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The Sleeping Beauty Proposal
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Sarah Strohmeyer (Goodreads Author)
A wickedly funny fairy tale for modern women from Sarah Strohmeyer,the �laugh- out-loud funny� (Washington Post Book World) author of The Cinderella Pact and The Secret Lives of Fortunate Wives.
�Opening a book by Sarah Strohmeyer is like opening a box of chocolates � sweet, nutty, and absolutely irresistible.� �Meg Cabot, author of The Princess Diaries
At 36, Genie Mich
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Published
June 21st 2007
by Dutton Adult
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I loved this book. You have no idea how much. While it wasn't exactly Hemingway, the subject matter made me pull back and think. Think REAL HARD.
For example....why DON'T we hold "Welcome to real life" showers for women just graduating college, or if they don't go to college and just enter the workforce, high school???? Why should a woman's worth be defined by whether she's getting MARRIED or not. Why should only women who are getting married get the REALLY GOOD STUFF that every woman wants when...more
For example....why DON'T we hold "Welcome to real life" showers for women just graduating college, or if they don't go to college and just enter the workforce, high school???? Why should a woman's worth be defined by whether she's getting MARRIED or not. Why should only women who are getting married get the REALLY GOOD STUFF that every woman wants when...more
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I hated the beginning of the book, i dread reading the middle and I was so happy it ended. The premise of the book could have been fun and interested,unique for sure. However I found the characters to be pathetic. Genie seemed so needy, desperate to have a guy love her, pretending to be engaged so that people won't think she is a loser. I really did not enjoy the whole lying to everyone including her parents in order to feel like she is someone worth being loved. It was all so predictable and du...more
Let me just say this: Hugh is a self absorbed, deluded twat. Take him out the equation and I'm sure I'd have more fun reading the book, but without him, this book wouldn't have had its beginnings.
Genie Michaels starts off as a mousy girl, content with her safe life and being a helper to her boyfriend, the annoying Hugh. So life throws her a curveball when her boyfriend, now a famous author thanks to a ridiculous book, proposes on live TV... only the bride isn't her. Not only that, he picks up he...more
Genie Michaels starts off as a mousy girl, content with her safe life and being a helper to her boyfriend, the annoying Hugh. So life throws her a curveball when her boyfriend, now a famous author thanks to a ridiculous book, proposes on live TV... only the bride isn't her. Not only that, he picks up he...more
The Sleeping Beauty Proposal
by Sarah Strohmeyer
Genre: Contemporary Romance
At thirty-six, Genie Michaels feels like she has hit the snooze button on her life one too many times. When her "commitment-phobic" boyfriend Hugh proposes on national television-not to Genie, but to an unknown mystery woman- Genie's wisecracking friend Patty does hesitate to give her some tough love: "You remind me of that idiot Sleeping Beauty, lying around like a zombie waiting for your price. Well, guess what, he rode...more
by Sarah Strohmeyer
Genre: Contemporary Romance
At thirty-six, Genie Michaels feels like she has hit the snooze button on her life one too many times. When her "commitment-phobic" boyfriend Hugh proposes on national television-not to Genie, but to an unknown mystery woman- Genie's wisecracking friend Patty does hesitate to give her some tough love: "You remind me of that idiot Sleeping Beauty, lying around like a zombie waiting for your price. Well, guess what, he rode...more
Like they say, good things come to those who wait.
But if you ask me, better things come to women who don't.
Oh, shame on me and my chick lit prejudices, which left me for years doubting that anything bound in a pastel-colored-cover could ever be worth my time. Thankfully I tripped across Strohmeyer's outing into teen fic Smart Girls Get What They Want, which lead me back to her adult novels, which are far more girl power than Penguin managed to indicate with that cotton candy binding. Not that th...more
But if you ask me, better things come to women who don't.
Oh, shame on me and my chick lit prejudices, which left me for years doubting that anything bound in a pastel-colored-cover could ever be worth my time. Thankfully I tripped across Strohmeyer's outing into teen fic Smart Girls Get What They Want, which lead me back to her adult novels, which are far more girl power than Penguin managed to indicate with that cotton candy binding. Not that th...more
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What is "The Sleeping Beauty Proposal?" It is "a single girls therapy" says Patty, Genie Michaels best friend. After Genie's longtime boyfriend, Hugh Spencer (gorgeous British, breakout author of Hopeful, Kansas announces on TV that he wants to marry his girlfriend, and then tells Genie, no it's not her, the single girls decide to strike back. They pretend to be engaged, buy the rings, fancy lingerie, set up the parties, fill out the wedding registry, and find out what it's like to be the bride...more
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At 36, Genie Michaels has devoted the last four years of her life to her boyfriend, Hugh Spencer, helping him fulfill his dream of writing a best-selling novel. All this time, Genie has lent moral and financial support in hopes that she will get the big payoff - a marriage proposal. When Hugh's book lands on the best-seller list and he embarks on a book tour, Genie is thrilled. First stop, an interview with Barbara Walters. Barbara asks Hugh about his girlfriend and encourages him...more
At 36, Genie Michaels has devoted the last four years of her life to her boyfriend, Hugh Spencer, helping him fulfill his dream of writing a best-selling novel. All this time, Genie has lent moral and financial support in hopes that she will get the big payoff - a marriage proposal. When Hugh's book lands on the best-seller list and he embarks on a book tour, Genie is thrilled. First stop, an interview with Barbara Walters. Barbara asks Hugh about his girlfriend and encourages him...more
This light novel has college admissions officer Genie Michaels feeling in a rut. Her boyfriend of four years, English professor Hugh Spencer shows no signs of commitment and the rest of her life feels stale. When Hugh appears on national television being interviewed about his new romance novel and is urged to propose to his own love, he does, except it isn't Genie. In fact, when Genie gets hold of him, he claims not to be sexually attracted to her. Genie's best friend Patty urges her to pretend...more
I only picked this book up because I was assured it didn't follow the formula that all chick lit appears to follow. This was the book that was going to convince me that it wasn't all desparate/meek/heartbroken women who finally have that light bulb moment.
If you've been told the same, well I'm sorry to disappoint because this is exactly one of those books. The standard women breaks up with boyfriend/husband in a traumatic way and then, after moping for a few weeks/months realises shes worth more...more
If you've been told the same, well I'm sorry to disappoint because this is exactly one of those books. The standard women breaks up with boyfriend/husband in a traumatic way and then, after moping for a few weeks/months realises shes worth more...more
What would you do if you had discovered you had been waiting for a marriage proposal to transform your life?
Genie Michaels discovers she has been sleep-walking through life when her live-in boyfriend of four years proposes marriage to another woman on national TV.
Her plucky friend, Patti, decides to cover-up Genie's humiliation by pretending Genie is, indeed, engaged. What ensues from this lie is a fascinating roller-coaster ride of never-ending surprises that will leave even the most jaded read...more
Genie Michaels discovers she has been sleep-walking through life when her live-in boyfriend of four years proposes marriage to another woman on national TV.
Her plucky friend, Patti, decides to cover-up Genie's humiliation by pretending Genie is, indeed, engaged. What ensues from this lie is a fascinating roller-coaster ride of never-ending surprises that will leave even the most jaded read...more
Loved this one! It would have to go in the light reading category, but still very amusing. I squirmed and laughed the whole way through. I am also a sucker for a little romance. I thought it was very sweet, funny, and also I loved the topic itself. The main character Genie is dumped by her author live-in boyfriend of 4 years on national tv. Instead of crawling into a corner, her best friend helps her to convince all of their family, friends, and the press into believing that he in fact proposed...more
After reading The Penny Pinchers Club I knew that the book started off a bit sluggish and got a lot better so I was expecting the same from this book as well. Unfortunately, it never really seemed to pick up. There were very few humorous parts. I never really found myself chuckling at all. I chose to read this book after the Penny Pinchers because the plot sounded like a hit. I just kept waiting for the "sticky situation" to pick up.
One thing that really seemed to bother me was from out of nowhe...more
One thing that really seemed to bother me was from out of nowhe...more
I picked this book up based on the reviews it got about how it was a funny read and I was not disappointed. Once I started reading I could not put it down and I read this book in just over three days. Like a lot of chick books about getting married you have to read about everything that is involved, but this was a bit different. Because the marriage proposal was a lie, the reader got to skip all the wedding details, but still have the idea of a wedding. The situations that the main character get...more
This was a really cute book. From the first paragraph, I loved Genie's personality and attitude. The book opens with Genie's long-time boyfriend, Hugh, proposing on national television. Except he isn't proposing to her. Humiliated and angry, Genie decides to take advantage of the fact that Hugh will be out of the country for the next few months and fakes the engagement everyone assumed happened. She finds that the world is a very unequal place and engaged women get all kinds of advantages includ...more
When your boyfriend of 4 years finally proposes on national television, you can only hope that he's proposing to you. Unfortunately for Genie Michaels, her boyfriend wasn't. But since her family, friends & the people she works with already assume it's true... maybe it wouldn't be so bad to pretend for a little while?
I'm a sucker for witty dialogue, and had read something else of Strohmeyer's that made me chuckle, so even though the setup seemed stupid, I decided I'd try this one, and was pl...more
I'm a sucker for witty dialogue, and had read something else of Strohmeyer's that made me chuckle, so even though the setup seemed stupid, I decided I'd try this one, and was pl...more
This book was hilarious! At first, you feel bad for the main character when her long-time boyfriend proposes to someone else on live, national television. As if that wasn't bad enough, all of her family and friends think he proposed to her. Her well-meaning best friend convinces her that she should enjoy the limelight of the newly engaged until he returns from his business trip to explain to everyone that the proposal wasn't really for her. The twist about his real fiancee was awesome. Should've...more
Once you get past the initial "what the? THIS IS RIDICULOUS" reaction to the plot, The Sleeping Beauty Proposal is sorta hilarious. What started as reading just to get it over with, turned into being unable to put the damn book down.
Don't judge on the first few chapters. Let the characters grow into their skin, and Strohmeyer into her writing style, and the plot will have you by the tail. There were some seriously awesome plot twists that I never expected which pushed this novel past the general...more
Don't judge on the first few chapters. Let the characters grow into their skin, and Strohmeyer into her writing style, and the plot will have you by the tail. There were some seriously awesome plot twists that I never expected which pushed this novel past the general...more
Very cute story. It was maybe a little cheesy that Genie and Patty were able to get away with fake engagements as long as they did...and maybe, just maybe Nick was a little too good to be true. But it was a wonderful modern day fairytale and I'm going to pretend it can really happen.
Strohmeyer's characters had really interesting personalities. Genie was someone I could really relate to. Her best friend, Patty, reminded me a lot of Samantha from Sex & the City. (I loved the 'rivalry' between...more
Strohmeyer's characters had really interesting personalities. Genie was someone I could really relate to. Her best friend, Patty, reminded me a lot of Samantha from Sex & the City. (I loved the 'rivalry' between...more
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I really enjoyed this book and read it really fast. It was cute and I can't wait to read the rest of her books!
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I really didn't like this book.
I knew it was based on a lie, but oh my goodness did it get out of hand!
I couldn't stand Genie, but I had to know what happened, which is why I gave it a two star rating. I needed to know how it was going to end, who Hugh's mystery woman was, and how things would end with Nick.
I did not like the style of writing by this author. It took me forever to get through this chick lit, which normally takes me about a day at the most to read these kind of novels.
I feel like...more
I knew it was based on a lie, but oh my goodness did it get out of hand!
I couldn't stand Genie, but I had to know what happened, which is why I gave it a two star rating. I needed to know how it was going to end, who Hugh's mystery woman was, and how things would end with Nick.
I did not like the style of writing by this author. It took me forever to get through this chick lit, which normally takes me about a day at the most to read these kind of novels.
I feel like...more
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I picked this up at the library with no preconceived ideas of what it would be like. I was very pleasantly surprised. The story starts out with the main character's best-seller boyfriend of four years proposing on national t.v.. She (Genie) is devastated when she realizes he wasn't proposing to her. The story is a bit unusual and slighlty far-fetched as she then fakes her engagement. But it did surprise me as there were a few twists that I didn't see coming. It had a cute, witty, romantic vibe....more
Not worth finishing.
This book was the most ridiculous piece of crap I have ever read. The plot is outlandish. The characters are insanely unbelievable. There was NO substance of any sort to be found anywhere. This book was not worth my time. It takes a lot for me to not enjoy anything about a book, but this book managed to be so ridiculously over the top it made it to my small list of least favourite books of all time.
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The Sleeping Beauty Proposal, by new-to-me author Sarah Strohmeyer, weaves a tale of desperation, hilarity, true love, and finally finding yourself. Genie Michaels, a 36 year old admissions counselor, has wanted to get married for a while. She feels like it's time and she's paid her dues. She's ready to get hitched to her British boyfriend, Hugh, and looks for his proposal everywhere (even in the sand as they walk hand in hand on the beach.) She finds it - where she LEAST expects it. On a Nation...more
In comparison to the last book I reviewed, The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, this was a compelling read. It was a perfect example of why it was wise that I stopped reading Edgar Sawtelle: if I'm really enjoying a book, I'll want to read it even when I should be doing other stuff and I will fly through it. I started this one yesterday around 1pm or so and finished it before I went to bed, with all the requisite mommy and wife stuff in between. Sure, it wasn't a deep sort of read, but does that matter?...more
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Sarah Strohmeyer is the award-winning, nationally bestselling author of fifteen novels one of which, THE CINDERELLA PACT, became a Lifetime Movie, LYING TO BE PERFECT.
Her first mystery, BUBBLES UNBOUND, won the Agatha Award and THE SLEEPING BEAUTY PROPOSAL was nominated for a prestigious RITA™. Her books have been translated into German, French, Italian, Turkish, Taiwanese and a bunch of others.
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Her first mystery, BUBBLES UNBOUND, won the Agatha Award and THE SLEEPING BEAUTY PROPOSAL was nominated for a prestigious RITA™. Her books have been translated into German, French, Italian, Turkish, Taiwanese and a bunch of others.
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