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Oct 02, 2013
Virginia Boylan
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This was a very fun book. Though the premise of a fairy godmother being not only not a mother but not even adult, was a bit startling, the writers made it work. It was clever to have the mentor turn out to be the villain, but I found her motivation puzzling. The episode in the car was absolutely terrific, and the following battle in the magical world was even better. Giant killer bunnies? A friendly dinosaur? Wonderful twists on tradition and fairy tales, and the surprises just kept coming.

Ms. Baldwin and Ms. Sisco have taken the beloved Cinderella tale and not only given it a unique twist, but great attitude. What starts out as a simple mission for this Fairy Godmother, (freshly graduated from her training), to "watch over" her charge, (a Cinderella descendant with anger issues), turns into a discovery of truths for both the Fairy Godmother, Lilliana, her charge Jess, and all the friends that make up their team. Baldwin & Sisco take us from the everyday world of high school into
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Such a fun book!
This is so much fun. I loved the story and the characters. Lilliana is a fairy godmother who has been assigned Jess, a teen who has lost her brother in a horrible car accident. Jess thinks Lilliana wants to sink her claws in her older brother, Jake, and tries to explain to Jess she’s here to help him. Both Lilliana and Jake try to ignore their feelings for each other but find it difficult. And when an evil fairy godmother threatens to destroy Lilliana and her friends, they all ba ...more
This is so much fun. I loved the story and the characters. Lilliana is a fairy godmother who has been assigned Jess, a teen who has lost her brother in a horrible car accident. Jess thinks Lilliana wants to sink her claws in her older brother, Jake, and tries to explain to Jess she’s here to help him. Both Lilliana and Jake try to ignore their feelings for each other but find it difficult. And when an evil fairy godmother threatens to destroy Lilliana and her friends, they all ba ...more

Apr 29, 2013
Liese Sherwood-Fabre
marked it as to-read

Apr 30, 2013
Zoe
marked it as to-read

Mar 29, 2016
Kathleen Baldwin
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it was amazing
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