for you either. Since I'm kind of tired of those two things at the moment, Charming Blue hit all the right spots for me.
It's a light clean romance with a tortured hero who is a genuinely n...more
Although this is book #8 in a series, it is the first book I have read by this author.
Its a modern day world in which this story is set, with 'fairytale' characters happily living amongst us trying to fit in. But not everything is all rosy because they have 'fixers' like Jodi to run to for help.
I'm sorry but I found the characters weak and unlikeable.
Jodi is a boring, ageless, up-her-self châtelaine who I didn't connect with, I just did not like her - at all. She moaned and groaned her way throu...more
Its a modern day world in which this story is set, with 'fairytale' characters happily living amongst us trying to fit in. But not everything is all rosy because they have 'fixers' like Jodi to run to for help.
I'm sorry but I found the characters weak and unlikeable.
Jodi is a boring, ageless, up-her-self châtelaine who I didn't connect with, I just did not like her - at all. She moaned and groaned her way throu...more
A cute story but very PG, so if you’re looking for a full on romance novel this isn’t it. There was barely any kissing and no sex. Although the character’s are grown up, it really feels more YA. I love the twist on Blue Beard and that our heroine is a light skinned black woman. I wish the author just out right said that instead of dancing around the subject, by describing her as cafe au lait and having struggled “because of the color of her skin” in the 20’s, 30’s, and 40’s. The character’s are...more
wanted to read Charming Blue because I discovered she's one of my dads favorite science fiction writers under a different name, and I thought how cool would it be for us to read the same author?? What I didn't realize though, was that this was book 8 in a series. I normally hate reading the last book in a series first, but you know what? This worked great as a stand alone. I'm sure it would've helped knowing a bit more about the other characters who were obviously from other books, but I felt l...more
Have you ever heard the tale of BlueBeard the pirate ? The one where he cut off the heads of everyone he loved and put them on display for the next loved one to see before her very death which would follow shortly after ?
Are you a fan of fairytale renditions and fractured tales at that ? As those who read my blog The Phantom Paragrapher would know that I am a rendition lover, I don't mind the originals but for me the renditions are way better - well most of the time they are anyway.
Just recentl...more
Are you a fan of fairytale renditions and fractured tales at that ? As those who read my blog The Phantom Paragrapher would know that I am a rendition lover, I don't mind the originals but for me the renditions are way better - well most of the time they are anyway.
Just recentl...more
Once upon a time......., this is one fairytale that is okay but a bit stuffy fluff. Our hero is a bit too scared witless and our heroine is okay but try as she might she can't carry the story on her own. If you really like fluffy that this is got much more than you can hope for. Me, I like to have a bit of macho in my men even the timid ones.
The story is of Bluebeard and his legendary evil in the murdering of wives and mistresses and keeping their heads. Well that was in the past at least but no...more
The story is of Bluebeard and his legendary evil in the murdering of wives and mistresses and keeping their heads. Well that was in the past at least but no...more
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Dec 29, 2012
Denicemarcell
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i have 369 pages of actual story, with the first chapter of Wickedly Charming its 377.
gave up. the characters were not that interesting to me. i did read the end and have no desire to find out how they got there. not sure if series has jumped the shark or if i need the ones between this one and the others i've read for continuity and/or world enhancement. think bluebeard and jodi just weren't doing it for me.
gave up. the characters were not that interesting to me. i did read the end and have no desire to find out how they got there. not sure if series has jumped the shark or if i need the ones between this one and the others i've read for continuity and/or world enhancement. think bluebeard and jodi just weren't doing it for me.
I was so excited when I received Charming Blue. I had already read Thoroughly Kissed in the Fates series and I just loved it. So without reading the synopsis I knew I would enjoy this one.
I wish I could say that was true. The plot is a good one and I like the fairy tale twist but it was so slow. It was hard for me to pick it up whenever I put it down. The characters didn’t have any depth. For me Blue is just not hero material. Yes he is a nice guy that has been through a lot. Unfortunately he be...more
I wish I could say that was true. The plot is a good one and I like the fairy tale twist but it was so slow. It was hard for me to pick it up whenever I put it down. The characters didn’t have any depth. For me Blue is just not hero material. Yes he is a nice guy that has been through a lot. Unfortunately he be...more
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A pseudonym for Kristine Kathryn Rusch, other pseudonyms include:
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