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The Cinderella Deal
by
Jennifer Crusie (Goodreads Author)
New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Crusie brings humor and storytelling magic to this modern-day romance of a match made anywhere but in heaven—but destined for a fairy-tale ending.
Daisy Flattery is a free spirit with a soft spot for strays and a weakness for a good story. Why else would she agree to the outrageous charade offered by her buttoned-down workaholic ne...more
Daisy Flattery is a free spirit with a soft spot for strays and a weakness for a good story. Why else would she agree to the outrageous charade offered by her buttoned-down workaholic ne...more
ebook, 240 pages
Published
January 26th 2010
by Bantam
(first published October 1st 1996)
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Just when I am ready to 'embrace' M/F contemporary romance again, I have to stumble into this BLAH story. At first I though, "Hey, I used to like Jennifer Crusie's older stories, so this might work". Especially since this is supposed to be a revised version. Oh, how WRONG I was!!
How wrong? Let me count the ways.
Yes, I know the blurb says it will going to be one-of-those-fake-wife thing. I'm good with that ... if only I can find each of the character as likeable. But nope, not at all. I think Lin...more
How wrong? Let me count the ways.
Yes, I know the blurb says it will going to be one-of-those-fake-wife thing. I'm good with that ... if only I can find each of the character as likeable. But nope, not at all. I think Lin...more
ETA: (9/17/10) I listened to this on audio narrated by Susan Boyce. The narrator has a nice, strong voice and does a fine job with the story. I usually listen to audiobooks while I occupy myself doing chores or walking. However, this time I simply listened to the last 2 hours of the book while sitting quietly with my eyes shut. It was a great way to experience the story, being immersed in it. Even knowing the ending, I felt the anxiety of both Linc and Daisy as they came to grips with their feel...more
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I didn't feel that this book was as strong as Jennifer Cruisie's other work. I didn't hate it, but it seemed to lack that spark that usually draws me into her stories and makes me laugh. In fact, this book didn't make me laugh at all. Or chuckle. I might have broken into a smile a couple of times, but even at moments that I knew were supposed to be funny, I just couldn't manage it.
In a nutshell, this is an oppositse attrack story involving a stuffy college professor and an oddball artist. In or...more
In a nutshell, this is an oppositse attrack story involving a stuffy college professor and an oddball artist. In or...more
Sep 24, 2012
Rebecca
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
contemporary-fiction,
romance
The whole "pretend to be married and actually fall in love" is an old standard in the genre, and I was looking forward to seeing what spin Crusie gave it. Unfortunately, this is one of her weaker efforts, I think. Fortunately, even a mediocre Crusie is often better than many other romances.
I have to admit, I didn't like Daisy much from the beginning. She's kind of an immature idiot. Fortunately, she grows up over the course of the book, becoming a real adult instead of staying in Manic Pixie Dre...more
I have to admit, I didn't like Daisy much from the beginning. She's kind of an immature idiot. Fortunately, she grows up over the course of the book, becoming a real adult instead of staying in Manic Pixie Dre...more
Loved the book, JC just has this very different style. The heroine is quite bohemian, she quit her teaching job to be an artist, lives in a mis-matched apartment with cats, wears weird loose clothes and is not the hero's type who likes blondes but she is his perfect fake fiancée and would help him get a teaching job at a college. Her transformation makes him want her but he knows she is a hurricane while he is all dull and boring, the heroine finds him stifling, he reminds her of her father who...more
The Cinderella Deal by Jennifer Crusie
There are some Crusie books that I really like. The rest, I really love. This, I am happy to say, is one of the latter. She takes the story of Cinderella and turns it on its ear. It is totally unexpected, the way she twists the story from the way you think it’s going to go. Lincoln Blaise needs a fiancee. See, he wants this job but the hiring dude (who’s a lech) only likes married so Lincoln, who rarely tells lies, said that, of course, he was engaged. But n...more
There are some Crusie books that I really like. The rest, I really love. This, I am happy to say, is one of the latter. She takes the story of Cinderella and turns it on its ear. It is totally unexpected, the way she twists the story from the way you think it’s going to go. Lincoln Blaise needs a fiancee. See, he wants this job but the hiring dude (who’s a lech) only likes married so Lincoln, who rarely tells lies, said that, of course, he was engaged. But n...more
Sorry. I had to quit this book due to brain cells dying at an alarming rate.
I heard about this book from a Huffpo.com article titled "Why Smart Women Read Romance Novels." I was looking for something light and fun to read during the summer, and this book was the first one on the list as a smart romance with well rounded characters. So I gave it a shot.
But I can't go on. The plot is ridiculous, like on Seinfeld when he and George came up with the TV show about the guy who was court-ordered to be...more
I heard about this book from a Huffpo.com article titled "Why Smart Women Read Romance Novels." I was looking for something light and fun to read during the summer, and this book was the first one on the list as a smart romance with well rounded characters. So I gave it a shot.
But I can't go on. The plot is ridiculous, like on Seinfeld when he and George came up with the TV show about the guy who was court-ordered to be...more
I did wonder in the early chapters what rabbit Jennifer Crusie was going to pull out of the hat to get two such different characters together, but I bought it.
Every line of it.
And loved it.
And I was firmly on the hero's side at the beginning, despite his track lighting and cat-kicking tendencies. The heroine was way too kooky for my tastes. At least to start with.
Yet I warmed quickly to her, which just goes to show we all have a little crazy in us, and I was quickly rooting for her as she too...more
Every line of it.
And loved it.
And I was firmly on the hero's side at the beginning, despite his track lighting and cat-kicking tendencies. The heroine was way too kooky for my tastes. At least to start with.
Yet I warmed quickly to her, which just goes to show we all have a little crazy in us, and I was quickly rooting for her as she too...more
My Review:
I picked up this book on a whim and it was everything that I hoped it would be. It was fun. It was romantic. It was light. It was entertaining. I read it in about three hours so it was an easy read late one night too.
Linc & Daisy are as opposite as two people can be. They live in the same building and quite honestly, can barely stand each other. Daisy is filled with light and color and is an artist. Linc is black and white and is a history professor. Linc's normal interests in wome...more
I picked up this book on a whim and it was everything that I hoped it would be. It was fun. It was romantic. It was light. It was entertaining. I read it in about three hours so it was an easy read late one night too.
Linc & Daisy are as opposite as two people can be. They live in the same building and quite honestly, can barely stand each other. Daisy is filled with light and color and is an artist. Linc is black and white and is a history professor. Linc's normal interests in wome...more
Daisy, a woman who has a messy apartment, messy clothes, and a messy life, is seriously in need of money. Her landlord came one day and found the cat Daisy just adopted. And he also came to tell her that she didn't pay her last month's rent. Lincoln, who was next to them, couldn't help but overhear her predicament and came up with a proposition. Daisy was to pretend to be his fiancée, so that he could land a job at Prescott. In exchange for helping her pay her rent ($300), and add in a thousand...more
This book is a DNF for me.
I would have never picked this book. It was recommended to me by a friend. Honestly, the cover is flat-out awful. I would have never, ever read it based on that alone.
The tone was older. I smiled a few times, but that was pretty much it. There was none of the snappiness I like (probably why there was no man-titty on the cover).
Nothing worked for me, not the set up or the characters. Linc was a big douche. He'd slept with Daisy's friend and yet wanted Daisy to pretend to...more
I would have never picked this book. It was recommended to me by a friend. Honestly, the cover is flat-out awful. I would have never, ever read it based on that alone.
The tone was older. I smiled a few times, but that was pretty much it. There was none of the snappiness I like (probably why there was no man-titty on the cover).
Nothing worked for me, not the set up or the characters. Linc was a big douche. He'd slept with Daisy's friend and yet wanted Daisy to pretend to...more
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Feb 06, 2011
Michelle Robinson
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
contemporary-romantic-fiction
This is an interesting book.
I like Daisy.
So often with novels like this it seems that the man has to painted almost as some type of villian in order for the heroine to fully be herself. I cringed at the beginning of the novel because it seemed to be heading in that direction. After a while, we get to see her trying to find herself within the confines of how he wanted her to be. It was funny and interesting to see her not fit into that mold and then to see her recreate how he lived and how he fu...more
I like Daisy.
So often with novels like this it seems that the man has to painted almost as some type of villian in order for the heroine to fully be herself. I cringed at the beginning of the novel because it seemed to be heading in that direction. After a while, we get to see her trying to find herself within the confines of how he wanted her to be. It was funny and interesting to see her not fit into that mold and then to see her recreate how he lived and how he fu...more
Jan 17, 2011
Jill
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
kindle,
romance-fluff-shut-up
This book was a wonderful surprise. I read the occasional romance novel for a fluffy lark but I'm picky about them. I read a couple of Jennifer Crusie's other books and liked them because they're funny, breezy and not always entirely formulaic.
The Cinderella Deal starts off the same as expected: girl (Daisy) meets boy (Lincoln), they dislike each other, Wacky Shenanigans force them to spend time together, and Hijinks Ensue involving uncontrollable attraction, snarky dialogue and several dysfunc...more
The Cinderella Deal starts off the same as expected: girl (Daisy) meets boy (Lincoln), they dislike each other, Wacky Shenanigans force them to spend time together, and Hijinks Ensue involving uncontrollable attraction, snarky dialogue and several dysfunc...more
Aug 18, 2010
Fluffy Flowers
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
fiction,
fiction-chic-lit
I've been reading Jennifer Crusie's books for years but I missed this one way, way back. Thankfully they reprinted it because this fairytale is a romantic comedy that is fantastically entertaining!
The friend who lent me this book said the main character reminded her so much of me that she just started substituting my name for hers. She insisted that I read this book first, before the others in my towering stack. I'm so glad I did!
Our heroine loves all the things that I do: thrifting, crafting,...more
The friend who lent me this book said the main character reminded her so much of me that she just started substituting my name for hers. She insisted that I read this book first, before the others in my towering stack. I'm so glad I did!
Our heroine loves all the things that I do: thrifting, crafting,...more
This romantic comedy is recommended for those days when you have encountered one too many frogs who failed turn into loyal, charming princes…the days when everything seems to go wrong and all you want is a Happy Ending, however predictable and seasoned with clichés it is. The Cinderella Deal serves as good comfort food for those ‘I-want-to-stay-in-bed’ days.
Meet boho-chick artist, Daisy Flattery who believes in clash and contrast. She wears clothes in eye-watering colours, takes home stray dogs...more
Meet boho-chick artist, Daisy Flattery who believes in clash and contrast. She wears clothes in eye-watering colours, takes home stray dogs...more
Jul 14, 2010
Jane Stewart
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
contemporary-romance
3 ½ stars. Fluffy, enjoyable, light romance. The characters were stereotypes but fun. It’s a nice little escape.
STORY BRIEF:
Daisy is an artist; she paints pictures. She also tells stories at local libraries and book stores. She buys clothes and furniture at thrift shops. Her home is full of color. She adopts damaged dogs and cats. She’s desperately in need of a thousand dollars for back rent and other necessities.
Linc is Daisy’s neighbor. He drives a black Porsche which Daisy calls the nazimobil...more
STORY BRIEF:
Daisy is an artist; she paints pictures. She also tells stories at local libraries and book stores. She buys clothes and furniture at thrift shops. Her home is full of color. She adopts damaged dogs and cats. She’s desperately in need of a thousand dollars for back rent and other necessities.
Linc is Daisy’s neighbor. He drives a black Porsche which Daisy calls the nazimobil...more
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Apr 06, 2010
Rose Lerner
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
contemporary-romance
I loved the characters in this book SO MUCH. I especially adored Linc with his uptight presentation and subversive scholarship. Seriously, I knew I would love him as soon as I saw the title of his first book--I can't remember it exactly but it was something like "The Nineteenth-Century Sporting Event as Social History." OMG AWESOME. Does this book exist somewhere? Can I read it?
The only reason it's not getting more stars is that I had the same issue with it that I have with a lot of early Crusie...more
The only reason it's not getting more stars is that I had the same issue with it that I have with a lot of early Crusie...more
I’m broke.Nothing new.
- Daisy
I’m so tired of worrying about everything.
- Daisy
Sometimes stories are just previews of coming truths.
- Daisy
People throw away too many things because they always want new. But if you look at old things, they have history and personality and spirit. The things that I have that I love best are the old things that I’ve rescued. They have stories of their own, and then I fix them up and they’re part of my story too.
- Daisy
I can’t hold on to the past, and I can’t keep do...more
- Daisy
I’m so tired of worrying about everything.
- Daisy
Sometimes stories are just previews of coming truths.
- Daisy
People throw away too many things because they always want new. But if you look at old things, they have history and personality and spirit. The things that I have that I love best are the old things that I’ve rescued. They have stories of their own, and then I fix them up and they’re part of my story too.
- Daisy
I can’t hold on to the past, and I can’t keep do...more
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Why I picked it up: It was referenced in a VOYA article and I thought I had found a Jennifer Crusie I hadn't read. Turns out I had read it when I first discovered her, but I didn't remember much other than the house. Interesting what details stick with you.
Not the world's greatest premise. Linc has the chance for his dream job teaching at a small college in Ohio, but the president of the college vastly prefers married professors, so in his interview, Linc makes up a fiance. He needs to produce a...more
Not the world's greatest premise. Linc has the chance for his dream job teaching at a small college in Ohio, but the president of the college vastly prefers married professors, so in his interview, Linc makes up a fiance. He needs to produce a...more
Dec 20, 2011
Rose
rated it
4 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
People who like Romantic Comedies
Recommended to Rose by:
Disney Princess Reading Challenge
The Cinderella Deal is a delightful romantic comedy that reads like a modern day fairytale. Brilliantly executed, it's a fun quick read with both lighter and more complex moments. Daisy is a unique woman who likes everything to have a story and background, and because of her struggles as a new artist she has very little money. Linc on the other hand, is very put together and organized and just so happens to need a fiancé for a weekend to impress his new boss. Both of these main characters are ve...more
4.5 stars. A very nice read.
หนังสือเก่าปี 1996 พิมพ์ใหม่ค่ะ
ถึงแม้พล็อตจ้างมาเป็นคู่หมั้นนี้จะเคยอ่านมาหลายเล่มแล้ว (ปัจจุบันในตลาดนิยายเป็นล้านๆ เล่มนี้คงหาเล่มที่พล็อตไม่ซ้ำได้ยากเต็มที)
แต่รายละเอียดคาแรกเตอร์ทำได้ดีมากจนสมจริง น้อยนักที่นักเขียนจะเขียนตัวละครศิลปินอย่างเดซีได้ดี ใส่ใจกระทั่งว่า ภาพที่เธอวาดเป็นอย่างไร ใช้เทคนิคการวาดอย่างไหน เป็นภาพอะไรสีอะไร เรื่องราวในภาพมีอะไรบ้าง จนคนอ่านแทบวาดภาพในใจตามได้ การแต่งตัว วิธีมองโลกของเธอ ทำให้รู้สึกเหมือนตัวละครมีชีวิตขึ้นมาจริงๆ หรือแม้แต่...more
หนังสือเก่าปี 1996 พิมพ์ใหม่ค่ะ
ถึงแม้พล็อตจ้างมาเป็นคู่หมั้นนี้จะเคยอ่านมาหลายเล่มแล้ว (ปัจจุบันในตลาดนิยายเป็นล้านๆ เล่มนี้คงหาเล่มที่พล็อตไม่ซ้ำได้ยากเต็มที)
แต่รายละเอียดคาแรกเตอร์ทำได้ดีมากจนสมจริง น้อยนักที่นักเขียนจะเขียนตัวละครศิลปินอย่างเดซีได้ดี ใส่ใจกระทั่งว่า ภาพที่เธอวาดเป็นอย่างไร ใช้เทคนิคการวาดอย่างไหน เป็นภาพอะไรสีอะไร เรื่องราวในภาพมีอะไรบ้าง จนคนอ่านแทบวาดภาพในใจตามได้ การแต่งตัว วิธีมองโลกของเธอ ทำให้รู้สึกเหมือนตัวละครมีชีวิตขึ้นมาจริงๆ หรือแม้แต่...more
In the book the Cinderella deal a girl named daisy. You see ok her way to the altar of getting married she actually went through something pretty funny. Daisy is one of these girls who look not at the past but at the future. And when it happened to her she was thinking many things. Such as if she wasn't going to get married anymore with her prince.What if he didn't want to be with her anymore. Or that maybe opposites don't attract anymore and that she might just live not happily ever after.
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Ok so sue me...I have a serious thing for the "I need a pretend wife...fake marry me." plot.
The Cinderella Deal is Crusie's crack at this premise...which I have seen in LOTS of other books, and it gets me every time. The difference being this time they ACTUALLY get married, which I think was taking the book a little out of the realm of reality. Pretend to be married for a night for $1k....I'm with you. Move to another city, marry him for real, and give up your life...you're pushing the believab...more
The Cinderella Deal is Crusie's crack at this premise...which I have seen in LOTS of other books, and it gets me every time. The difference being this time they ACTUALLY get married, which I think was taking the book a little out of the realm of reality. Pretend to be married for a night for $1k....I'm with you. Move to another city, marry him for real, and give up your life...you're pushing the believab...more
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Jennifer Crusie’s romance entitled, The Cinderella Deal is a cute book, but lacks accomplished technique. Her main characters, Linc and Daisy, follow the predictable pattern for mass market romances: they begin as acquaintances that can’t stand each other and quickly progress to head over heels love. However, in Crusie’s version, the story is missing the stereotypical break-up over a misunderstanding, which undoubtedly leads to the happy ending. The Cinderella Deal is just sunshine and roses all...more
I have always enjoyed reading Jennifer Crusie's books. She writes very good dialogues and its easy reading. My father passed away about 6 months ago and maybe because the main character (Daisy Flattery) had such a hard time with father figures and men in general that I identified with her. She tried to be herself, but had problems supporting herself as an artist and a storyteller. When she finally hit rock bottom, Daisy makes a deal with Linc Blaise to prentend to be her fiance and eventually h...more
Mar 24, 2011
Sara
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Anyone - Even Men
A nice "fluff" read. I wasn't too sure about it. But isn't that me? I just am hesitant about books, so many stories and so many that don't take the time to more than throw them together I guess...
Anyway, back to this book. I was beginning to think I wasn't going to come across a dog (and hey there is one on the cover - and why I initially picked it up. But he does come along. The book was really a lot better than I anticipated and enjoyed reading it late at night. I surprisingly could actually s...more
Anyway, back to this book. I was beginning to think I wasn't going to come across a dog (and hey there is one on the cover - and why I initially picked it up. But he does come along. The book was really a lot better than I anticipated and enjoyed reading it late at night. I surprisingly could actually s...more
This book was a cute, fun read. I have a thing for stories involving marriages of convenience because I always think it's fun and interesting to watch characters get married for a job (like in this book) or a green card (like in the movie The Proposal) then watch their resistance slowly crumble as they become attracted to each other and fall in love. These stories usually aren't very believable, and The Cinderella Deal is no exception. However, there's something about Crusie's writing that makes...more
I've read a Jennifer Crusie book, once before, and really enjoyed it, so when I saw this book in the library's ebook section - I put in a request.
This is a fun and quick read. Linc Blaise is an uptight college professor who has a chance to teach at a prestigious college... and to get the job he told a little white lie - he was engaged to be married. When he was invited up to give a presentation, he was told to bring his fiance`.... so he needed to come up with one before that weekend! His neigh...more
This is a fun and quick read. Linc Blaise is an uptight college professor who has a chance to teach at a prestigious college... and to get the job he told a little white lie - he was engaged to be married. When he was invited up to give a presentation, he was told to bring his fiance`.... so he needed to come up with one before that weekend! His neigh...more
** Listened on audiobook **
3.5*** for being really, really cute!!
"Alright, Link. I'll pretend to be your fiance until midnight, before you bring me home and I turn back into a pumpkin again..."
"You're saving me, you know?"
"I know."
"I need to borrow you again, Daisy."
"I guess it could be fun. Decorating a house, planning a pretend wedding with a handsome man. One more time, but that's it."
"I understand."
They go to dances, and parties, and work functions...as the happy couple.
Until the story the...more
3.5*** for being really, really cute!!
"Alright, Link. I'll pretend to be your fiance until midnight, before you bring me home and I turn back into a pumpkin again..."
"You're saving me, you know?"
"I know."
"I need to borrow you again, Daisy."
"I guess it could be fun. Decorating a house, planning a pretend wedding with a handsome man. One more time, but that's it."
"I understand."
They go to dances, and parties, and work functions...as the happy couple.
Until the story the...more
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Jenny Crusie is the NYT bestselling author of twenty some novels and lots of other stuff. Her latest novel, Maybe This Time, hit shelves in August, 2010.
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