Julie Wright brings us a fun and lighthearted modern fairy tale in the pages of Glass Slippers Ever After and Me.
I am a big fan of the best friends who fall in love storylines. Anders and Charlotte give you all the feels as you see their relationship grow and develop.
A hard to put down book! I found the characters and the situations they find themselves in very relatable. I found myself easily drawn in and connected to them. It is a book that I will add to my reread pile because of how much I enjoyed it.
Thanks to Shadow Mountain Publishing and Netgalley for sending me a copy in exchange for an honest review.

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Charlotte Kingsley or Lettie, is a writer who longs to be published. One rejection after another, and her work, as an eyeglass advertiser, lead her to wonder if her dreams will ever come true. When inspiration hits and a non fiction book gets the attention from a well known publicist, Lettie is overwhelmed, by all the changes she has to make, from her personal life, to her social life, she feels herself pulled in opposite directions. She feels the changes, especially when she is around those closest to her, her best friend, Anders and her sister Kat.
I love the strong female character of Lettie. I love the conversations between her and Anders. There are so many great quotes in this book. What do we show others when we post on social media, is it even real? These are hard questions that Leftie asks herself. A book that was hard to put down. This is my new favorite book by Julie Wright.

Charlotte Kingsley, or Lettie as she prefers to be called, is a writer. She writes and writes, hoping that one day her dream literary agent will accept a submission and publish it.
Lettie's best friend and neighbor, Anders, supports her writing wholeheartedly. At least until he sees it changing the woman he cares about.
I loved the humor in this book. The exaggeration when Lettie was waiting to hear from the agent, the fairy tales she kept imagining herself in, all of it. By halfway through I found myself thoroughly irritated with her and how bad she was at communicating openly and honestly. She really could have benefited from reading a self-help book on how to communicate in a relationship. I agreed with her romantic interest in his frustration with her.
But then...I found myself agreeing with her reaction near the end.
Whether you like her, or find that she drives you up the wall, Lettie Kingsley will elicit genuine emotion from you.
The occasional memories she shared of her relationship with her father made me want to read the story of her childhood. Why did her parents divorce? How did she end up with her mom? Etc.
I enjoyed the book, though the ending felt a little abrupt to me. I would have liked a bit more follow up to the resolution.

I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review.

Thanks to netgalley and Shadow Mountain Publishing for this ARC. Full review at
https://crumbsreadingspot.home.blog/2019/09/03/glass-slippers-ever-after-and-me-julie-wright/

“If you have struggles, you can’t blame the Evil Queen. At some point, you have to make your own choices and stand by them.”

Lettie is an aspiring author who is trying desperately and without much luck to get her first publications. She works tirelessly at a job she hates and keeps getting her books rejected by anyone who will read them. She struggles with her less than supportive, some may say “evil” mother, a not-so-wicked sister, and a handsome best friend. That is until the Cinderella Fiction. Her debut novel is primed to be a huge success, filled with release parties, interviews, and lists. Lots and lots of lists. The problem? Her face. Not that one! Her digital face.

Soon Lettie sees everything that she once was being changed with a wave of a magical PR firm wand. But at what costs? Will getting everything everything she’s ever wanted cost her everything she has, or can you really have the Happily Ever After?

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I really enjoyed this book, it was a fast, lighthearted read but it still had a message that resonates especially in today’s digital age. Things are not always as they seems, and we focus so hard on being “perfect” that sometimes we forget to be “us”. I enjoyed the subtle Cinderella undertones and that it was not a rip off the story.

It was nice to see a strong female lead character that works hard to achieve her goals, but also struggles with the self doubt that we all have. The battle with looking self confident and actually BEING self confident are two very different things. Not knowing when to bend and when to put your foot down in order to not give away everything that you are. Can you still be yourself when everyone else tells you it’s not good enough? I think a lot of readers will be able to relate well to this one.