According to Darby Quinn, Cinderella is the liar of all liars. Prince Charmings may in fact be full of charm, but true happy endings are nonexistent. After strings of relationships that always ended badly, Darby wants nothing more than to focus on her career and her own happiness without a committed man. When she meets Jake, he constantly surprises her by not fitting into the typical, no-good prince profiles, and he doesn't give up easily no matter how many times she tries to explain her dating rules. If she's not careful, she just might find herself falling for him.
CINDERELLA SCREWED ME OVER by Cindi Madsen is a delightfully classy and witty story perfect for fans of romantic comedies. Throughout the novel, Darby talks about her case studies of her relationships and links them up to particular fairy tales. While many of them are laugh out loud funny, there are balanced by some serious ones that help you understand what Darby is going through, and she becomes an amazingly relatable character. What I love most about them is how clever they are to fit the fairy tale and how entertaining they are to read.
While I really love Darby and her electric personality that strangely mashes a no-nonsense attitude with a kind and fun heart, the beginning felt a little repetitive at times. It seemed for a while that all she talked about was relationships and their doom, and I wanted to see more of her other opinions on things and other aspects of her life. Luckily, the reader does get to see some awesome glances at Darby's work as an interior design later on in the story, which made me want to turn on HGTV.
Overall, you couldn't ask for a better kick your heels off and relax kind of book to lose yourself in. CINDERELLA SCREWED ME OVER is fun, touching, hilarious, and has the perfect level of swoon. Cindi Madsen has a wonderful and distinct voice in her writing, and I can't wait to pick up more of her work.
Darby Quinn has a bone to pick with Cinderella. Burned one too many times by ex-boyfriends, Darby has lost all belief in the happily-ever-after that the fairy-tale princess promised her. She's sworn off love, Prince Charmings,
and happy endings and she's happy about it. Really. Or at least she wasβ¦until she met Jake, her gorgeous neighbor and the manager of her favorite restaurant. But Darby has rules about dating, ones she's culled from her years spent with so-called βprinces,β and starting something with Jake would break all of them.
Charming, fun, and unwilling to give up on her, Jake doesnβt fit any of the profiles Darby has created from her case studies of ex-princes-gone-bad. Finally presented with her own Prince Charming, can Darby take a chance on a happily-ever-after?
Full of wit and sarcastic humor, Cinderella Screwed Me Over proves that sometimes the perfect love, like a perfect pair of shoes, is just within your grasp.
Just before we reached the door, Jake turned and wrapped
his
arms around my waist. βYou know, you forced me to watch a
horrible movieβwhich you slept throughβand I still had a
good
time. You know what that means, right?β
I tipped onto my toes and kissed his perfect lips, one
kiss to
hold onto tonight. Another to get me through the hours
until I
could see him again. βThat pouting works better than I
thought?β
Jake smiled, then his expression turned serious. The way
his
eyes were boring into mine somehow sent both heat and
nerves
through my stomach. βI want to tell you something, but Iβm
afraid itβll freak you out.β
I swallowed, the gesture taking a lot more effort than
usual. I
suspected it might include the L-word, and he was right
about it
freaking me out. Things were finally easy between us
again, and
I didnβt want to step into the dangerous, serious zone.
βThen
you better not say it.β
He pulled me closer, our hips bumping together, and
covered my
mouth with his. As tired as I was a few seconds ago, every
part
of me was suddenly very alert. He slid a hand under my
shirt,
his fingertips stroking my back. I bit lightly at his
bottom
lip. He groaned and crushed me to him. Then he thrust his
tongue
in to meet mine, kissing me so deeply the room spun.
I clung onto him, losing myself in the moment, wanting to
drag
him to my bedroom but knowing I couldnβt yet. For some
reason...I was having trouble remembering it right now. I
broke
the kiss and worked on getting air back into my lungs.
Jake blew out his breath. He raked a hand through his
hair,
making it messy. He looked so hot I had to work at holding
back
my surging hormones. βGood night,β he said, his voice
husky.
Then he shot me a roguish smile that sent desire burning
through
my veins. βSweet dreams.β
Oh, I was pretty sure my dreams would be featuring him
tonight.
And theyβd probably be more dirty than sweet.
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