Suddenly Cinderella, Book 2
Synopsis: Fashionista Francesca St. James has agreed to work as a “fairy godmother” on the reality TV show Project Cinderella, taking contestants from geeky to dreamy. When Francesca’s archrival bets she can’t transform the awkwardly sweet CEO to hot in under eight weeks, Francesca accepts the challenge.
As CEO of a tech company, Greg may have billions, but what’s it worth without a woman to share it with? From day one on the show though, he clashes with his gorgeous fairy godmother—yet off-set, he can’t stop thinking about her. But this sexy woman is so far out of his league…and wants to change every single thing about him. It’s up to him to show her it’s more than clothes that make the man.May the best man or geek win…
Review: I must say that I have not read the first book but I really wanted to read it after its release. So when I saw the second volume, I was once again intrigued. I was therefore happy to have a good time with this little story that we can read very quickly.
Francesca is a pretty young photographer who pays attention to herself. We discover her at the beginning of the novel trying to take a picture of a man, Greg, who behaves like a cad for an interview he granted her. Several years later, our young heroine continues to work in the field of photography and fashion and it is in this context that she is found engaged for a reality show to become a coach. Yes, she must help the candidates to become some true fashion victims. This job falls perfectly for Francesca whose daughter has decided to go and live with her father. That’s also why our heroine finds herself alone since she left her last companion. But like everyone else, our photographer hopes to find love, to find the perfect person for her. Then a friend offers her a pair of vintage shoes that is supposed to help in this direction, our woman will start to lose heart in her work. But guess who is participating in this program? The man she hoped never to see again? Yes, Greg will be there, and she is determined to make him win since she made a bet with her old enemy.
I loved to follow this story. It’s true that the whole is not very original, and it follows the usual pattern of a relationship that begins on a secret, a romance is set in, the secret gets out, a big fight happens and a nice end to conclude. But this is not really a problem because the story is really nice to follow. Francesca is a young woman wounded by life, trying to be the best mother possible. She has a lot to give, does not really believe in love, yet her new TV show will perhaps change her opinion. Greg is a fairly clumsy boy, who is not sure of himself, and who doesn’t even know how to behave with women. He is very clumsy around Francesca yet something is created gradually between them, a touching link that will evolve little by little. It was very interesting to see Greg evolving, to see him change and realize that he was ultimately more than that.
So yes it was a pretty light story and I think that I want to read the first book now.
kindlemom1
Glad you were able to read this without having to read the first one and that it ended up being such a cute story even if it was predictable. 🙂
Melliane
yes it was ok, it’s usually the case with romance.
Rachel
Not really my thing, but glad you liked it!
lily
Oh Melliane i’m so happy you managed to have a good time with this one, even if it was a bit predictable. Sometimes fluff books are allowed to be a bit predictable! LOL
Melliane
thanks Lily! Yes it’s not really a problem.
Jenny @ Supernatural Snark
I don’t mind when a romance follows an entirely predictable path as long as the characters are really strong and their story keeps me flipping the pages. That was clearly the case here, so I would consider it a win!!!
Melliane
yes it’s not a problem but it’s just we know what will happen. Yes they were!
Sarah @ One Curvy Blogger
I love geeky heroes in my romance novels <3
Melliane
yes they’re cute!
Carole Rae
Sometimes predictable books can still be really fun.
Melliane
yes it was!
Silvia
Sometimes ‘predictability’ can still make for a good read, and I’m glad this was the case! I’ll check this out 🙂
Melliane
it’s ok with chick lit romance I think.
blodeuedd
All romance books are predictable so I can live with it
Melliane
lol true
Mogsy @ BiblioSanctum
There goes Melliane again, reading a series in the middle 😉
This is probably not my genre, but I’m glad you enjoyed it. Sometimes predictable is not a bad thing, if it’s a light “feel good” book and people like to read a love story.
Melliane
but it’s ok right? it’s just a romance lol.
Braine Talk Supe
Looks like you and I are in the same bandwidth! I’ve been reading a few contemporary romances this week too. I need a break from fantasy, these reads are quick and great palate cleansers.
Melliane
it’s nice to have a change like that. I agree, it’s always some quick reads.
LilyElement
Great review, I want – no I need this book.
Melliane
I hope you’ll like it!
Jennifer Bielman @ Bad Bird Reads
I could do with a light story right now. 🙂 Sounds great.
kim { Book Swoon }
This sounds like a wonderful and fun escape, which sounds really good right now! Glad this was a nice change of pace for you Melliane! 🙂
Kirsty-Marie Jones
I don’t know if I’d like this one unless I was in the mood for it, since it sounds like a daytime movie kind of thing, which is great to watch, but like you said, not very original. Though it does sound rather fun. 😉