Jasmine Guillory
Autor(a) de The Wedding Date
About the Author
Image credit: From author's twitter account
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Obras por Jasmine Guillory
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Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Data de nascimento
- 20th century
- Sexo
- female
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Locais de residência
- Bay Area, California, USA
- Educação
- Wellesley College
Stanford Law School
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 14
- Membros
- 5,756
- Popularidade
- #4,286
- Avaliação
- 3.6
- Críticas
- 297
- ISBN
- 76
- Línguas
- 3
- Marcado como favorito
- 3
I think I might have seen the Disney version of Beauty and the Beast once, so there may be more easter eggs for fans of the movie. One character has the nickname Kettle and Isabelle does feel occasionally like the furniture talks to her. There’s a giant library inside an even bigger house but that’s where the major similarities ended for me. I think you could enjoy this story even if you didn’t know the original fairytale, as it’s been thoroughly updated. Isabelle is a publishing assistant, ready to take New York by storm. But years later, she’s still in the same role with a demanding boss and passed over for promotion. She’s overworked and the sparkle that made her career so magical to start with has disappeared. On a conference trip to L.A., she boldly suggests that she might be able to get some words out of Beau Towers, a notorious child star with a bad reputation. He’s signed up to write a memoir, but hasn’t done anything. Izzy’s boss agrees and she is sent to work with Beau. At first, it’s more than difficult as Beau ignores her and divides his giant house into off limits zones. But as they get to know each other over a mutual fondness for snacks, they become friends and Beau starts to trust Izzy. Now that he’s writing, Izzy’s job is done. But can she leave the magical world of California for the harsh reality of New York?
This is a fun story. Initially, Izzy’s fairytale heroine level of positivity irritated me, but it did get back to reality levels after the first chapter. It’s also quite a sweet story, with the heat seen in Guillory’s other novels dialled down quite a lot. (Perhaps this is a Disney requirement? Also, in Australia at least, the book is published by Scholastic, home of school book orders which might be a factor). But it’s not a problem as Guillory proves she can do sweet romance just as well with her well developed characters. Her other trademark, descriptions of food, is out in full force. A huge snack cupboard filled with all the chips, crackers and dips you’d ever need? Tick. A hero with a baking secret? Done. A housekeeper who makes every delicious treat known? Easy. The chemistry between Izzy and Beau is nicely done too as it turns up to fever pitch. There is a good case of enemies to friends to lovers here. Plus, both Izzy and Beau’s journeys to writing are fun to read, with each character hitting road blocks and the other helping them through it. Add some fun emails, and it makes for a cute and enjoyable read. Perhaps it’s because I don’t know the original fairy tale/movie in great detail, but I found this novel didn’t have the rigidity that some retellings have. Izzy and Beau had their own modern story and characters, and it turned into a charming read.
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