I could not move past a couple of chapters. I found the characters very immature and the plot just okay.

I forgot to leave a review for this, but I really enjoyed it! It's been out for ages, so I won't say much more than I need to for my star rating. <3

I didn't quite gel with this one but that's an entirely personal preference. The characters just didn't grip me enough to keep reading. However, others have loved it so try it for yourself.

I didn't dislike this book, but on the whole it just felt rather insubstantial. The whole first half of the book was little more than exposition, and so went very slowly, and the latter half was all more or less inevitable within the premise of the novel, there weren't really any surprises. The princesses seemed to keep secrets from each other only for the sake of the reader not knowing what their plans were, when I think it could have easily been constructed better and still tried to keep some surprises for the audience. Personally I didn't find anything much surprising anyway, most of the twists can across as rather predictable. I also felt that the ending wasn't as strong as it could have been.

I had a fun time with this book even though it's not really a good book. I always enjoy a snarky take on fairy tales which Linwood stuffs this book full of, probably way too much. This narrative slips and slides between five different points of view which distracts from a coherent plot thread. Overall, this book is simply...fine.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for granting me free access to the advanced digital copy of this book.

unfortunately not for me, i really couldn’t get into the writing and plot. i’m sure that someone else will love this, but it just wasn’t for me.

I did not enjoy this book at all and DNFed it about 30% in. The story was not what I thought it was going to be and it could not keep my attention at all.

I received a copy of this book for a fair and honest review. It is a strangest take on a crazy and mixed up fairytale that I have ever read. Prince Charming is not all he cracked up to be and a thief to boot. So three of his victim plot to get back at him for his wrong doings. Marie (Snow White), Emilia (Rapunzel) and Bella (Sleeping Beauty) want to make him pay for what he did to their families. I found it witty, funny and a wonderful spin on the classic stories we all know. There are a lot of other wonderful characters as well including a dragon and fae. This was just a feel good book since I enjoy fairytales.

Sadly, not for me. I do like fairy tale retellings and twists on fairy tales, but this one fell in that zone of chaotic fairy tale mashup that other people seem to love, but I can just never get into.

There were some clever ideas here, and I wanted to like it (and I can see why other people do!), but sadly not my style.

A fairy tale with a decent premise and an interesting take on Prince Charming. It got of to a wonky start but I stuck with it and ended up enjoying it quite a bit. I'd recommend it if you like fairy tale retellings, which I enjoy.

My thanks to the publisher, author and NetGalley for the advanced copy.

A charming cosy fantasy, though the writing style became repetitive throughout the book and let down the story’s potential.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an arc in exchange for an honest review. The following opinions are my own.

I did not jive with this one. I loved the idea of princesses getting revenge on prince charming. But this wasn't it. I ended up skimming it just to say I finished. Which I don't like to do.

Charming was charming. It was a a very cute lead.

I thought some of the character development was not that charming and lacking actually development.

Fast paced, and yet manages to give unexpected depth to characters separate to their well-known stories already out in the world.
I'm not 100% sure the writing style is for me - and there were some repetitive interactions between the princesses - but I'd happily recommend everyone gives it a go regardless.

I received this book through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I’m a sucker for a good fairytale retelling so I was intrigued by the premise. And it was overall a decent story. We follow Prince “charming” as he plays the hero in classic fairytales that we all know and love in a way that’s a bit edgier than the classic Disney tales.

The women in this book are the true stars of the show and all of them are so interesting and multidimensional. They each have their own talents and traits that truly make each of them feel like their own well rounded character.

The only reason I didn’t rank this book higher was because I loved the idea and just thought in execution it needed a bit more. The writing was a little stilted in places that slowed the pace of the book, I think it would have benefited from being written in first person instead of third, maybe at least for charmings sections. While it left me wanting more, if you like fairytales, bad-ass females who go after the man who wronged them, sisterhood, dragons, and twist after twist, I think you will really enjoy this book!

A likeable read with irreverant main characters that I appreciated. An interesting take on this fairytale.
It didn't really make an impression on me, however and I had to really push to get through.

Ahoy there mateys! I really wanted to like this book where Prince Charming is a thief and the princesses want revenge. Unfortunately, I did not like the writing style at all and didn't care about the characters. Tried to finish this multiple times and have to give up. Not sure how far I got but don't want to spend any more time on a book I was not enjoying. Arrr!

Firstly I’d like to thank Solaris and NetGalley for the arc 🥰😘 Thank you so so much guys!!

I wasn’t exactly sure what I was expecting when I picked up Charming but from the minute I did was was in love!! It made me laugh from start to finish!! I wasn’t expecting a fairytale/heist/revenge/comedy kind plot at all but that’s what I got and I loved it!! I loved the idea that all the Prince Charming’s that we know are the same guy who goes from one princess to another swindling them along the way!! It’s such a brilliant idea 😍😂 Every character was completely thought through and I loved them all.

I really enjoyed Charming ❤️❤️ It features so many things that make a book perfect for me - fae, princess’ and DRAGONS!! I mean, come on!! It’s a lighthearted, mischievous and unconventional fairytale but I loved it for the princesses. It might be called Charming but he’s definitely not the MC 😏❤️

If you like fairytales and all things whimsical and fancy meeting your favourite characters in a no traditional way this book is definitely for you!! 4✨

Perfectly Charming

Sometimes you finish a book, and it feels as though you’ve gone on a long journey, met lots of wonderful, unique and quirky people and when you reach the end, you laugh, then just smile.

Because the journey and the end destination were more than worth it.

‘Charming’ is that book.
Jean-Marc Charming Arundel, more generally known as Prince Charming, accompanied by his vertically challenged valet, Roland, watches as ogres sit in the ducal palace grounds.
Not his palace of course, but one surrounded by a briar hedge and eternally frozen. For fans of fairy tales, you might realise which story we start with.
Prince Charming is handsome, of course, with his tousled blonde hair. At least until he and his valet dispatch the ogres and he’s covered in pungent ogre blood. Not exactly the look needed to meeting his ‘sleeping beauty’.
It isn’t long before he’s made a promise of matrimony to the lovely Bella – after all, his career is rescuing damsels in distress and getting engaged - then done a runner with the king’s treasury. Which is pretty much the other thing he always does after a ‘rescue’.
Roland and Charming are rather like 17th century Rodney and Del Boy; doing anything to gain wealth, using wiles and words to get their way, and being rather inept following through properly on set plans. Their interactions are downright hilarious and whilst Charming thinks he’s the one with all the power and is clever, it’s pretty clear Roland is the brains behind the operation. Yet there’s a tension between them and an anger that sometimes flares in Roland’s eyes.
Bella may be one of Charming’s early victims, but it isn’t until she attends a wedding almost seven years later, that she meets two other women in particular; Doctor Rapunzel and Marie ‘Blanche’.
And their stories are strikingly similar.
So it is, that with Rapunzel as defacto leader, a plan is hatched to find the prince and recover the wealth for each of the victims.
The Fae play an important role in this book, as do other mythical creatures.
As each story threads unfolds, it’s apparent that the characters are pawns in larger plots and secrets abound. Though written with modern sensitivites, some modern dialect and definitely a modern sense of humour, there’s also a classic structure and set of plot devices within. To put it as Shakespeare has in ‘As You Like It’;
“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.”
Some go along in a predictable fashion, but it’s women, the fairy tale ‘princesses’ who step up to proverbial mat and control their own destinies.
In many ways it reminded me of ‘The Princess Bride’ and is just as funny, with a few nods to the film thrown in.
This is cleverly plotted, very well written, delightful, a little tragic but massively funny.
In fact, in every way, it’s perfectly charming.