A Kiss at Midnight (Fairy Tales, #1) in Crazy Challenge Connection

Mar 30, 2011 D.G. rated it liked it

Shelves: reviewed, historical-romance, retellings

This book was cute and made me smile at times but I can't say I believed the romance. The overall tone of the romance was a bit too silly so I couldn't get worked up with the later part of the plot and really didn't get why these two people fell in love.

Not sure I'll read the next in the series. ...more

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May 16, 2022 Nancy Brady rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: e-book, nook-edition

This is a fairy tale, a take-off on Cinderella.

Kate is standing in for her step-sister Valerie in order to secure the prince's agreement with Valerie's and Algie's betrothal and wedding. Valerie had her nose bitten and scratched by one of her foo-foo dogs, and Kate is pretending to be Valerie.

The prince, Gabriel, becomes enamored with Kate, believing her to be Valerie. Penniless Kate, too, becomes enamored of Gabriel, but he is not free to marry her...he needs a woman with a good dowry and ther ...more

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Oct 17, 2011 Nell rated it liked it

Shelves: z2012

Fun retelling loosely based on Cinderella. I liked the main and supporting characters. Eloisa J does a good job with the backstory for both Kate and Gabriel, the prince. Really liked 'Henry' the godmother -outrageous yet kind. The problem is that it takes too long. Better editing would have significantly improved this tale . The main character's stay in the castle is dragged out for over a week. She has no interaction with her peers other than the prince and a societal outcast she befriends - th ...more

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Jul 30, 2012 Suzanne rated it really liked it

Shelves: library-overdrive-e-book, library-overdrive-audiobook, read-in-2013, tower-teams-read-2013, rrrc-2013-book-read-challenge, dhasg-reading-challenge

This was a very cute retelling of Cinderella! The only thing that was different than the original, besides there being no magic involved, was that she met the Prince before the ball. However, it added to the story which was ok. I didn't really care for the Prince though, he just seemed like a horn-dog to me the entire time.

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