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It Started With a High Top
Sometimes, Cinderella has to take matters into her own hands to get her shoe back.
Annabelle (known as Anne) has had a favorite pair of high tops for years. They belonged to her mother and when she wears them she feels especially connected to her mom, a divorced Egyptian immigrant raising four kids and working long hours at the hospital. These shoes are Anne’s super power. But then one day one goes missing from her gym locker.
Her search for the missing shoe forces her to enlist the help of her brother’s best friend, Hunter. Anne has always had a crush on Hunter, but he’s never really thought of her as anything other than a friend. However, as they spend more time together both at their jobs in a local bakery and looking for Anne’s lost shoe, he’s left wondering if they could be more.
In fairytales, it’s usually the prince who saves the day, but this princess is going to have to rescue herself—and maybe the prince as well—if she’s going to get a happily ever after.
Annabelle (known as Anne) has had a favorite pair of high tops for years. They belonged to her mother and when she wears them she feels especially connected to her mom, a divorced Egyptian immigrant raising four kids and working long hours at the hospital. These shoes are Anne’s super power. But then one day one goes missing from her gym locker.
Her search for the missing shoe forces her to enlist the help of her brother’s best friend, Hunter. Anne has always had a crush on Hunter, but he’s never really thought of her as anything other than a friend. However, as they spend more time together both at their jobs in a local bakery and looking for Anne’s lost shoe, he’s left wondering if they could be more.
In fairytales, it’s usually the prince who saves the day, but this princess is going to have to rescue herself—and maybe the prince as well—if she’s going to get a happily ever after.
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Published December 17, 2024
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January 20, 2025
this one was a bit difficult to get through because the story read like a hot mess. maybe the fact that it started out as a wattpad story could explain why. the push and pull between anne and hunter were understandable at first, but it lasted for so long—repeated—that i felt frustrated. in the end, i justified it as them being teenagers.
the other thing that i found infuriating was daniel, anne’s brother. he was the absolute worst—hypocritical manwhore who treated girls like disposable underwear. and the nerve of him to forbid hunter from pursuing anything with his sister when he was the misogynistic extraordinaire was insane.
i would have understood it if hunter was just as awful as him, but as much as he enjoyed the attention of the ladies, he was a decent kid. the way daniel blew off at hunter and anne afterwards, calling his own sister selfish? hello, babe? pot calling the kettle black?
besides that, i thought it was weird how the book lowkey justified emotional cheating (regarding anne and daniel’s father and his mistress)? like that was so random and unnecessary, to be honest.
the other thing that i found infuriating was daniel, anne’s brother. he was the absolute worst—hypocritical manwhore who treated girls like disposable underwear. and the nerve of him to forbid hunter from pursuing anything with his sister when he was the misogynistic extraordinaire was insane.
i would have understood it if hunter was just as awful as him, but as much as he enjoyed the attention of the ladies, he was a decent kid. the way daniel blew off at hunter and anne afterwards, calling his own sister selfish? hello, babe? pot calling the kettle black?
besides that, i thought it was weird how the book lowkey justified emotional cheating (regarding anne and daniel’s father and his mistress)? like that was so random and unnecessary, to be honest.
April 30, 2025
Okay but listen… THIS BOOK?? Hands down the best read of March—yeah, I’m late, but babe, good things always take time. And let me tell you, this book? It snatched me out of my reading slump like a lifeline.
And the dedication, it still has me on chokehold😭
It kicks off with the main girl casually admitting she’s crushing on the MMC. Like—girl, same. Who wouldn’t fall for Hunter? That man is walking temptation in book form. I was giggling, kicking my feet, and ready to risk it all from chapter one.
And let’s talk about Laylaa’s writing. The way she breathes life into her characters?? I swear I was the invisible roommate or something. The tension, the banter, the SLOWBURN—oh my god. Slow? It was GLORIOUSLY painful. And when it hit? Fireworks.
You can just feel how much Laylaa adores her characters. Every scene drips with love, drama, and a sprinkle of chaos. There were moments I wanted to scream into a pillow, others where I just hugged the book and sighed like a love-struck fool.
Basically, if you haven’t read it yet, what are you doing?? Go fall in love with Hunter and thank me later.
And the dedication, it still has me on chokehold😭
It kicks off with the main girl casually admitting she’s crushing on the MMC. Like—girl, same. Who wouldn’t fall for Hunter? That man is walking temptation in book form. I was giggling, kicking my feet, and ready to risk it all from chapter one.
And let’s talk about Laylaa’s writing. The way she breathes life into her characters?? I swear I was the invisible roommate or something. The tension, the banter, the SLOWBURN—oh my god. Slow? It was GLORIOUSLY painful. And when it hit? Fireworks.
You can just feel how much Laylaa adores her characters. Every scene drips with love, drama, and a sprinkle of chaos. There were moments I wanted to scream into a pillow, others where I just hugged the book and sighed like a love-struck fool.
Basically, if you haven’t read it yet, what are you doing?? Go fall in love with Hunter and thank me later.
April 7, 2025
i enjoyed it and I think it's so underrated but it didn't change my life like it did for my cousin
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