"You assimilate people like the Borg Queen."

A charming self-discovery where the fairy godmother finally gets her own HEA. I loved all the little Star Trek references and am glad I actually watched the movies as I could understand them lol.

This is another rendition of Beauty and the Geek and follows Charity as she learns that her role as Fairy Godmother wasn't exactly what she thought it was. She actually learns the hard way in this, as Noah shows her that all the HEAs she "helped" happen are more complicated than she knows. As a result, she finds herself doubting everything and slips into an almost depressive state, but our MC is too strong for that and instead lashes out at the person whom she starts to care for. She makes mistakes and learns how to apologize for them which takes guts - of which not a lot of us have. Kudos to her!

"Because fighting with her is warp-ten better than getting along with everyone else."

To start off this review, I loved the way Charity's magic was set up. I loved the fact that she saw the future, or glimpses, of someone's Happily Ever After (HEA), she could nudge people's decisions or feelings to help her clients, and she called her clients Cindy/Cindies - like Cinderella! It's such a cute set up and it made it so easy to follow along from the get go.

As we learn more about Charity and her fairy godmother abilities, we also learn that she has some stipulations attached. 1) Cindies must do as Charity says in order to get their wish. 2) They can't let anyone know they're talking, especially in school. 3) Once the wish has been granted, the contract is over, and they act like it never happened. I'm not sure how I feel about this very lonely way of going through life, but Charity appreciations her ability to float through social circles, and friends make that too hard for her to be malleable. She not only likes to be in charge, but to do so at a distance. Until, of course, Noah comes along and tells her to stop.

I honestly didn't expect to like Noah. At first, I really didn't. He was a stereotypical dorky guy with a superiority complex, and I was not a fan of their first interactions. But as Charity and Noah continued to work together to fulfill his wish and figure out how to control the glimpses, I fell in love with him. Like, actually fell in love with him. Noah is a top-tier book boyfriend for me and I'm not sure I'm ready to ever give him up!

And then of course we have Sean, the closest thing to a friend Charity has, her sister Hope, her mother Kate, and her Memom. Meeting our cast of characters, I quickly learned where Charity learned her loner lifestyle and I was not impressed with Hope or Kate. But Memom? Memom I would die for! And Sean is a super nice guy. It was tough reading through certain moments for Charity - you can just tell this poor girl is so lonely. But, as the book progresses, our enemies (Charity and Noah) become friends then there's a fake dating trope, which I was not expecting! I love a good enemies to friends to fake dating!

Overall, this book just made me so happy. I loved the set up, I love Charity's internal dilemma (sadistic, maybe, but it is really good), Noah is adorable, and everything about this book is just so good! While I really dislike Hope, and Kate needs a good smack on the head, I do love where our characters ended up, and I really wish there was more to this book! Maybe a sequel is in the works? Either way, this was a solid 5 // 5 stars for me!

rating: 3.5 stars

I will be posting a full review and mood board on my blog, as I read this for a book tour.
And, my feelings are once again conflicted.

This book was cute, I'll give it that. I'll go more in-depth into the issues that I had with it in my review, but for now just know that it has a cute romance, and a coming of age story.

This book was cute and fun but I didn't love it. Charity's narrative voice was unique but it felt like the author was trying to craft a super-smart teen which created someone who felt unrealistic. Charity's relationship with Noah moved a little too quickly with their evolution from hate to love feeling a little too much like instalove. Also, after spending more than 350 pages with these characters I never really liked them. The book is fast-paced and perfect for tween or teens looking for some mindless fun but I wanted a little more.

It was a cute novel. There needed to be better character development, especially related to the secondary characters. Many felt surface level and needed more layers. The pop culture references and slang will date this book easily and may make it difficult to recommended in a not-so-distant future. All that being said, I will read more by this author because there is great potential here. The book was easy and quick to read. The premise was interesting.

I'm not crying. You're crying. But seriously, this was probably the best book I've read all month and one of the best of the year. It was witty, nerdy, and oh so romantic. I already want to read it again!

Right from the beginning, I was laughing so hard. This book was hilarious! I especially laughed at Noah and Charity's relationship. Their banter was pure gold. Plus, they were both so sarcastic that it made things a lot of fun.

Speaking of their relationship, it was seriously the best. It was a beautifully curated slow burn that had me screaming at them and crying at the same time. Every time they argued or laughed together or schemed or anything, I was here for it. These two characters were just so well developed and worked so great together. I just really love them!

Also, there were sooooo many cute Noah moments. I wanted to squeal every time he did something dorky or awkward. He was just so cute when he was embarrassed or called out on being a little nerdy. I loved it and definitely swooned over him multiple times.

And I loved seeing the change in Charity. She goes through a lot of tough things throughout the book that cause her to change and shift more into the person she's meant to be. As well, she learns more about her fairy godmother powers (with the help of our lovely Noah) that help her to understand her purpose and how she's meant to help people.

Overall, THIS IS A MUST READ!! I repeat, read this book before all else! I'll be recommending this hilarious, well-written, and romantic book to everyone I know.

***ARC Review***

“Ugh I hate cheesy romance novels,” she says while smiling, hugging the book, and internally screaming about how freaking cute it is. Seriously, this book is a ridiculous, unrealistic, cliched ball of warmth, laughter, and so much heart. Honestly, I hated the main character for the first half of the book but totally loved her by the end so the character development is great and the love interest is so adorable. Can Noah be my boyfriend please? My biggest problem with the book is that it felt a bit like the author had never actually been to high school. I mean as a high-schooler I can tell you that no one actually cares that much if a guy wants to do ballet and trigonometry isn’t even an actual class so the unrealistic-ness of it all was a bit overboard. The writing style wasn’t very sophisticated but it was cute and fun and it fit the story. I would’ve probably been thrown off if it was written in a more elegant way so I think Miller did a great job of keeping it light and sweet the whole time. Also, the story is hilarious. I can’t count the number of times I had to shove my face into a pillow to keep myself from laughing out loud while reading at night. In terms of the plot, I was fairly annoyed at the book for the first 40% because it was so cliched but after that point I was enthralled and couldn’t stop thinking about Charity and Noah’s story, picking up the book at every chance I got.
I absolutely loved reading about this chaotic fairy godmother and her Trekkie boyfriend and definitely recommend Glimpsed to anyone looking for an adorable pick-me-up read and lots of squeals and laughter.

I was wrapped up in this fairy tale/romance mash up! What if fairy godmothers are getting it wrong? That's one of the main questions posed in this fun romance. Charity is a great character. I appreciated that she was equally strong in her academics as she was at Poms and granting wishes. I also need to know exactly what hair color products she uses that allows her to change her color every week and not have her hair fall out. She is lively and well-intentioned and fun to read about. I'm very tired of stories where the main characters have major personality flaws that are only resolved thanks to true love or tragedy. I was also totally taken with how much Star Trek fandom figured into the book through Noah's family. That was a perfect addition for me but I DO wonder if that might be an issue for readers who are not as familiar, especially the Deanna Troi references. The one trope that was included that did annoy me is the busy, seemingly uncaring mom who we find out is only that way because (insert reason that is supposed to show how she has been abdicating her parenting responsibilities for some really good reason). Other than that, great fun!

Fairy godmothers don’t just exist in storybooks … they exist in high school, too. Since she was 12 years old, Charity has glimpsed people’s deepest desires, and she’s done everything she can to make them come true. But all it takes is some good old-fashioned blackmail for Charity to see that some of the “Happily Ever Afters” have turned into “Happily Never Afters.” Charity must correct her mistakes before she ruins her Cinderellas’ destinies forever.

I really enjoyed this book! G.F. Miller managed to convey the real struggles high school students face - parental divorce, isolation, low self esteem, bullying - while making the reader believe that there is hope for a happily ever after. Both the romance and the everyday high school vibes reminded me of As You Wish It by Jackson Pearce. It was all at once sweet, sassy and utterly wholesome, and I can’t wait for the rest of the world to read it.

I have been begging the universe for modern-day fairy tales (Penelope is one of my favorite stories of all time, for example) and Glimpsed by GF Miller absolutely delivers on this front! Highly recommended!

Really entertaining book. I laughed out loud many times. I couldn't put this book down. Each page drew me in deeper and deeper. Loved the characters! They were well thought out and well rounded. Really endearing. I'll be thinking about them for a long time to come.

I was so invested in this book and these characters, I read this book in one day. I just loved it!

Truly an entertaining story. The premise was excellent and clever. Actually, I loved each and every point of the book. A Fairy Godmother deserves her own happily-ever-after. I am always down for fairytale retelling and this is the first time I read one from a backstage character, the fairy godmother.
A teen fairy godmother was exactly what I needed. Charity, a high school senior with messed up family dynamics of her own, tries to help people achieve their wishes by glimpsing the future and a few magic(nudges). Noah on the other hand is a nerd kinda guy who believes in facts. Being the legit genius he is, he quickly unfolds Charity's secret and forces her to help him get back with his Ex what follows next is a series of feud and banter which steadily transforms into an ever lasting friendship and a blooming romance.
I loved the main characters Charity and Noah. Actually, all the characters were vivid and amusing. You can't help falling in love with this book. This book portrays the message that each person's happiness,experiences, path to happiness differ from another and that's actually the best thing about it. Finding happiness on your on terms. Absolutely loved reading this book. Hope to read more books from the debut author.

I LOVE this book. The premise is so smart and clever. I love seeing things from the perspective of the fairy godmother. The love story is so sweet and I read this book so fast because I just couldn't wait to find out what happened.

If you are looking for a fun, light-hearted, romance with a touch of magic, look no further! Glimpsed follows Charity, a modern day fairy godmother, as she is forced to rethink her wish-granteing, all while dealing with the cute dorky boy down the road.
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This book was adorable! I loved how each character was given their own, distinct personality which doesn’t always happen in contemporaries, and I fell in love with each of them! Both Charity and Noah broke some cliches in the “popular girl” stereotype and the “nerdy boy” stereotype, and that was very refreshing.
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There was also some great discussions centered around family, and finding your way back to your family.
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I would definitely recommend this book to readers newer to the YA genre! It is the perfect mixture of magic, fun, and hair dye!
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Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an arc of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.

What if the fairy godmother in Cinderella comes back as a savvy, fast-talking, very funny high-schooler with neon-colored hair to match her moods? What if she could “glimpse” her classmates’ secret wishes and make them come true? And what is she discovers that interfering with destiny has unintended consequences? All this and much, much more is in Glimpsed, the funny, heart-warming new novel by G.F. Miller.

Charity, from a long line of family fairy godmothers, believes she must use her special powers. At least that’s what her grandmother always taught her. But she learns that her blessing comes with a price. And that price is that she must keep her “professional distance” from her Cindies, the recipients of her interventions. Noah, a self-proclaimed nerd, breaks through the emotional barriers Charity has erected as they try to undo the damage Charity’s efforts have wrought. He teaches her that instead of focusing on helping other people find happiness, she should focus on her own.

You can’t help but fall in love with them and the other story’s characters. They are earnest, unpredictable, and laugh-out-loud funny. But some deeper themes run through this modern re-telling of the Cinderella story - how far will we go to protect our own hearts?

This line, towards the end of the book, sums up what Charity learns: “If you spend your life trying to protect yourself from getting hurt, you’ll end up missing the best parts. Some people are worth breaking your heart over.” I loved that line - and this very very special book. Read it and then give it to the people you love!!

I enjoyed this book. This is about Charity who is a fairy godmother and helps those who she gets glimpses of. One day Noah shows up to ask her to get his ex back and to stop granting wishes. Now Charity is wondering if she is helping people or hurting them. I enjoyed the story plotline and most of the author's writing. The pacing was a little off and on in this book though. As a fan of Cinderella, I enjoyed reading the POV of the "fairy godmother".

I enjoyed the main character in this book, Charity. I love how she focuses on helping others and also her hair dye obsession. I enjoyed reading about her development and finding out if her glimpses do help people. I also enjoyed Noah but not as much as Charity. Sometimes I felt he was just there but he was a great supporting character. I didn't enjoy the romance in this book as much because sometimes it felt a little forced and there were basic signs where the other was saying they liked them but they didn't know which annoyed me. Other than that I think the characters were well done.

This was a lovely and cute book, kind of similar to Instant Karma. My problems with this book were the pacing and mostly the romance. My favorite part of this book was how Charity just dyed her hair basically every day. This was an enjoyable read and I recommend it to those who love realistic books with fantasy like Instant Karma.

DNF'd pretty early on. Extremely cute concept, but I really couldn't stand how childish Charity sounded. It wasn't for me, and it made it pretty much unbearable to read. She sounded like she was in middle school, and it just wasn't what I expected.

“He looks cocky in a way unique to dorks—like he just leveled up in Dungeons and Dragons.”

Okay, so I loved it. I’m a sucker for fairy tale retellings, and this one asks what would happen if the fairy godmother made the wrong wishes come true, and I’m here for it.
I really liked the way that Charity grows as a person throughout the story, and she learns some hard lessons from Noah. At the same time, Noah puts in a lot of work and changes a lot by the end as well. They are both obnoxiously stubborn but genuinely kind people, which makes it really easy to root for them. They’re also hilarious and super sweet, so there’s that.
Charity’s issues with her glimpses was a very strong plot, as she heads off on a quest to right all the problems she’s accidentally caused by helping people find their “happily ever afters”. I’m also genuinely concerned about her scheduling skills because I cannot believe that one person can do that much on a school night, but I digress.
I found the climax to be a bit overdramatic, and I felt like the conflict was stretched out a bit too long, especially toward the end, but it was minor enough to overlook.
Overall, though, this was a really sweet, magical story that I finished off in one sitting.

3.5/5 stars (rounded up to 4!)
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Ever heard the story of Cinderella? Or seen the Disney movie? Well, there’s one character who is often overlooked: the fairy godmother. Charity is a fairy godmother and she occasionally sees “glimpses” of other people. It shows her their wish that they want to have fulfilled and Charity is responsible for granting it. However, Noah, a random nerdy student, suddenly blackmails her, claiming that she more or less ruined his life by setting his crush up with someone else. He demands that she stops granting wishes for good and fixes what she messed up. In addition, one of the wishes she grants backfires and Charity suddenly wonders if she’s granting people’s wishes or ruining their lives.
This book was dorky and cute! I really liked the relationships between the characters! Charity was interesting; she struggled a lot with her identity as a fairy godmother, but I loved how she actually started to care more for people toward the end. I also loved all her hair colors! Noah was such a nerd and I could relate to that! He was constantly making Star Trek references and wearing nerdy t-shirts. He was so sweet and ended up being my favorite character! The side characters were also cool; I liked Sean a whole lot! I laughed out loud a lot towards the end of the book and Charity’s schemes were very amusing. The ending was a bit abrupt, but maybe that’s just me. Overall, this was a cute, adorable, and dorky YA romance!

It was just what I needed. It's a realistic-but-with-a-hint-of-magic teen read where the stakes aren't TOO high, but keep the pages turning.

It's a remix of the Cinderella stories brought to a contemporary high school, where a teenager named Charity lives by her fairy godmother code: when she gets a glimpse of someone's wish of a Happily Ever After (which are realistic for a teenager--no pumpkins or kingdoms here), she follows through. Her "Cindy" gets in on her secret in exchange for her HEA, then once it's completed they part ways.

The downside? Each time Charity has the opportunity to get close to someone while doing her thing, she has to pull away. A commitment to no close friends, no dating, no asking for help or doing the kinds of things that relationships naturally blossom from.

But then in walks someone who has been paying very close attention, and is willing to blackmail her into undoing a HEA that got in between him and the girl he loves. Watching it all get shaken up is both moving and entertaining.

A fun read for anyone who like retellings/remixes, and contemporary teen reads with a hint of magic and a romance side story. (I'd say ages 12 and up.)