Fairy tale retellings can be good or bad and this one was GOOD! Ash and Xander are totally different but work and the 'evil' stepmother made me wanna slap her but oh the cutest stepsisters!

There is some angst but we end with a HEA. Looking forward to the other fairy tale retells in this multi author series. ( )

Cute gay Cinderella retelling with even less angst than the original (the stepsisters are adorable, not evil; and even the evil stepmother comes around before the book is halfway finished). Not very believable (Xander and Ash wouldn’t recognize each other while talking to each other wearing masks? Or they wouldn’t recognize each other’s names?) but an entertaining read. ( )

This was a super quick and easy read. I had never heard of this author before and I just grabbed this because I wanted something quick to read tonight and saw this and was intrigued and it fit that perfectly.

I really would have liked to see a bit more development leading into the relationships in this book. It felt super fast paced and because of that the relationship felt so quick! I always have trouble keeping track of the timeline in romances where the pace is super fast. It always feels to me like the whole thing is only like a day, even if it's actually a few weeks. That's kind of what was happening here unfortunately. I thought their were parts that were nice but generally I wanted a bit more about why these two even liked each other.

The characters were fine, but again, I wanted to learn more about the backgrounds of the characters. I just didn't feel like I really knew anything about the characters and that made it harder to connect to the romance. I liked the side characters. I actually thought they were one of the strongest parts of the books. I think that the author can do a good job with characterization and if the pacing, I would have really enjoyed it.

I think that I would consider reading more from this author. This wasn't a new favorite but it was fast paced and nice, fun read. I always appreciate a retelling and this wasn't a bad way to spend an evening. ( )